Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Live forever! R.I.P. Ray Bradbury.

One of my most beloved childhood heroes has died-- Ray Bradbury. A knight of free speech. A prolific writer, even after his body crumbled. A warm, funny, encouraging man who ALWAYS spoke his mind while others mumbled and kept silent. A perfect example of the American dream at work-- of how a poor Illinois boy, child of the Depression, can become a Great American Man of Letters. An incredibly imaginative writer who brought poetry and humanity to science fiction and fantasy like no other author. A man whose "Ray Bradbury Theater" gave me hints of how exciting being a writer can be, when I was a boy. If there is somehow a God, then bless Ray Bradbury and his memory eternally.

When Bradbury was a boy, a defrocked minister performing in a carnival under the name of Electrico told Ray to "Live forever!" And Ray will. 

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