Ray Bradbury turns 89 [17] today. Almost two decades ago, he turned my tender mind on to Mars and Venus, Poe and Melville, and various occult and paranormal subjects. In recent years, Ray has continued to crank out quality works: so far this century, Ray has dropped 11 story collections (most recently We’ll Always Have Paris, review forthcoming), 3 novels, 3 essay collections, 2 poetry collections, a children’s book, and 9 volumes of supplemental miscellany.
To celebrate, my pal Dana and I read and discussed “Usher II” and “Ylla” from The Martian Chronicles in Mellon Park.
Thanks for all the words and worlds and feliz cumpleaños, Ray!
Play and cuídate.
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