Calling the American church out of the shallows and into the deeper waters of the faith
This post is part of a series on Ray Bradbury and his book, “The Martian Chronicles,” which will run from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend. THE LUGGAGE STORE Another of the short vignettes that primarily sets up an event in the story that follows, in this case, the long-hinted-at and finally-arriving atomic war … Read More ““A Summer with Ray Bradbury” – The Luggage Store & The Off Season” »
This post is part of a series on Ray Bradbury and his book, “The Martian Chronicles,” which will run from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend. THE OLD ONES The reader will have noted by now that some of the short vignettes achieve something like a stand-alone quality, while others are little more than … Read More ““A Summer with Ray Bradbury” – The Old Ones & The Martian” »
This post is part of a series on Ray Bradbury and his book, “The Martian Chronicles,” which will run from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend. THE NAMING OF NAMES There are a few things going on in this short vignette, and most of it can be summed up as evidence of Spender’s fears … Read More ““A Summer with Ray Bradbury” – The Naming of Names & Usher II” »
This post is part of a series on Ray Bradbury and his book, “The Martian Chronicles,” which will run from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend. THE SHORE This short vignette captures the ‘frontier’ feel of the American story and transports it to Mars, imagining that the first men were hardened men who were … Read More ““A Summer with Ray Bradbury” – The Shore, Interim, The Musicians & Way in the Middle of the Air” »
This post is part of a series on Ray Bradbury and his book, “The Martian Chronicles,” which will run from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend. THE SETTLERS This is one of my favorite of the smaller vignettes in the book. The list of reasons at the beginning for men going to Mars, including … Read More ““A Summer with Ray Bradbury” – The Settlers, The Green Morning, The Locusts & Night Meeting” »
This post is part of a series on Ray Bradbury and his book, “The Martian Chronicles,” which will run from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend. – AND THE MOON BE STILL AS BRIGHT Well, we’ve reached what is in many ways the fundamental ‘pivot’ in “The Martian Chronicles.” In the first three expeditions, … Read More ““A Summer with Ray Bradbury” – And the Moon be Still as Bright” »
This post is part of a series on Ray Bradbury and his book, “The Martian Chronicles,” which will run from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend. THE TAXPAYER In the third, short vignette in The Martian Chronicles, we have the first overt reference to the post-atomic tension I’ve mentioned a few times already. The … Read More ““A Summer with Ray Bradbury” – The Taxpayer & The Third Expedition” »
This post is part of a series on Ray Bradbury and his book, “The Martian Chronicles,” which will run from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend. THE SUMMER NIGHT In the second short vignette, the telepathy element of Ylla gets more play here, as Bradbury pictures an unseen connection between the people of Mars … Read More ““A Summer with Ray Bradbury” – The Summer Night & The Earth Men” »
This post is part of a series on Ray Bradbury and his book, “The Martian Chronicles,” which will run from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend. ROCKET SUMMER Rocket Summer. I can almost hear the words being whispered as the artificial heat-wave from the rocket’s exhaust delivers this Ohio town from winter’s frozen grip, … Read More ““A Summer with Ray Bradbury” – Rocket Summer & Ylla” »
This post is part of a series on Ray Bradbury and his book, “The Martian Chronicles,” which will run from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend. INTRO Ray Bradbury was born in 1920 and died just recently, in 2012. He’s probably best known for Fahrenheit 451, which as I’ve said elsewhere, I see as … Read More ““A Summer with Ray Bradbury” – Intro & Epigraph” »