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Tag: Harlan Ellison

Clarion

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Based on his letters from Harlan Ellison, I believe Patrick attended the very first Clarion Science Fiction Writer’s Workshop in 1968. I visited the Clarion web site a couple of days ago and realized that his name was not included on the list of alumni. I wrote to them about it and a very kind […]

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Harlan Ellison

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Patrick met Harlan Ellison while attending a Clarion Writer’s Workshop. The famed writer liked Patrick’s work and recommended him to Ed Ferman, then editor of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. Long overdue in my reading of this magazine (I began my subscription around 1974), I’ve been catching up at last, at least with […]

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What Would You Like for Your Birthday?

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Another letter from Patrick, this one dated 17 March 1975. Those were desperate times for me, but how much they shaped my future I can’t say. PatrickPatrick Meadows 1934 – 2017. patrick-meadows.com

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I Hope That We See You Before Too Long

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Here’s a letter from Patrick dated 24 January 1975, shortly after we’d resumed corresponding. PatrickPatrick Meadows 1934 – 2017. patrick-meadows.com

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An Endorsement from Harlan Ellison

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Here’s a letter that Harlan Ellison wrote to Ed Ferman, editor (publisher?) of F&SF in 1969, recommending that Ed purchase Patrick’s story. JPI’m the son of Patrick of Meadows.

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Letter from Harlan Ellison

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Here’s a letter from Harlan Ellison about a potential visit by Patrick. I’ve removed his address, although perhaps he has moved in the intervening half century. JPI’m the son of Patrick of Meadows.

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