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In reply to the discussion: What are you reading this week of September 17, 2017? [View all]murielm99
(30,736 posts)8. The first thing I ever read by her was a short story
called "Speech Sounds." It was published in Asimov's magazine when it was a new story. It blew me away and I never forgot it. Of course, it won a Hugo. She was an amazing woman.
She was a rather solitary woman. I was surprised to learn that Harlan Ellison was her friend and mentor. I can't stand him. He is a misogynist and very abrasive toward everyone. I know he is brilliant, but he irritates me to no end.
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