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BootinUp

(50,489 posts)
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 03:11 AM 6 hrs ago

Jessica Savitch interviews Harlan Ellison

Approximately 10 min video segment at the link. Harlan writes a story from a Tom Brokaw opening scene in 5 hours.

https://substack.com/@thememoryhole/note/c-162404168

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Jessica Savitch interviews Harlan Ellison (Original Post) BootinUp 6 hrs ago OP
wow, he noticed the lack book-savvy folk back then Skittles 6 hrs ago #1
I agree, I thought she was good too. BootinUp 6 hrs ago #2

Skittles

(167,870 posts)
1. wow, he noticed the lack book-savvy folk back then
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 03:19 AM
6 hrs ago

he' would be supremely appalled now

I like his description of entering a new world when he writes - that's the way I feel when I am reading a really good book.

I remember Ms. Savitch, she was a good interviewer before her demons took over........now she seems to be known more for her horrific death than her work.

BootinUp

(50,489 posts)
2. I agree, I thought she was good too.
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 03:31 AM
6 hrs ago

And Ellison was well known to Star Trek fans as the writer of City on the edge of forever.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlan_Ellison

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