One of the greats of my generation.

Needless to say the Sci-Fi community is buzzing over the loss of Arthur C. Clarke. He was an incredibly prolific writer and visionary. So many people know of his movie "2001 - A Space Odyssey", but not as many know his wonderfully intense short stories. I thought I'd share my favorite one here - one that kicked me in the gut the first time I read it as a young teen and has stayed with me all the years since.

I present to you "The Nine Billion Names of God" by Arthur C. Clarke.

I'd be interested to hear your thoughts.


[FWIW: I have always wanted to do this as a theater-in-the-round piece. I've had the staging and tech done in my head for years. Just picture the finial scene as the two final actors are on stage, walking up a catwalk leading toward the back of the room. They stop and look up, drawing the audience's eyes upward. And one by one, the individual overhead lighted stars go out...

Yep. Gotta do it.]