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Originally Posted by neverending
I heard Ellison read a prequel he wrote to A Boy and His Dog at a sci fi convention. Great story. He got a great ovation after the story. He's a very dynamic speaker in addition to being a great writer.
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That must have been amazing to hear...
A few years back he was scheduled for an interview on NPR. Prior to the interview he asked the interviewers (for the life of me I can't remember who was conducting the interview... And I'm too lazy to use my Google skills to figure it out) NOT to call him a science fiction author.
The interview started. The interviewer asked his first question, something to the affect of, "I KNOW that you asked us specifically not to call you a science fiction write, BUT..."
And then Ellison got pissed and walked out. It was live... And... uncomfortable...