jtb@phs.UUCP (11/18/83)
I was told by the owner of a science fiction bookstore that M. A. Foster is: 1) A male 2) Had an interesting background (but I dont remember what it was!) 3) Is still working at a "normal" job (which I again dont remember!) 4) Lives here in North Carolina Also he was the guest of honor at a something-con in NC. I wasn't there but I think I would have heard if a woman showed up! While we are on this topic at one point I sussuspected Jon Varley was a woman but my sister met him. As you know James Tiptree is a woman. There is a very funny introduction in one of her books in which a famous SF author says how Tiptree is clearly a man judging from the stories and Tiptree adds a footnote saying she dosen't want to embarras him (evidently a friend but by corrispondence only) and confesses that she is a woman! Jose Torre-Bueno decvax!duke!phs!jtb