Rocket Summer by Ray Bradbury

The first great rocket flight into space, bearing intrepid pioneers to the Moon. The world's ecstasy flared into red mob-hate when President Stanley canceled the flight. How did he get that way? Rocket Summer by Ray Bradbury... that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode.

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The Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award is a lifetime honor awarded no more than 6 times every 10 years by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) to no more than one living writer of fantasy or science fiction. There have been 25 awards given out so far to vintage sci-fi authors and of course, today’s author, Ray Bradbury is one of the 25. I just discovered a new to me Bradbury short story from 1948, read it and will be narrating it soon. Not sure when it will find its way to the podcast but I think you will love it when you hear it.

Bradbury was born in Waukegan, Illinois, in 1920, and grew up in a small town where he spent much of his childhood reading books from the local library. He was particularly drawn to the works of Jules Verne, H.G. Wells, and Edgar Allan Poe. At the age of twelve, Bradbury had a life-changing experience that would set him on the path to becoming a writer.

One day, Bradbury attended a carnival where a magician named Mr. Electrico performed a show. During the performance, Mr. Electrico touched Bradbury on the forehead with an electrified sword and shouted, "Live forever!" The experience left Bradbury feeling invigorated and inspired. After the show, Bradbury went home and began writing stories in his notebook. He spent countless hours writing, and by the time he was a teenager, he had written dozens of short stories. Bradbury credited Mr. Electrico with sparking his love for storytelling and inspiring him to pursue a career as a writer.

In his own words this is what Ray Bradbury had to say about this life changing event, “The next day, even while attending an uncle’s funeral, I could not forget Mr. Electrico. As our car headed home for the family’s post-funeral wake, to my parents’ consternation I leaped out and raced down the hill to the carnival. I carried with me a ball-in-vase trick I had ordered through the mail from Johnson Smith & Co. as an excuse to see Mr. Electrico. I 

had to find out just how to “Live forever!”

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