The year was 1918. World War I was coming to an end when Sara Teasdale wrote “There Will Come Soft Rains.” Influenced by the unprecedented levels of destruction witnessed and precious lives lost during the war years, she used the soft and gentle voice of nature to lament the futility and horror of unspeakable violenceContinue reading “There Will Come Soft Rains”
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The Man Who Scared the Nation
No one would have believed in the last years of the nineteenth century that this world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than man’s and yet as mortal as his own; that as men busied themselves about their various concerns they were scrutinised and studied, perhaps almost as narrowly as a manContinue reading “The Man Who Scared the Nation”
Ray Bradbury – Thank You
I heard the news early this morning that Ray Bradbury died today at age 91. As a lover of books and libraries, I identified strongly with Fahrenheit 451. Even though it was science fiction, Mr. Bradbury understood that books are a conduit for knowledge transfer and a catalyst for transformation. That can be frightening toContinue reading “Ray Bradbury – Thank You”
On The Road Book Club 