Medea: Harlan's World

by · 1985

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Proceedings of one session of a seminar on science fiction writing held Apr. 15, 1975, in conjunction with the Dept. of Humanities and Communications, the Dept. of the Arts, UCLA Extension, and the stories written as a follow-up.

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Cosmic hod-carriers, by Harlan Ellison. —

The specs. —

The concept seminars. —

The extrapolations, the questions. —

Second thoughts. —

Farside stations. —

Flare time. —

With Virgil Oddum at the east pole. —

Swanilda's song. —

Seasoning. —

Concepts. —

Songs of a sentient flute. —

Hunter's moon. —

The promise. —

Why dolphins don't bite. —

Waiting for the earthquake.

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