Written By (The Magazine of the Writers Guild of America, West) Summer 2010 Edition

This issue honors Ray Bradbury’s 90th birthday. I was lucky to be given a copy of this not-for-sale magazine which is given to WGAw members. The main article honoring Ray is titled “A Lion at 90.” There is a never before publisher story by Ray, “The Dog in the Red Bandana.” (a simply beautiful story) The cover art by Pixar Animator Lou Romano is going to be available for sale at Every Picture Tells a Story.

The joke here in L.A. is that you can go into any restaurant and ask the waiter to sell you his copy.

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The first page of the story.

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Thanks for the tip-off and images, jkt. The good news for the rest of us is that the WGAw puts the magazine on line, albeit some time after publication. Their archive of previous issues is here:

http://www.mydigitalpublicatio...publication/?i=36445

Presumably, the Ray issue will appear online in a few months.

Incidentally, browsing the back issues online I found a good article about Norman Corwin.

The publisher has just informed me that the magazine can be purchased at local So. Cal. independent bookshops.

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Originally posted by jkt:
The publisher has just informed me that the magazine can be purchased at local So. Cal. independent bookshops.

Just let me know how much I owe you!

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Originally posted by Doug Spaulding:

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Originally posted by jkt:
The publisher has just informed me that the magazine can be purchased at local So. Cal. independent bookshops.

Just let me know how much I owe you!

One has to find one first and as you know I don't travel over the hill if I don't have to.

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Originally posted by philnic:
...The good news for the rest of us is that the WGAw puts the magazine on line, albeit some time after publication...

Quicker than I thought: the issue has gone online! View it here:

http://www.mydigitalpublicatio...publication/?i=40620

You can also download a PDF version.

Phil, yes, downloaded and printed just now. A great colorful layout, article by F. X. Feeney, ...and the metaphoric story! Thanks.
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The article refers to a week of LA RB birthday celebrating! Any details (settings) taking shape, jkt?

I hesitate to draw attention to this, but in the interview Ray explicitly states "I am a Zen Buddhist". That will put the cat amongst the pigeons for those who fret over Ray's religious leanings!

(He's being metaphorical. Like when he says he's a bastard son of Lon Chaney.)

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Originally posted by fjp451:
Phil, yes, downloaded and printed just now. A great colorful layout, article by F. X. Feeney, ...and the metaphoric story! Thanks.
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The article refers to a week of LA RB birthday celebrating! Any details (settings) taking shape, jkt?

Phil: Yes, lots of stuff in the works. The city of Los Angeles is going to declair a Ray Bradbur Week with all types of events.

Great blog post by Lou Romano on the creation of the cover image:

http://louromano.blogspot.com/.../bradbury-at-90.html

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jJ

The "Zen" reference is also intrigued by Mr. Feeney's closing remark, "The affirmation of Christianity throughout (the story "The Dog with the Red Bandana") is so simple and direct that you might wonder if this is a new departure in Bradbury's works."

Not really, as through the years there has been no lack of religious allusions and understanding of the traditions there of (Ie., The Man, Fire Balloons, etc. ...) http://www.intellectualconserv...com/article2965.html

Declair: to regurgitate an eclair (OED, rejected entry).

Wait! Ray is NOT the bastard son of Lon Chaney???



thank you for the pdf link!

I am celebrating Ray Bradbury Week by reading We'll Always Have Paris. I have kept this on my shelf, unread, since it was published, waiting for a good moment to dive in.

Last night I ran across Ray's dog with the red bandana in one of the short stories... I am starting to wonder who this dog is.