{"id":3616,"date":"2021-09-12T16:16:53","date_gmt":"2021-09-12T21:16:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lfs.org\/blog\/?p=3616"},"modified":"2024-01-03T20:28:15","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T02:28:15","slug":"l-neil-smith-memorial-site-set-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/l-neil-smith-memorial-site-set-up\/","title":{"rendered":"L. Neil Smith memorial site set up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lfs.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/9c35f60f-ae7b-4221-9737-2ff0ae8dd59b.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3617\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/l-neil-smith-memorial-site-set-up\/9c35f60f-ae7b-4221-9737-2ff0ae8dd59b\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/9c35f60f-ae7b-4221-9737-2ff0ae8dd59b.jpg?fit=1200%2C1600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"9c35f60f-ae7b-4221-9737-2ff0ae8dd59b\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/9c35f60f-ae7b-4221-9737-2ff0ae8dd59b.jpg?fit=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/9c35f60f-ae7b-4221-9737-2ff0ae8dd59b.jpg?fit=660%2C880&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3617\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lfs.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/9c35f60f-ae7b-4221-9737-2ff0ae8dd59b-768x1024.jpg?resize=660%2C880&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/9c35f60f-ae7b-4221-9737-2ff0ae8dd59b.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/9c35f60f-ae7b-4221-9737-2ff0ae8dd59b.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/9c35f60f-ae7b-4221-9737-2ff0ae8dd59b.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/9c35f60f-ae7b-4221-9737-2ff0ae8dd59b.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>L. Neil Smith&#8217;s family <a href=\"https:\/\/everloved.com\/life-of\/lester-smith\/\">has set up a memorial website;<\/a> go there to see photos, memories, etc. Smith died on August 27; <a href=\"https:\/\/lfs.org\/blog\/r-i-p-l-neil-smith-sf-writer-best-known-for-libertarian-classic-the-probability-broach-leaves-a-lasting-legacy-of-liberty-loving-sf-adventure\/\">see our tribute.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The above photo from the site shows Smith, left, with another person at the 2004 Freedom Summit in Phoenix. Cathy Smith asks, &#8220;Can anyone identify the gentleman that Neil is pictured with?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Would anyone like to help?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lfs.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/cropped-lfs-logo.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"45\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/the-libertarian-futurist-society-made-progress-in-2020-with-enhanced-website-blog-new-video-page-and-greater-outreach-and-here-are-the-links-to-explore\/cropped-lfs-logo-png\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/cropped-lfs-logo.png?fit=248%2C123&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"248,123\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"cropped-lfs-logo.png\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;https:\/\/lfs.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/cropped-lfs-logo.png&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/cropped-lfs-logo.png?fit=248%2C123&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/cropped-lfs-logo.png?fit=248%2C123&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-45 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lfs.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/cropped-lfs-logo.png?resize=248%2C123&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"248\" height=\"123\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>* Read the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lfs.org\/blog\/a-40th-anniversary-retrospective-introducing-a-readers-guide-to-the-prometheus-award-winners\/\"><strong>introductory essay<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0of the LFS\u2019 40<sup>th\u00a0<\/sup>anniversary retrospective series of Appreciations of past Prometheus Awards winners, with an overview of the awards\u2019 four-decade-plus history, that was launched in 2019 on the 40<sup>th<\/sup>anniversary of the awards and continues today.<\/p>\n<p><strong>* Other Prometheus winners:\u00a0<\/strong>For a full list of winners \u2013 for the annual Best Novel and Best Classic Fiction (Hall of Fame) categories and occasional Special Awards \u2013 visit the enhanced\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lfs.org\/awards.shtml\"><strong>Prometheus Awards page\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>on the LFS website, which now includes convenient links to all published appreciation-reviews of past winners.<\/p>\n<p>* Read\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/quillette.com\/2020\/06\/12\/the-libertarian-history-of-science-fiction\/\"><strong>\u201cThe Libertarian History of Science Fiction,\u201d<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0an essay in the\u00a0 international magazine\u00a0<em>Quillette<\/em>\u00a0that favorably highlights the Prometheus Awards, the Libertarian Futurist Society and the significant element of libertarian sf\/fantasy in the evolution of the modern genre.<\/p>\n<p>*\u00a0<strong>Join us<\/strong>! To help sustain the Prometheus Awards,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lfs.org\/join.shtml\"><strong>join\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>the Libertarian Futurist Society (LFS), a non-profit all-volunteer association of freedom-loving sf\/fantasy fans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>L. Neil Smith&#8217;s family has set up a memorial website; go there to see photos, memories, etc. Smith died on August 27; see our tribute.\u00a0 The above photo from the site shows Smith, left, with another person at the 2004 Freedom Summit in Phoenix. Cathy Smith asks, &#8220;Can anyone identify the gentleman that Neil is &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/l-neil-smith-memorial-site-set-up\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">L. 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