Greatest hits, p.46
Greatest Hits, page 46
I’d make sure there were regular retrospectives of his germinal stories; I’d write the best kind of interesting essays and articles about how significant Kercher O. J. Crowstairs had been in the parade of contemporary American letters; I’d set up seminars at the Modern Language Association conclaves; I’d edit anthologies of his work, putting the stories into fresh and insightful contexts; I’d keep him alive through his seriously considered work.
And in the bargain I’d sublimate my own talent. I’d spend a part of every day living with Jimmy. I’d hear his voice and finally start writing the way he did. And if I ever ever ever figured out what it was I knew about him that made all of his life a lie, I’d keep it to myself till the cancer killed me, too.
And at last I know the nature of our friendship.
Say goodbye to Laurence Kercher O. J. Bedloe.
COPYRIGHT NOTICES
“‘Repent, Harlequin!’ said the Ticktockman” originally appeared in the December 1965 issue of Galaxy magazine; copyright ©1965 by Galaxy Publishing Corporation. Copyright reassigned to Author 1966. Copyright ©1966 by Harlan Ellison. Renewed, 1993, by The Kilimanjaro Corporation.
“I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream” originally appeared in the March 1967 issue of If: Worlds of Science Fiction magazine; copyright ©1967 by Galaxy Publishing Corporation. Copyright reassigned to Author 3 December 1968. Copyright ©1968 by Harlan Ellison. Renewed, 1995, by The Kilimanjaro Corporation.
“The Deathbird” originally appeared in the March 1973 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction; copyright ©1973 by Harlan Ellison. Renewed, 2001, by The Kilimanjaro Corporation.
“Chatting with Anubis” originally appeared in the Summer 1995 issue of Lore; copyright ©1995 by The Kilimanjaro Corporation.
“The Whimper of Whipped Dogs” originally appeared in Bad Moon Rising (edited by Thomas M. Disch); copyright ©1973 by Harlan Ellison. Renewed, 2000, by The Kilimanjaro Corporation.
“Jeffty Is Five” originally appeared in the July 1977 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction; copyright ©1977 by Harlan Ellison. Renewed, 2005, by The Kilimanjaro Corporation.
“Pretty Maggie Moneyeyes” originally appeared in the May 1967 issue of Knight magazine; copyright ©1967 by Sirkay Publishing Company. Copyright reassigned to Author 19 September 1967. Copyright ©1967 by Harlan Ellison. Renewed, 1995, by The Kilimanjaro Corporation.
“Shatterday” originally appeared in simultaneous publication in Gallery magazine (United States) and in Science Fiction Monthly (United Kingdom); copyright ©1975 by Harlan Ellison. Renewed, 2003, by The Kilimanjaro Corporation.
“Mefisto in Onyx” originally appeared in the October 1993 issue of Omni magazine; copyright ©1993 by The Kilimanjaro Corporation.
“On the Downhill Side” was originally published in Universe 2 (edited by Terry Carr); copyright ©1972 by Harlan Ellison. Renewed, 2000, by the Kilimanjaro Corporation.
“Paladin of the Lost Hour” originally appeared in Universe 15 (edited by Terry Carr); copyright ©1985 by the Kilimanjaro Corporation.
“The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World” (under the incorrect title “The Beast That Shouted Love”) originally appeared in Galaxy magazine; copyright ©1968 by Galaxy Publishing Corporation. Copyright reassigned to Author 7 July 1980. Renewed, individually copyright ©1996 by The Kilimanjaro Corporation.
“I’m Looking for Kadak” originally appeared in Wandering Stars (edited by Jack Dann); copyright ©1974 by Harlan Ellison. Renewed, 2002, by The Kilimanjaro Corporation.
“How Interesting: A Tiny Man” originally appeared in the February 2010 issue of Realms of Fantasy magazine; copyright © 2010 by The Kilimanjaro Corporation.
“Djinn, No Chaser” originally appeared in the April 1982 issue of The Twilight Zone Magazine; copyright ©1982 by The Kilimanjaro Corporation.
“How’s the Night Life on Cissalda?”originally appeared in Chrysalis #1 (edited by Roy Torgeson) and the November 1977 issue of Heavy Metal magazine; copyright ©1977 by Harlan Ellison. Renewed, 2005, by The Kilimanjaro Corporation.
“From A to Z, in the Chocolate Alphabet” originally appeared in the October 1976 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction; copyright ©1976 by Harlan Ellison. Renewed, 2004, by The Kilimanjaro Corporation.
“Eidolons” originally appeared in the July 1988 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction; copyright ©1988 by The Kilimanjaro Corporation.
“All the Lies That Are My Life” (in abridged form) appeared in the November 1980 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction; copyright ©1980 by Harlan Ellison.
Harlan Ellison, Greatest Hits
