Short Stories

I'm still reading Neal Gabler's biography of Walt Disney, but it is long, and I don't want to wait until I'm done with it before posting here again.
I LOVE Alfred Hitchcock, as most of my friends know. I have something like twenty of his films and three seasons of one of his television shows, Alfred Hitchcock Presents. Many of those episodes were written by Ray Bradbury, who is a favorite author of mine. I inherited my love of Bradbury from my dad, and I've essentially absconded with his (autographed!) copy of The Stories of Ray Bradbury, compiled by Alfred A. Knopf.

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I took it out last night after trying to watch an episode of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour called "The Jar", written by Ray Bradbury. My parents and I were trying to watch online and for some reason, it wasn't streaming correctly, and we only got a few minutes into it before we gave up...but Bradbury and Hitchcock stories just can't be left unfinished that way. When I got home, I checked to see if "The Jar" was included in this book, and lo and behold, it was! I read it and my spine was completely tingly afterward. I'd recommend it if you want to give yourself a bit of a chill ;-)
Since I was reading in bed, intending to sleep, I followed it with a long-time favorite: "The Picasso Summer". This one is short and sweet and leaves you feeling peaceful, but more than a little jealous. What a treasure it would be to witness something so special as George Smith did! I'll not say what he saw...you'll just have to read it yourself!