Harlan Ellison, RIP.
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Harlan was unique. I never met him, but he has been a presence in my reading and viewing habits for decades. From prose, to Star Trek, to comics, he always managed to inspire and frighten me.
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Yup.
He got most of his pipes from Barry Levin, in fact---the guy who popularized/invented "estate pipe" marketing---and they were friends. He'd often send marked-up galley proofs, signed first editions of books, and so forth to Barry as gifts. Famous writer souvenir stuff.
Mean as a snake to deal with in a professional sense, but quite funny and charming to his friends.
It's always sad news when someone who sparked the imagination in so many others passes away. RIP Harlan Ellison.
I guess it depends on whether he liked you or not. Which fortunately with him usually wasn't too hard to tell. }
He received the full treatment in NYTimes. Much respected for his prodigious output. Apparently he could be a tough customer, not famous for his gentle nature. You really have to take a vow to write genre fiction, sci fi in this case. It requires as much craft to master a genre as it does to write to your own muse your own way, which you end up doing anyway. He got it done. RIP.
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