tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8259460772864393968.post2993149173636599243..comments2024-03-26T21:58:50.501-04:00Comments on MPorcius Fiction Log: Three Stories from Far-Out People: Panshin, Malzberg, ZelaznyMPorciushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15515742639389937221noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8259460772864393968.post-74775948448800045112014-04-18T13:11:19.370-04:002014-04-18T13:11:19.370-04:00Oh yeah, you are totally right, in the little intr...Oh yeah, you are totally right, in the little intro to "Cop-Out" in <i>Final War and Other Fantasies</i> Malzberg admits to buying the story from himself; I just missed the joke.MPorciushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515742639389937221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8259460772864393968.post-54098869527069113382014-04-18T08:45:14.985-04:002014-04-18T08:45:14.985-04:00I think “Cop-Out” is a case of Malzberg buying hi...I think “Cop-Out” is a case of Malzberg buying his own story, as he was an editor at “Escapade” in the first half of 1968, and the story had been rejected by almost every other market, which Malzberg masochistically goes on to list. So maybe your taste is as good as the editors of Esquire, Playboy, Kenyon Review, Atlantic, Harpers, Analog, Galaxy, and F&SF.<br /><br />- matthew davisukjarryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12250028389206081742noreply@blogger.com