One More for the Road Author:Ray Bradbury America has no finer teller of tales than Ray Bradbury. Now the master treats us to another round -- eighteen brand-new stories and seven previously published but never before collected -- a rich elixir distilled from the pungent fruit of experience and imagination, expertly prepared by a superior mixologist. — This glass overflows with a heady b... more »rew: a house where time has no boundaries; the comforts of arguments eternal; the ghosts of dear friends, errant sons and lost fathers; the addictive terror of a pre-dawn phone call. It is a superb refreshment served with wit, heart, and flair by the incomparable Bradbury. And every satisfying swallow brings new surprises and revelations.
First day --
Heart transplant --
Quid pro quo --
After the ball --
In memoriam --
Tete-a-tete --
Dragon danced at midnight --
Nineteenth --
Beasts --
Autumn afternoon --
Where all is emptiness there is room to move --
One-woman show --
Laurel and Hardy alpha centauri farewell tour --
Leftovers --
One more for the road --
Tangerine --
With smiles as wide as summer --
Time intervening --
Enemy in the wheat --
Fore! --
My son, Max --
F. Scott/Tolstoy/Ahab accumulator --
Well, what do you have to say for yourself? --
Diane de Foret --
Cricket on the hearth --
Afterword: Metaphors, the breakfast of champions« less
I always enjoy Bradbury's short stories. These didn't do it for me as much as some of his other collections, but everyone has different tastes; you might enjoy it more than I did!