The pedestrianRay Bradbury
The pedestrian
a fantasy in one act.
by Ray Bradbury · first published 1951
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Two short stories by Bradbury address similar themes around screened entertainment, and are worth the 10 minutes to read if you're not yet familiar: 'The Pedestrian' – http://www.riversidelocalschools.com/Downloads/pedestrian%20... 'The Veldt' – http://www.veddma.com/veddma/Veldt.htm
on “Fahrenheit 451: Not About Censorship, But People “Turned Into Morons by TV”” ↗The article brings to mind this wonderful short story by Ray Bradbury, "Pedestrian" [1] "What are you doing out?" "Walking," said Leonard Mead. "Walking!" "Just walking," he said simply, but his face felt cold. "Walking, just walking, walking?" "Yes, sir."…
on “The slow death of purposeless walking” ↗You know what, you're right - The Pedestrian hit me much harder this time around than the first time I read it. God, I love Bradbury.
on “There Will Come Soft Rains [pdf]” ↗…by a police cruiser because I was walking on a well lit street at night in my Ohio hometown. The officer was reluctant to accept that anyone would walk for the sake of walking - and yes, I've read "The Pedestrian" by Ray Bradbury [1]. Truth can be as strange as fiction. After living in NYC for 10 years, walking has become such a natural part of life that I completely forgot how unusual it was in suburban Ohio.…
on “The slow death of purposeless walking” ↗Have you read “the Pedestrian” by Ray Bradbury? (Short story)
on “If we want a shift to walking, we need to prioritize dignity” ↗ObBradbury, "The Pedestrian". Written 61 years ago. http://mikejmoran.typepad.com/files/pedestrian-by-bradbury-1...
on “The Crisis in American Walking” ↗This reminds me of "The Pedestrian", by Bradbury. http://mikejmoran.typepad.com/files/pedestrian-by-bradbury-1...
on “The Quiet Ones” ↗It's not even funny, how it reminds me this story by Ray Bradbury - "The Pedestrian": * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pedestrian * http://www.unz.org/Pub/Reporter-1951aug07-00039
on “The Crisis in American Walking (2012)” ↗This reminds me of the 1951 Ray Bradbury short story, 'The Pedestrian'. The outside runners may someday again draw suspicion, when people prefer jog-questing in their home Oculus Rooms.
on “When running for exercise was for weirdos” ↗"Walking, just walking, walking?" This reminded me of the short story "The Pedestrian" by Ray Bradbury: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pedestrian We've studied this story in the English class (probably some 25 years ago).
on “How Children Lost the Right to Roam in Just 4 Generations” ↗The Pedestrian (1951) by Ray Bradbury is relevant here: https://www.riversidelocalschools.com/Downloads/pedestrian%2...
on “School's new policy bans parents from walking children to school” ↗This is also the plot of Ray Bradbury's short story "The Pedestrian." Another example of an (unfortunately) relatable Ray Bradbury story.
on “I ditched my car – and improved my fitness, sleep and bank balance” ↗This is basically what seems to have prompted Bradbury to write The Pedestrian: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pedestrian There’s a great audio version (I think from the BBC) too.
on “Why are so many pedestrians killed by cars in the US?” ↗“The Pedestrian” by Ray Bradbury comes to mind
on “Blacksky grew to millions of users without spending a dollar” ↗