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A rite of passage for LA journos: Rabe recounts his angry phone call from Harlan Elllison

A rite of passage for LA journos: Rabe recounts his angry phone call from Harlan Elllison

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In 2013, I visited an utterly charming and impish Harlan Ellison at his remarkable home and talked at length with him about his work as a prolific Sci-Fi writer. Then came the dreaded - and expected - phone call from Harlan's alter-ego. (Ellison died in 2018 but I wouldn't be surprised if he sent an angry message from beyond about using his name and "Sci-Fi" in the same sentence.)

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