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Anxious Bench
patheos.com > blogs > anxiousbench > 2026 > 04 > ray-bradburys-great-christian-story

Ray Bradbury's Great Christian Story

5+ hour, 36+ min ago  (632+ words) To begin non-controversially, the story is called "The Man," by Ray Bradbury, and it is best known from his 1951 collection The Illustrated Man. The original appeared in the wonderfully named Thrilling Wonder Stories in February 1949, and as I will explain,…...

Schaeffer's Ghost
patheos.com > blogs > schaeffersghost > 2026 > 02 > not-so-mysterious-island

Not So Mysterious Island

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (277+ words) I love Science Fiction, and I have a particularly appreciation for Jules Verne. And yet, every author who writes enough will eventually write something that's" not so great.Mysterious Island is Verne's not-so-great novel. This is unfortunate, because it has…...

Catholic Bard
patheos.com > blogs > catholicbard > 2026 > 01 > 35-years-before-i-was-born

30 Years Before I Was Born

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1649+ words) Last time we explored" 40 Years Before I Was Born | A Look At The Decade Of The1930s. 1940 " The Year Of Bugs, The Flash And Anti -Nazi Comedy | A Look Back At The Year 1940. "Little Orphan Annie: The Complete Dailies & Color Sundays " Vol....