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Originally posted by Richard:
A great new interview with Ray appears in the current (July/September, 2009) issue of THE STRAND MAGAZINE. This magazine has also published several new short stories by Ray over the past several years. For those who cannot find a copy of THE STRAND at their local newsstand or bookstore, here is a link to the magazine's website:

http://www.strandmag.com/index.htm

Alos, the July/August, 2009 issue of the SATURDAY EVENING POST will include a poem by Ray (the POST's website refers to it as a "poetic tribute to America". Since I have not yet seen this issue, I am uncertain whether this will be a re-printing of Ray's poem "America" or a new poem). Here is a link to the POST's website:

http://www.saturdayeveningpost...uly-august-2009.html

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Originally posted by Richard:
One aspect of the interview in THE STRAND that I especially enjoyed was the fact the interviewer asked Ray about his admiration for the writing of John Collier, something I had not seen in many prior interviews. For a more detailed discussion by Ray of his respect for John Collier and Collier's influence on Ray's writing, I highly recommend the introduction Ray wrote for for the New York Review Books' re-issue of John Collier's classic short story collection, FANCIES AND GOODNIGHTS. The introduction includes Ray's very funny recounting of his one and only in-person meeting with Collier:

http://www.nybooks.com/shop/product?product_id=968

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Originally posted by Richard:
...the writing of John Collier...