author
Lou Tabakow
d. 1981
A Cincinnati dry cleaner turned science-fiction fan, he wrote a small but memorable body of short fiction while becoming a beloved figure in fandom. He is especially associated with the Cincinnati Fantasy Group and the short story "Faithfully Yours."
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Faithfully Yours
by Lou Tabakow
About the author
Best known as Lou Tabakow, Louis Tabakow was born on January 14, 1915, and died on May 16, 1981. Outside writing, he ran a dry-cleaning business in Cincinnati, Ohio, and became deeply involved in science-fiction fandom after being introduced to it in the 1930s.
He was an early and important member of the Cincinnati Fantasy Group, serving as its founding secretary-treasurer and later becoming one of its most recognizable personalities. Alongside his fandom work, he published a handful of science-fiction short stories in the 1950s, including Faithfully Yours, and later collaborated with Mike Resnick on stories about Isaac Intrepid.
Though his published output was modest, he left a warm impression on readers and fellow fans alike. His reputation rests not only on his fiction, but also on the energy and community spirit he brought to organized science-fiction fandom over many years.