At this time I was a member of the science fiction book club

At this time I was a member of the science fiction book club. As a member I received a sci-fi book every month and I typically read and shared them. Favorite authors were Heinlein, Asimov, Clark… I still like sci-fi, but am more selective in my reading. Our knowledge of space, the planets and the moon has grown substantially since the mid-50’s and most of the youth sci-fi premises have fallen.

One of my favorites from that time was Have Spacesuit Will Travel by Heinlein. The title is probably a take off from a popular TV series of the era Have Gun Will Travel. Anyhow this kid discovers a used space suit and ends up on the moon. Oh, well.

Today in 2020, of the original 7 of us only three are alive. Both Brad and James perished by their own hands in the early 70s. Patrick, my best friend in the high school years, died of a burst aneurism in the 90s. And Dennis died of Alzheimers only a few years ago.