In Which the Sf Signal Mind Meld Talks About First SF Reads

I got to participate again.  I really like these – both doing my little snippets for them, and seeing what we all come out with on the end.  Of note this time:  Many of us started with Heinlein.  There is also a Facebook thread on this based on a  tweet I  made at 2:00 AM (do people ever sleep?) and that thread follows the same pattern – a lot of Heinlein-era writers.  I guess this group is mostly my age. 

Another commonality to note is that these are almost all adventure stories.  I think t...