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 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” »
I mentioned a few posts ago that I was hoping to do a summer ‘book club’ of sorts, using Ray Bradbury’s SciFi classic, The Martian Chronicles. Since The Martian Chronicles is really a collection of short stories even more than a novel, it lends itself to being read in chunks pretty well. What I’d like … Read More “A Summer with Ray Bradbury’s “The Martian Chronicles”” »
Realm Makers Blog Voyagers – you are in the right place, even if the post below might not immediately confirm that… My son is a high school wrestler. As a former basketball player, it has been quite an experience watching his wrestling career unfold. Here is some of what I’ve learned. Wrestlers work really, really … Read More “The Finding and Forging of Fellowship” »
