Madeleine L’Engle, best known for her sf children’s book A Wrinkle In Time has died at age 88.  Of course, many children’s books have elements of the fantastic to them, but A Wrinkle In Time is special for me as the first time I recognized science fiction and loved it.  Without L’Engle’s writings, I wouldn’t be writing this column.  Rest in peace, Madeleine.