Generic Considerations

Phoebe Davis · 25 Apr 2003, 15:42 · from urth-v0304.mbox · original

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From: Phoebe Davis <meezer_gal at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: (urth) Generic Considerations
Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2003 08:42:16 -0700 (PDT)
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This has been a fantastic line of posts. Thanks to one and all. =20

I would like to add this: to the best of my knowledge Kurt Vonnegut publica=
lly stated
that he did write science fiction.  My memory is that it was 10 or more yea=
rs ago while
he was speaking at an American Booksellers Association meeting.  He somethi=
ng akin to: Of
course I write science fiction, I've always written science fiction.  But i=
f I'd let
anyone call it science fiction when I started to write, no one would have r=
eviewed my
books, bought my books, or reviewed my books. =20

I would like this to be true on several levels and for several reasons - mo=
st importantly
I thought it a positive sign that the 60's ghetto walls were finally down, =
and that this
guy was finally coming clean after so many years.  It obviously could only =
have happened
several years after his urinal quote from Wampeters. I'll see if I can trac=
k down the
reference.  Perhaps its only a rumor or my faulty memory? I wondered if any=
one else had
heard this?

Phoebe=20

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