gafia n. 2
the state of having quit fandom (cf. earlier gafia n. 1); cf. gafiation n.
[< getting away from it all]
SF Fandom
-
1950
page image
Arthur H. Rapp
Just a minor siege of GAFIA, from which, eventually, I will once again develop an enthusiasm for stf. At least I hope so.
Timber! in Spacewarp (#37) Apr. -
1953
page image
Bill Venable
Scientific medicine has taken a new step forward with the development and revelation of a complete understanding of that dread disease peculiar to fandom, Gafia.
Treatment & Prevention of Gafia in Tyrann (#5) Jan. 16 -
1968
page image
Bruce Pelz
The teenagers who took up science fiction and science fiction fandom in their earliest stages have now reached middle age, and although gafia has winnowed the ranks, enough of them are still active that fandom is going to notice their loss in increasing numbers as the years pass.
Ivory Hoard in Ankus (#21) May (unpaged) -
1977
page image
Linda E. Bushyager
So it seems especially ironic that at the same time Iโve found my fannish enthusiasm dwindling to a 10-year low. So low, in fact, that I seriously contemplated gafia[.] Although Iโve decided Iโm not quite depressed enough for that drastic step, I have decided to fold Karass.
Karass (#33) Sept. 2 -
1985
page image
William Gibson
[T]he sacred waters of Not Writing Count Zero Any More flow over me like the grace of the living God. This is to mere gafia as Peruvian flake is to lookalike diet pills.
Letter in Flash Point (#7) Oct. 7 -
1994
page image
John Berry
What a wonderful surprise to receive HABAKKUK and realize that after all these years you have shaken off the dreaded hanging shrouds of gafia and produced such a beautifully written and illustrated fanzine, as if the years of non-activity have been a sort of pregnancy, metaphorically speaking, of course, and this wonderful thing has burst out to surprise and amaze the fannish world.
Letter in Habakkuk (#3.3) Spring 33/1 -
2013 Committee in Readercon 13 Souvenir Book 64
page image
Nevenah Smith has left New York for a life of (mostly) gafia among the magnolias and alligators of New Orleans, where she can be found second-lining at Tipitinaโs, eating crawfish, and amassing an enormous collection of Mardi Gras beads.
-
2020
page image
Leigh Edmonds
Only a months [sic] or so ago Merv Binns committed the ultimate act of gafia. His health had been on the decline for several years and I was pleased to be able to catch up with him for one final time [...]
Note on Merv Binns in iOTA (#17) June 1
Research requirements
antedating 1950
Earliest cite
Arthur H. Rapp, โTimber!โ
Research History
Most cites submitted by Bee Ostrowsky.
Last modified 2022-11-16 15:21:39
In the compilation of some
entries, HDSF has drawn extensively on corresponding entries
in OED.