Tag: astronomy

• A Visit to Poe’s House

  Last summer, I came across a couple of family trees online that indicated I’m directly descended from Edgar Allan Poe’s grandfather David Poe via my great grandmother, Sarah Elizabeth Poe. If true, this would make me a cousin of one of the most famous writers of dark fiction. I’m a little skeptical that this is…

  David Lee Summers

  April 30, 2026

  Gothic Horror, horror books, Horror Favorites, Personal Experience, Poetry, writing

  Al Aaraaf, astronomy, Baltimore, Berenice, Edgar Allan Poe, inspiration, Kitt Peak National Observatory, Laptop Desk, Morella, steampunk, Tamerlane, telescope, The Astronomer’s Crypt, The Hungur Chronicles, University of Virginia, writing space

• What Inspires Me

  

  When asked what inspires me, I think of the 1985-92 television series Ray Bradbury Theater. During the intro segment, Ray Bradbury walked into an old cage elevator and came out in an office full of memorabilia and toys. He referred to it as his “magician’s toyshop.” All he had to do was look around and…

  David Lee Summers

  April 20, 2023

  Philosophy of Writing, Publishing news, The Craft

  astronomy, haunted house, John Nichols, Ray Bradbury, Robert A. Heinlein, StoryBundle, writing inspiration