Junie Moon

Alex David Groce · 17 Jun 2002, 16:09 · from urth-v0206.mbox · original

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From: Alex David Groce <Alex_Groce at forlesen.modck.cs.cmu.edu>
Subject: (urth) Junie Moon
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 12:09:49 -0400
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> I just re-read Wolfe's "Has Anybody Seen Junie Moon", in the Moon
> Shots anthology edited by Peter Crowther. The story is a homage to
> R. A. Lafferty, and it refers to a Lafferty story about a small moon
> that orbits very close to the Earth's surface. I remember reading
> that story, but don't remember its title or where I read it. Can
> anyone help?

It's "You Can't Go Back" in _Iron Tears_.  One of Lafferty's better
stories, which is saying a lot.  While the intention was, I'm sure,
all to the good, I think "Junie Moon"'s main virtue is in pointing out
that imitation Lafferty just doesn't work.


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