LEE GOLD

I've been reading SF since I was in junior high. I got into science fiction fandom back in 1967, when I was in grad school. I've got too many favorite authors to give a top ten list but a random sampling would include Tolkien, Bujold, Brust, Kipling, Cabell, Heinlein up to The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, and Asimov up to The Gods Themselves.

I'm also interested in...

Arthurian and general Celtic folklore,

Norse folklore,

Japanese folklore and language,

Judaica and Hebrew,

reading random articles in the Britannica

I also write roleplaying game material. I publish a monthly RPG APA that began back in 1975. I've also written a number of professional game products including GURPS JAPAN, VIKINGS (for Iron Crown Enterprises), and material on Japanese Gaki for White Wolf's Vampire: The Masquerade.

I write filksongs but rely on my husband Barry to sing them for me.

I also publish

• Alarums and Excursions, a monthly amateur magazine devoted to Role Playing.
• Filker Up, a series of collections of the best songs by me and other writers.
• Xenofilkia, a bimonthly magazine of filk songs, 20 or more pages of songs in each issue.

Here are two filksongs about Isaac Newton:

I can be contacted at