(eng) Nancy Kress - SSC by Beaker's Dozen

Author:Beaker's Dozen [Dozen, Beaker's]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

ARS LONGA

In 1993 Mike Resnick called me up to ask for a story for his anthology By Any Other Fame. He stipulated only that I tell him, in advance of writing the story, which celebrity I wanted to write about. He had contacted a lot of writers, and he didn’t want duplication.

I pondered for a few weeks. When I called Mike and told him “Walt Disney,” he said that Walt Disney was already taken. What, I complained, how can that be? It’s only been two weeks! And I need Walt Disney! I must have Walt Disney! Allow me the bead of Walt Disney!

Mike thought about it and agreed. His other claimant to Walt was David Gerrold, and Mike’s reasoning was that David and I were such different writers that there was no remote chance we would use our joint celebrity in the same way.

Mike was right. David’s Walt Disney became a dictator. Mine became … what selfless dedication made him.

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