Forgotten Authors: T.L. Sherred
Thomas L. Sherred was born on August 27, 1915 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He wrote as T.L. Sherred.
Sherred had a limited career as a science fiction author, publishing his first short story in 1947 with additional stories appearing in 1953, 1954, and 1972, for a total of six stories, four of which were collected in the 1972 collection First Person, Peculiar. His debut story, “E for Effort,” was published in the May 1947 issue of Astounding. It was frequently reprinted, including in the anthology Science Fiction Hall of Fame.
When he wasn’t writing science fiction, Sherred worked in Detroit in the automotive field, beginning in tool rooms and eventually moving on to technical writing and public relations.