...is
scheduled as the guest speaker for the 318th meeting of the Karl Hess Club, to convene
on April 19, 2021.
Victor Koman on "The
Agorist Archives: Preserving the Legacy of SEK3."
Longtime members of the Karl Hess Club
remember club co-founder Samuel Edward Konkin
III as both a sharp intellectual thinker and a jovial and
collegial friend.
When he died on February 23, 2004, he left behind a vast
amount of letters, papers, notes, calendars, emails, and articles
in obscure newsletters, magazines, and Amateur Press Associations
(APAs) -- yes, there were publications of even lower circulation
than New Libertarian -- and it is only fitting that these
documents be preserved, digitized, and made available to the world
via the World Wide Web.
In his presentation, Victor Koman, PhD.
will explain what treasures he has found so far in his effort to save
the Agorist archives of Samuel Edward Konkin III.
Dr. Koman (hey, if Jill Biden can use the honorific, so can he) will
describe how he came into possession of the 16 boxes (at least) of
papers, computer discs, audio and video cassettes, and Mac PowerBooks.
He will lament the loss of an unknown amount of "Konkinia" when Sam
failed to pay for a storage locker, losing the contents to posterity.
And he will discuss the importance of preserving documents for all
libertarian writers and speakers, in light of the recent deaths of
such luminaries as J. Neil Schulman,
Brad Linaweaver,
Butler Shaffer, and just this January, Jeff Riggenbach.
Koman will relate the spectacular success of the
GoFundMe campaign. People who never knew of Sam, Agorism, or
Counter-Economics have joined decades-long allies of SEK3 to donate
amounts ranging from $5 to $7,500(!) toward Dr. Koman's efforts.
Koman will report on his timeline for the
project, and the difficulties in transcribing numerous handwritten
letters and notes. You can see his initial results at
The Agorist Archives.
Ray Bradbury said
The Jehovah Contract"has a fascinating concept,
imaginatively delivered." Koman’s screenplay of the novel has
been optioned for film several times.
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction called
Kings of the High Frontier, "an intriguing, exhilarating,
thought-provoking and, yes, sprawling novel that brings back the
sense of wonder that drew so many of us into science-fiction in
the first place."
Koman’s short stories have appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy
& Science Fiction, Galaxy, and the anthologies
Weird Menace, The King Is Dead: Tales of Elvis Post-Mortem,
the second and third Dark Destiny collections, and
Free Space.
For over 16 years, Koman worked as a web developer for Boeing
Space Systems. He has a B.S. in Information Systems from Redlands
University, an MBA from Pepperdine University, and a PhD. in
Information Technology from Capella University.
He lives in southern California with his wife, Veronica, and their
three cats.
His blog and backlist of books are accessible at
KomanSense.com.