tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784285653010648547.post5536766555640980024..comments2024-03-28T14:12:57.690-04:00Comments on PUMPKINROT.COM: The Blog: Joseph Mugnaini Rough DraftsRothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11329750481399948095noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784285653010648547.post-45694681363931823912018-07-22T11:24:31.390-04:002018-07-22T11:24:31.390-04:00The October Country is a bible of sorts. i LOVE m...The October Country is a bible of sorts. i LOVE my old vintage paperback edition with the old school cover art. i also LOVE the old vintage paperback edition of Dandelion Wine too..the version with the dark bottle that's filled with a skull..face..bitten apple & other lovelies & there's even butterflies swirling around the outside of the bottle. it's so macabre & gorgeous.<br /><br />Ray was a magician & not a fake one either. he could write about anything & make you feel like you were transported to exactly where his heart desired. that dude wrote about MARS like it was firsthand experience. how could he do that.<br /><br />this is one of my fave Ray Bradbury lines...<br /><br />“...the watermelons lay, unfingerprinted, striped like tortoise cats lying in the sun.”<br /><br />gahhhh..what a lovely visual!!<br />ONLY Ray Bradbury author & cat lover could write sucha perfect & timeless line.<br /><br />i still think about his passing on every June. STILL makes me feel sad & a little empty inside. i know he was really old & pretty sick when he passed so it's for the best i know..but..it still gets me. i guess it always will.girl6https://www.blogger.com/profile/11569067422250197915noreply@blogger.com