06 August 2011, 02:50 PM
Brian PelfreyWinesburg, Ohio
I recently passed through the town of Winesburg and, recalling the introduction to a recent edition of the M. Chronicles, thought of Ray.
I knew as a boy that humanity's future depended upon a balance of visionary seeking and cautionary warning; seeking our potential while reminding ourselves of The Worst We Might Do.
No author has done so much to both midwife, and prevent, the future.
Thank you.
09 August 2011, 03:07 PM
Mr. DarkBrian Pelfrey: Wonder if we're distant relatives--my surname being palfreyman.
The structure of Winesburg, Oh is similar to Hemingway's "In Our Time" and Bradbury's "Martian Chronicles" and "Illustrated Man'.
All of them excellent reading.