David Foster Wallace found dead

This has been one strange year. It looks like it will continue to be strange. David Foster Wallace hung himself on Friday. I'm not sure why he would do such a thing. It is shocking and is the second author that I know of who has killed himself this year. Thomas M. Disch shot himself earlier this year. Hey, I would be the last person to say that being in the book business has been sweetness and light these days, but damn people. Let's all take it easy ...

[io9.com wrote a nice article on him today]