Book Blogger Hop #9 (9/21 - 9/27) What my blog readers probably don't know about me is...

 

 

 

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What is one thing that your
blog readers probably
do not know about you?

 

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My Answer:

What they don't know is how I started reading science fiction! 

I have to give a little bit of background first...

 

When I was around 10, I started reading a lot of horse books, and loved to draw winged unicorns whenever I got bored in class.  I read such books as the Black Stallion novels, by Walter Farley, My Friend Flicka, Black Beauty, National Velvet, etc.  I was really into horses, although my parents wouldn't let me get riding lessons because they were afraid I would fall off a horse.  (And break my glasses and/or some body part.) 

Well, around the age of 12, I met this girl who claimed she came from another planet (I can't recall the name of this planet, unfortunately, but it was definitely not in our solar system).  She drew the most fabulous spaceships, too!  She got me hooked on science fiction, and I stopped reading horse books for a long time.  She also claimed that her real name was "Chel-al Burr".  I promptly started to hero-worship her, and claimed that I really came from Mars, and that my real name was "Chal-ter Byron".  (Same initials, too, lol.)  She rigged up a couple of 'antennas' once, from wire clothes hangers and plastic Easter egg halves.  We used them to 'communicate' with each other!

Anyway, I suddenly knew what I wanted to be when I grew up -- an astronaut!  I switched from Flicka to Lucky Starr's adventures, written by Isaac Asimov, under the pen name of Paul French.  I also started daydreaming about alien cultures, spaceships, and so on...  As I entered adolescence, I began reading Asimov's adult books, as well as novels by Heinlein and Bradbury, and the stories of Cordwainer Smith.  I also got hooked bigtime on "Star Trek" re-runs (the original series), and wanted to be a crew member of the USS Enterprise.  I had crushes on both Mr. Spock and Capt. Kirk -- sometimes I loved one more than the other...

 

Needless to say, when I found out how rigorous astronaut training was (and still is), I changed my mind about joining Neil Armstrong in outer space, deciding to confine my space voyages to the ones found strictly within the covers of science fiction books!

I owe my lifelong love of science fiction to my 7th-grade friend, Chel-al, whose 'Earthling' name was Sylvia... Sadly, I lost touch with her years ago.  I have no idea what part of the galaxy she might currently be stationed in...

 

 

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