Harlan Ellison: “I don’t take a piss without gettin’ paid for it!” (original) (raw)

Harlan is a pitbull when it comes to writers getting what is deserved, whether credit, creative control, or monetary reward. No one–and I do mean no one–rants like Harlan; his introductions to his many, many short story collections alone are worth the price of purchase. One of my favourites is the intro to Slippage, which juxtaposes a mid-90s earthquake that destroyed Harlan’s LA home with the subsequent heart attack that nearly killed him (everything falls apart and more).

He’s a national fucking treasure on so many levels.

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