Ray Bradbury and his Body Electric

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Its all over the interwebs now that Ray Bradbury died today at 91. I knew he wasn’t well. In the pictures, he looked tired and worse for wear. I remember that a few years ago, he was supposed to be …

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2011 Hugo nominations include a fun video

I read over on blastr.com the list of 2011 Hugo Award nominations (Hugo Awards are the awards of the World Science Fiction Convention, and have been given out since 1955). I have to admit, I haven’t read any of the …

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Dreams do come true

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Remember Rachel Bloom, the girl who had a YouTube hit with her comedy music video Fuck Me Ray Bradbury? Well, Ray himself (known for being a warm man with a sense of humor) must have been tickled by it, because …

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Happy 90th Birthday Ray Bradbury!

Today, one of the most venerated science fiction writers of all time, Ray Bradbury, turns 90 years old. He’s one of the more prolific science fiction writers dividing his time between novels, short stories, and screenplays. As such, his bibliography …

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You know you made it as a sci-fi writer when…

Who said there aren’t perks to being a writer?

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