Beginning: what's the first you ever heard of Mike Ford, aka John M. Ford, or his work?

[elisem.livejournal.com]

[Well, somebody's got to start things off, I guess. Though I haven't a good answer to the question. But still.]

Welcome, everybody, no matter when you read this; welcome to this place, which is going to be somewhere to talk about him and his work. Whether you're a friend, a reader, an old gaming buddy, a colleague in any of the many ways possible, an admirer, somebody who would be an admirer if the stories didn't confuse the heck out of you, a seeker of footnotes, a poetry enthusiast, somebody doing a paper for school, or something else entirely, welcome.

As for the question, I don't remember the first time I ever heard of his work. I do remember the first time I met him: it was in Calhoun Square, Uptown, Minneapolis, during an event that (I think) had to do with reading and books. He walked up and introduced himself to me.

Right now, the piece of his work uppermost in my mind is... well, I think that'll make a good second post, so this will be continued on next rock. Anyhow, welcome.

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[mrissa.livejournal.com]

pameladean put Growing Up Weightless in Juniper, Gentian, and Rosemary, and off I went after it. I think this came up the first time I met Pamela, and she asked if I'd liked it, and I had, and she asked if I'd found any of his others and liked them, and I had. I don't want to say that's why we became friends then, but I also doubt that it was any kind of deterrent.

And I'm pretty sure I met Mike at Minicon in '04. Everyone told me and timprov we had to go to Ask Dr. Mike, and they described it to us, and having never met the central figure, we were skeptics. "People just ask him questions? What kind of questions?" "Any kind!" "And he answers them?" "Yes! And it's funny!" What I did not ask was, Are you sure it's really funny and not just you've-known-this-person-for-most-of-my-life funny? And -- of course -- it was.