The Two Rays

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Mr. Ray Bradbury passed on today. His effect on me as a writer was and will always be immense. I'm not going to try and say anything better than people all over Twitter are saying already. 

So, instead, a little tribute. Ray, from "Dirge" was named after Ray Bradbury, just as Rod was named after the late Rod Serling. I thank them both for all that they did in the name of creativity and storytelling.

And I thank my Dad, Kenneth Kirk for introducing me to both of them.


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