i am looking for a story of ray bradbury called "the three spaceman" or "the three cosmonauts"
it is inside a book of ray but i dont know the name of the book can somebody help me??

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Originally posted by caloo:
i am looking for a story of ray bradbury called "the three spaceman" or "the three cosmonauts"
it is inside a book of ray but i dont know the name of the book can somebody help me??

Caloo, can you describe the plot of the story? I don't recognise the title, but Ray's story's have often be reprinted with different titles.

(If the story you are referring to is about several astronauts cast adrift in space, floating away from each other, the story is "Kaleidoscope".)

Phil, your guess sounds right to me. How are things across the pond? Any swine flu? Are you hit with the 50% tax? Good current British Sci Fi writers?

Or possibly "No Particular Night or Morning!" - also in the Illustrated Man collection.

Caloo, I should have added that "Kaleidoscope" can be found in the following Bradbury books:

The Illustrated Man
The Vintage Bradbury
The Stories of Ray Bradbury


[Mr Dark, things are fine over here. Last I heard, two people in these islands have swine flu - a married couple who picked it up on honeymoon in Mexico!

I may look well-heeled (although I doubt it), but to qualify for the 50% tax I would have to earn my current salary many times over. It's not something that will affect very many people.

Good current British SF writers? I'm still rather out of touch. I can't even keep up with RB, let alone the entire genre of SF!]

Good to hear from you. It was a pleasure meeting you at the Eaton conference. Hopefully, our paths will meet again. If my book ever gets published, maybe you can fly my wife and I over there to address your august institution of learning!

Mr D, you would have to fly on the back of a passing albatross (or other large bird), since my august institution is decidely not well-heeled!

I'm continuing the rounds of literary confidence, spreading the word of Mr B's good works. I'm off to Belgium next month to talk about "A Sound of Thunder". I'm also about to embark on the long haul of a PhD, using Mr B as my focus.

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Originally posted by philnic:
Mr D, you would have to fly on the back of a passing albatross (or other large bird), since my august institution is decidely not well-heeled!

I'm continuing the rounds of literary confidence, spreading the word of Mr B's good works. I'm off to Belgium next month to talk about "A Sound of Thunder". I'm also about to embark on the long haul of a PhD, using Mr B as my focus.

If you get your PhD does that mean we will have to call you Doctor Philnic? (Inside joke for those of us in the colonies.)

Or perhaps even Dr Phil.

August is a good word.

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August is a good word.

Also, a good month for the birth of authors and some of their stories.

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Originally posted by jkt:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by philnic:
...If you get your PhD does that mean we will have to call you Doctor Philnic?...

It's going to take me so long that OLD Dr Philnic will be the appropriate appellation.

Appellation is a good word, also a chain of mountains.

Phil: I'm excited for you in pursuing a PhD with the focus on Mr. Bradbury. I debated back and forth on a law degree or a PhD. Decided on a law degree. It is fun, but grueling. Hopefully, you can take some consolation from the fact that you will never be as old as I . . .

Are you referencing the Appelacheans? (sp?)

Dr. Phil. That's good. How would that work for ya?

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Originally posted by dandelion:
Also, a good month for the birth of authors and some of their stories.

It's also a good month for my birthday! It's true - I share a birth month with Mr B.

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Originally posted by Mr. Dark:
Phil: I'm excited for you in pursuing a PhD with the focus on Mr. Bradbury. I debated back and forth on a law degree or a PhD. Decided on a law degree. It is fun, but grueling. Hopefully, you can take some consolation from the fact that you will never be as old as I . . .

Are you referencing the Appelacheans? (sp?)

Dr. Phil. That's good. How would that work for ya?

I will never be as old as you? Au contraire, I hope to live to a ripe old age!

Appalachians, actually. 'Twas a pun.

Something I sneakily enjoyed at the Eaton Conference was being referred to (wrongly, but I wasn't about to correct anyone) as "doctor" or "professor". In the UK, "professor" is a title bestowed upon the head of a research department, whereas in the US all university teachers are called professors.

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Originally posted by philnic:
[Something I sneakily enjoyed at the Eaton Conference was being referred to (wrongly, but I wasn't about to correct anyone) as "doctor" or "professor". In the UK, "professor" is a title bestowed upon the head of a research department, whereas in the US all university teachers are called professors.

Us Yanks really messed up the meaning of Esquire, too.