Was Ellison really there when L. Ron Hubbard invented Scientology?
Excerpted from a posting on the alt.religion.scientology newsgroup, 2 May 1995: The following excerpt was taken from a magazine called “Saturday Evening Wings,” which was printed for awhile in the 1970s. “Wings” described itself as “Wings — The New Age Satire Magazine”. The issue this excerpt was taken from was the Nov.-Dec. ’78 issue. It is of great interest, because Harlan Ellison, a rather famous science fiction writer, claims to have been present the night L. Ron Hubbard decided to write “Dianetics.” On Scientology and L. Ron Hubbard: Ellison: Scientology is bullshit! Man, I was there the night L. Ron Hubbard invented it, for Christ Sakes! I was sitting in a room with L. Ron Hubbard and a bunch of other science fiction writers. L. Ron Hubbard was famous among science fiction writers because he was the first one to have an electric typewriter. Wings: He claimed to have written “Dianetics” in a weekend, and nobody can deny it. Ellison: That’s true. He wrote “Dianetics” in one weeken
