Monthly Archives: August 2023

Raising a Glass to Ray

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Today as I write this is August 22. Ray Bradbury was born on this date in 1920. I’m not going to look at any of his stories. As I said on this year’s Lovecraft birthday post, I’ve been kind of busy.

But I did want to take a moment to acknowledge him and the impact his work has had on my life. Bradbury was one of the greatest short story writers the world has ever produced.  There are still a number of  his stories I’ve not read.

Yet.

Especially from the last couple of collections. I was busy trying to keep up with a toddler when they came out. I’m hoping to do a deeper dive later this year when things slow down. Until then, I’ll raise a glass tonight in his memory.

A Brief H. P. Lovecraft Birthday Post

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Just a quick post in recognition of H. P. Lovecraft’s birthday. I’ve been swamped with too many projects, writing and otherwise, to have read anything by him this year. I hope to rectify that omission in the next few weeks.

One of the projects I’m working on, which has taken a back seat to more immediate deadlines and concerns, is a Lovecraftian story set in Mississippi in the 1950s. It will be the centerpiece of a collection I have planned.

Once things settle down, I hope to get back to it.

But I couldn’t let today pass without a tip of the hat to the Gentleman from Providence. Now, I’ll go and tip my glass to his memory and literary legacy.