Happy Birthday, Ray Bradbury

Born this day in 1920, left us (probably for Mars) June 5, 2012. Some of you who follow me on Twitter may have seen my tweet the other day about a lengthy dream I had in which I was talking with a young Ray. I can't really recall what we discussed, mostly I just remember …

Happy Birthday to Oscar Wilde

  Legendary wit born today in 1854, Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 1854 – 30 November 1900) Oscar Wilde quotation page. Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation. Something ironic in posting a quote there. And I like this a lot: It …

In Celebration of Writers

As you guys know, I like to celebrate writers' birthdays. Usually the dates sneak up on me and I end up putting together a very short blog post about them to commemorate their birth. I've looked online before for comprehensive lists of authors' birthdays, but never managed to find one I liked. I was going …