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Met Sci-Fi Writer Larry Niven

My friend Wendy (who hung out with Harlan Ellison http://forums.parallax.com/discussion/comment/1357489/#Comment_1357489 ) got a short fiction story published in eBook format at B&N: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-deluxe-package-wendy-all/1123747132?ean=2940158212499 Went to an LA performance bar last night where several fiction short stories from emerging writers were "performed", or read onstage by professional narrators. I sat next to Larry Niven (Ringworld and more). Fun to schmooze with some famous writers. I met Gordon McComb last year, so I'm on a hot streak.

Wendy's story (99-cents) is worth a read (the performance was condensed to 20 minutes), about a woman putting her Jewish mother in a high tech assisted living with a HAL-like AI system. She's been working on it for a few years, and what started as purely science fiction is now pretty plausible.

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  • erco wrote: »
    I sat next to Larry Niven (Ringworld and more). Fun to schmooze with some famous writers. I met Gordon McComb last year, so I'm on a hot streak.

    Some people have make all the luck.

    I'm a fan of Larry Niven's stuff. Congratulations.

    Of course this kind of pales next to your previous Mr. McComb adventures.

    Thanks for sharing the story or shared stories.
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