Literature Frenzy!

I stumbled upon this reading challenge over on the excellent  Fanda Classiclit  and could not resist joining up. It is hosted by Chris Wolak...

Samuel R. Delany is one cool cat.  Displacement and loneliness are prevalent themes in this gender-bending science-fiction story by the inco...

Gimpel, the archetypal schlemiel. Gimpel the Fool is one of those heralded Jewish literary classics, so naturally I was curious to see what ...

Wasssssssssup!!! I am glutton for punishment or maybe just an optimist. Perhaps both. Either way, I keep hoping to discover a hidden gem som...

The good ol' days when a haircut and shave cost $2.50. Another paltry effort from Matheson. At least it was only six pages long and he d...

Quiet is here and all in me. Finally, a short-story by Richard Matheson that isn't terrible and the first one to receive four-stars from...

Just keep driving if you see a sketchy looking restaurant in the middle of nowhere . Awful. Just awful. Matheson duped me again with another...

1950's living room décor. Happy Family Day! We are back again with another Ray Bradbury short-story and this time the world is ending. H...

Eleven. I am glad to be wrapping up Richard Matheson week on this blog. Considering his enormous influence on 20th century genre fiction, pe...