by Jeffery Battersby | Jun 8, 2012 | Asides, Featured
So, what I’m saying to you is this—20 years from now, I’ll be 100. But I’m still going to be alive, and I’m going to meet a lot of you. And I hope I’m not going to say to you, “You son of a bitch, what have you done with your...
by Jeffery Battersby | Jun 7, 2012 | Asides
Throughout his life, Bradbury liked to recount the story of meeting a carnival magician, Mr. Electrico, in 1932. At the end of his performance Electrico reached out to the twelve-year-old Bradbury, touched the boy with his sword, and commanded, Live forever! Bradbury...
by Jeffery Battersby | Jun 7, 2012 | Asides
“Where are you taking me?” The car hesitated, or rather gave a faint whirring click, as if information, somewhere, was dropping card by punch-slotted card under electric eyes. “To the Psychiatric Center for Research on Regressive Tendencies.”...