Jay Lake lost his long, well-documented fight with cancer today. He was 5 days shy of his 50th birthday.
I saw Jay at the San Antonio Worldcon. When he rolled up in his scooter, I went “Jay, you know the same conversation you’ve already had with every one of your friends this weekend? Let’s just pretend we already had that conversation.”
He was a swell guy and a good writer who will be missed.
I’m actually about to go off and visit a relative recovering from cancer in the hospital, which is one reason this is so brief…
Tags: cancer, Jay Lake, Obituary, Science Fiction