![]() And sometimes I sing old songs of this world when it was young. ![]() ![]() Overhead I see the cold stars of night and morning, and I see the sun. It’s ominous and unsettling right from the start: This story was included in the short-story collection The Machineries of Joy, and to me, it’s not just a quintessential Ray Bradbury story, it is THE quintessential science fiction short story. Many of them have massively influenced and inspired my own writing over the years. Here are 10 of my favourite Ray Bradbury short stories. And he knew how to add the poetry of language to both the science and the fiction in science fiction. He knew how to set a story in a seemingly familiar environment, and then subtly peel back “the normal” until you realized nothing was as it seemed. ![]() He knew exactly how to build that chilling sense of dread that makes the best horror tales stick in your mind, and your nightmares, for years to come. ![]() Ray Bradbury is a standout because he’s able to put so much into such a small literary space. And to me, one of the masters of this genre is Ray Bradbury. I might be biased since I’ve just published an ebook made up of twelve short stories, but I really do love me a good short story. ![]()
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