Posted on 03/29/2019 6:39:56 AM PDT by vannrox
This is from the Martian Chronicles. Which is a great collection of stores about Mars.
Ray Bradbury is one of my personal heroes and his writings greatly influenced me in ways that I am only just now beginning to understand.
Here is a story that discusses new starts when the world is Hell-bent on self-destruction. Indeed, it seems quite appropriate today. When I read the crazy American “main-stream” news, I am often reminded of this story. It offers me solace. I think that it is beautifully written and very “delicious”.
I love the way that Ray Bradbury brings advanced concepts to the masses though his very (seemingly) simplistic stories.
“There was this fence where we pressed our faces and felt the wind turn warm and held to the fence and forgot who we were or where we came from but dreamed of who we might be and where we might go…”
-R is for Rocket Ray Bradbury
For years I had amassed a well worn, and dusty collection of Ray Bradbury paperbacks that I would pick up and read for pleasure and inspiration. Later, when I left the United States, and moved to China, I had to leave my treasured books behind. Sigh.
It is very difficult to come across Ray Bradbury books in China. When ever I find one, I certainly snatch it up. Cost is no object when it comes to these masterpieces. At one time, I must have had five books containing this story.
(Excerpt) Read more at metallicman.com ...
It’s a lot easier to just direct folks to a blog that’s already arranged.
We should descend into the depths of Facebook and Twitter here.
My favorite Bradbury story is “ A Sound Of Thunder “
I’ve come to expect, and even enjoy, your blog-pimp policing, but why sully the good name of drugs and whores by lumping them in with blogpomps?
Valid point.
I'll swap those out for Furries and Bronie merchandise.
What’s your malfunction, humble gunner? There are no ads at the site. You really want to have the entire short story posted on FR? That’s an unnecessary cost (waste of bandwidth).
I’ll bet $20 you didn’t even bother to go look at the site before you started spewing your usual bullshit.
Bronie ???
What’s that?
Great post, thanks!
Bradbury wrote the screenplay for ‘Moby Dick’. I am guessing that the money from that alone allowed him to be free from the need of working and he could concentrate on his writing. I grew up on his works.
Thanks for the post. I haven’t read this one since I was young. Enjoyed it again.
Once upon a time, I remember enjoying the Martian Chronicles. Especially the version with Bernadette Peters.
(ahem)
Aside from that, Usher II was especially delightful.
Good post. Thanks.
Humblegunner mods his own abuse posts or he would be gone.
I am very happy to see humblegunnner get a post removed. He is constantly peeing all over anyone who violates his own, pure restrictions.
He is the consumate PITA!
As campy as the mini-series was, I still like it.
Some good incidental and cue music.
I’d take the full cast of MC over the while of who is on now.
I remember this story. He was a genius. There is nothing in the world like The Martian Chronicles. Thank you for posting!
Bump foe later...
If you don't know, you're better off.
Trust me.
I know what Furries are!
So my first thought was ‘They’re people who like to dress up like brontosauruses!’ .
However I think that’s likely wrong!
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