It’s quite simple. I’m going to read the story to you. You can check out the story by following the link on my website, or if you have a copy of his book you can read it with me. This one is called The Hitch Hiker and it appears in volume 2 of The Complete Short Stories...
This article focuses on the encyclopedic electronic book "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy." Moments before the Earth is demolished by Vogons to make way for a galactic highway, Arthur Dent is rescued by his friend, Ford Prefect. Arthur and Ford hitch a ride on a Vogon ship, where...
Maybe I was disappointed because the story was too short. It could be an outline for a novel. But it needs to be dramatized. For example, how did Zep steal Ep and the spaceship? We’re just told it happens in the short story, but it would be better if we saw it acted out scene ...
The Tank Museum is wheelchair accessible, being located mainly on one level11, with long, sweeping ramps down to the Tank Story Hall and up to its restaurant, plus there are three sets of lifts. The museum often holds Quiet Mornings, where sounds and interactive displays are turned off to ...
independence from The United Kingdom, when Mary is introduced into the story, plus there is quite a bit about Grace O’Malley, the 16th century Irish pirate Queen. In short there is a lot of history, which roots the story and characters into their times and helps to illustrate their ...
They should not have picked up that hitch-hiking sociopath, but then there wouldn't be a movie. Based on a true story, 'The Hitch-Hiker' is a 1953 oldie starring Edmund O’Brien and Frank Lovejoy on the road, and William Tallman as the murderous fugitive. Directed by Ida Lupino, a...
Last year, Laura Dern prevailed for appearing in 18 minutes and 36 seconds (or 13.58%) of “Marriage Story.” Although her character’s children were unseen, Dern imbued her with the certain kind of tenacious warmth that mothers often radiate. Hers was the third relatively short maternal role...
inVoyages of the Imagination: The Star Trek Fiction Companion,by Jeff Ayers, with information on more recently published works in the franchise. It's also the onlyStar Trektimeline I know of which includes a placement for my own short story, "You Are Not in Space," fromStrange New Worlds ...
Life has changed, this shortish story is set ten years after Harold’s epic walk. It is during the pandemic and highlights some of the changes we have all experienced in the last decade. Some of these really took me aback, because it’s been a gradual process towards everything being st...