El Lay

[Wilson Gray]

Thanks, Jim. The story that I can't remember enough of for it to be
useful was published in the '60's. Unfortunately, further deponent
recalleth not. BTW, I stole that line from the title of an sf story,
"Further Deponent Sayeth Not." And yes, this title is the only thing
that I'm able to recall of that story.

-Wilson


On 9/30/05, Jim Parish <jparish at siue.edu> wrote:
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> Wilson Gray asked:
> > What year was this? I recall an sf story in which Ellay was doing
> > battle against another American city. Denver, perhaps? Both cities
> > were using missiles. But the author and the title supplied here don't
> > ring a bell. The change of Wilshire to "Woolshirt" is also unfamiliar.
> > If memory serves, the story of which I have an inkling in the back of
> > my thinking cap was told from the point of view of ?Denver. Hence,
> > there were few refs to anything specific to Los Angeles. Since I lived
> > in L.A. at the time, I was rooting for Ellay. But this is all the
> > further - or "farther"? - that I can remember. ;-)
>
> _Dinner at Deviant's Palace_ came out in 1985; the action takes place
> entirely in Southern California, so it's not likely to be the story you're
> thinking of. (Judging from the responses, the form "Ellay" seems to be a
> fairly common one in SF, especially in post-apocalyptic stories.)
>
> Jim Parish
>


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-Wilson Gray