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Clarion #3
Clarion III
An anthology of Speculative Fiction and Criticism
Contents:
Road Map by F. M. Busby
Everybody Loves: in a Circular Motion by Mel Gilden
The Ursula Major Construct: or, A Far Greater Horror Loomed by Ursula K. Le Guin
Asclepius Has Paws by Mildred Downey Broxon
The Word "Random", Deliberately Repeated by John Shirley
Why? by Theodore Sturgeon
The Teardrop by Dvora Olmstead
Bus Station by William Earls
Say Goodbye to the World's Last Brothel by Robert Wissner
Flat Hatter by David Wise
Baby Makes Two by Gerald F. Conway
Thrangs and Other Wonders by Leonard Isaacs
Cantaloupes and Kangaroos by Dennis R. Caro
The Breath of Dragons by J. Michael Reaves
The Source by Kate Wilhelm
Servants by David Wise
When Pappy Isn't There by Lin Nielsen
"More I Cannot Wish You" by Jean Sullivan
The Deep Well of the Unconscious—Well, Well . . . by Damon Knight
Give My Regards to the Czar by David N. Williams
Molten Core by Donnel Stern
Science Fiction, Archetypes, and the Future by R. Glenn Wright
The Diggers by Donnel Stern
Play It Again, Sam by F. M. Busby
Till Human Voices Wake Us . . . by Lisa Tuttle
When Dreams Become Nightmares: Some Cautionary Notes on the Clarion Experience by Harlan Ellison
Contents:
Road Map by F. M. Busby
Everybody Loves: in a Circular Motion by Mel Gilden
The Ursula Major Construct: or, A Far Greater Horror Loomed by Ursula K. Le Guin
Asclepius Has Paws by Mildred Downey Broxon
The Word "Random", Deliberately Repeated by John Shirley
Why? by Theodore Sturgeon
The Teardrop by Dvora Olmstead
Bus Station by William Earls
Say Goodbye to the World's Last Brothel by Robert Wissner
Flat Hatter by David Wise
Baby Makes Two by Gerald F. Conway
Thrangs and Other Wonders by Leonard Isaacs
Cantaloupes and Kangaroos by Dennis R. Caro
The Breath of Dragons by J. Michael Reaves
The Source by Kate Wilhelm
Servants by David Wise
When Pappy Isn't There by Lin Nielsen
"More I Cannot Wish You" by Jean Sullivan
The Deep Well of the Unconscious—Well, Well . . . by Damon Knight
Give My Regards to the Czar by David N. Williams
Molten Core by Donnel Stern
Science Fiction, Archetypes, and the Future by R. Glenn Wright
The Diggers by Donnel Stern
Play It Again, Sam by F. M. Busby
Till Human Voices Wake Us . . . by Lisa Tuttle
When Dreams Become Nightmares: Some Cautionary Notes on the Clarion Experience by Harlan Ellison
224 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published October 1, 1973
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November 11, 2021
This was the last of three anthologies showcasing and celebrating the Clarion science fiction writing workshops founded by Wilson, Damon Knight, and Kate Wilhelm that grew out of the famed Milford writing conferences. It's a nice mix of (mostly very) short stories by the students and essays by the instructors, who include Harlan Ellison, Ursula K. LeGuin, and Theodore Sturgeon, as well as the aforementioned Knight, Wilhelm, and Wilson. The young writers include F.M. Busby, J. Michael Reaves, John Shirley, Gerald F. Conway, Mildred Downey Broxon, and others, many of whom went on to have more or less successful careers in the genre. The stories in this one didn't strike me as being as memorable as the ones in the previous volumes, focusing more on New Wave experimental technique rather than character. My favorites were the stories by Busby and Lisa Tuttle. The book concludes with a long, cautionary essay by Ellison that foreshadows his dissolution with fandom and perhaps the field as it stood in general.
October 7, 2015
Reviewing Podkayne of Mars brought this book to mind. This was one of the books gifted to me by my uncle's boss, a fellow SF aficionado.
The Clarion Workshop is considered to be one of the premium workshops for aspiring SF writers. This book contains a collection of stories from one such event.
This was one of the first ever serious SF/ fantasy collections I read. I didn't understand half of the stories. Asclepius Has Paws and Roadmap were the only two stories which really impressed me; the former one was written based on a random collage of items prepared as a guide to inspiration, as part of the workshop. Another story based on the collage - The Word "Random" Deliberately Repeated - went right over my head. And fantasy was not my cup of tea in those days.
I must reread this one of these days - maybe my rating would go up.
The Clarion Workshop is considered to be one of the premium workshops for aspiring SF writers. This book contains a collection of stories from one such event.
This was one of the first ever serious SF/ fantasy collections I read. I didn't understand half of the stories. Asclepius Has Paws and Roadmap were the only two stories which really impressed me; the former one was written based on a random collage of items prepared as a guide to inspiration, as part of the workshop. Another story based on the collage - The Word "Random" Deliberately Repeated - went right over my head. And fantasy was not my cup of tea in those days.
I must reread this one of these days - maybe my rating would go up.
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