Mac Tonnies
Mac Tonnies | |
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Born | 20 August 1975 |
Died | 22 October 2009 (aged 34) |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Writer |
Mac Tonnies (20 August 1975 – 22 October 2009
Background
Tonnies grew up in
Books
His first book, a collection of science fiction short stories titled Illumined Black, was published by Phantom Press Publications in 1995, when Tonnies was in college.[2][3] It carried a cover blurb by Bruce Sterling and was positively reviewed in Booklist.[2] His second book, After the Martian Apocalypse, was published by Simon & Schuster in 2004.[4] His third book, The Cryptoterrestrials, was published posthumously by Anomalist Books in 2010.[5]
In November, 2012, Redstar Books published the first volume of Posthuman Blues, which contains excerpts from Tonnies' long-running blog of the same name.[6] In the introduction, historian Aaron John Gulyas writes that, "Posthuman Blues is of a piece with the Lost Generation of the 1920s and the Beat Generation of the 1950s. Tonnies spoke for his generation with passion, eloquence, and a rare insight." [7]
Other media
In 2007 the play Doing Time, which he co-wrote with Canadian filmmaker
His blog, "Posthuman blues" was described by The Pitch as "one of Kansas City's best blogs, filled with well-written, intelligent takes on offbeat news items and humorous rants from a left-leaning political perspective."[2]
He appeared on Coast to Coast AM in September 2009,[12] and was a frequent guest on The Paracast.[13]
Cryptoterrestrial hypothesis
The cryptoterrestrial hypothesis was developed in Tonnies' blog, and later published posthumously. It proposes that the beings that are speculated to be behind
See also
- Conspiracy theory
- Extraterrestrial hypothesis
- Interdimensional UFO hypothesis
- John Keel
- Jacques Vallée
Notes
- ^ a b Walker, Rob (5 January 2011). "Cyberspace When You're Dead". New York Times.
- ^ a b c d Ortega, Tony. Space Case: Attention, aliens: Please return our science-fiction writer.. The Pitch. November 25, 2004
- ISBN 9780964475908.
- ^ "Mac Tonnies". Simon & Schuster.
- ^ "Anomalist Books - simply phenomenal - The Cryptoterrestrials". www.anomalistbooks.com.
- ^ "Redstar Books - Posthuman Blues". redstarfilmtv.com.
- ISBN 978-0991697526
- ^ Cyberspace When You're Dead January 5, 2011 New York Times Magazine
- ^ "Blog Gone RFM". Archived from the original on 2013-11-04. Retrieved 2010-03-17.
- ^ Best Evidence: Top 10 UFO Sightings
- ^ "Supernatural Investigator". visiontv.ca.
- ^ "Alien Hypotheses - Shows - Coast to Coast AM". Coast to Coast AM.
- ^ "Mac Tonnies - The Paracast — The Gold Standard of Paranormal Radio". www.theparacast.com.
- ^ X, Ram (Dec 15, 2022). "The Shape Of The Phenomenon". Fortean Winds. Retrieved Jan 10, 2024.
- ISBN 978-1933665467