Los Angeles, Fourth Day: Mystery and Imagination (Saturday, 8 July 2010)

On Saturday afternoon we visited Mystery and Imagination in Glendale to read and pay tribute to the great George Clayton Johnson on the occasion of his 81st (!) birthday.
George is the writer of classic episodes of The Twilight Zone ("Kick the Can," "Nothing in the Dark," "A Game of Pool"), Star Trek ("The Man Trap"), Route 66, Kung Fu and more. He's also the creator of Logan's Run (with William F. Nolan) and Ocean's 11. He's a unique, agile thinker who, through his semi-annual lecture series on writing and creativity (events hosted by Mystery and Imagination at no charge) continues to educate, illuminate and inspire.

George Clayton Johnson

Josh Alan Friedman plays before reading from his novel
Black Cracker (Wyatt Doyle Books)

Our warmest thanks to Malcolm and Christine, John and Eric at Mystery and Imagination. And of course, many, many happy returns to George Clayton Johnson!

photos © 2010 Wyatt Doyle