![]() ![]() He just delivers pain to the countless minions of the universe. The god in charge of delivering pain to every being in the cosmos never questions why he’s required to do what he does. He talks about how the death of a beloved pet causes a person more pain than the death of thousands in a natural or man made tragedy and includes a long narrative about a letter from a nurse who talked about working with the mentally ill and reading Ellison’s collection of short stories to a mentally ill person. What follows is an essay on the nature of pain. ![]() ![]() He recalls having a dream where he awoke with the thought, “Do you know how much pain there is in the world?” The thought stuck with him. This longer and updated introduction talks about the nature of pain. New Introduction (1975 and later editions): Your Basic Crown of Thorns He claims he has been panned in the past for writing overly long, self-indulgent introductions. Harlan Ellison introduces his book by saying he’s not going to write an introduction. ![]()
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