For people like me, who are in their early thirties, growing up was about books written by authors heavily influenced by Ray Bradbury. He was the modern mythmaker and his influences popped up in unexpected places in, say, action films and television, too.u00a0I envy the man. He was a role model not only because he wrote such rich literature, but also because he wrote every day without fail and excuses.

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