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Friday, 16 January 2026

The Drummer Boy of Shiloh by Ray Bradbury

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pa-rum pum pum pum, me and my drum. The Battle of Shiloh was one of the bloodiest and most significant victories for the Union during the Am...

My Brother at the Canadian Border by Sholeh Wolpe

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Borderlands. My Brother at the Canadian Border by Sholeh Wolpe comes across more like a  prose poem than a short-story, especially the narra...

The Fog Horn by Ray Bradbury

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Pattinson and Dafoe in Roger Eggers' The Lighthouse. Continuing with our Ray Bradbury short-stories for the week, next up is The Fog Hor...
Wednesday, 14 January 2026

The Dwarf by Ray Bradbury

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Mirror, Mirror on the wall... I'm not quite sure what to make of this one. Ray Bradbury has real talent for dipping into the macabre, an...
Tuesday, 13 January 2026

Bogart by V.S. Naipul

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The Maltese Falcon. Humphrey Bogart was arguably the biggest leading man of Hollywood’s Golden Age in the 1930s and '40s. He was the def...

Marionettes Inc. by Ray Bradbury

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Master of Puppets, I'm pulling your strings. It’s been a lot of fun revisiting some of my favorite Ray Bradbury short stories, many of w...
Monday, 12 January 2026

Amusements by Sherman Alexie

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Crazy mirrors. In Amusements, Victor returns as the narrator, this time spending the evening at a local carnival with his cousin Sadie. They...

Somebody Kept Saying Powwow by Sherman Alexie

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Pete Rose. Two five-star reviews in a row? I don't think that has ever happened before on this blog. Sherman Alexie is one hell of a sho...

The Rocket Man by Ray Bradbury

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And I think it's gonna be a long, long time I have that Elton John song stuck in my head ever since reading this. It’s a Ray Bradbury do...