on to become an Academy Award winning cinematographer. Short film cast Reesa Mallen as Margot Keith Coogan as William Tammy Simpson Bridget Meade as Lisa Edith Fields as Mrs. Callaghan Analysis The story has been discussed in the context of magic realism, as a metaphor for the importance of Earth and difficulty in surviving outside of the human natural environment. See also Venus in fiction The Long Rain References External links 1954 short stories Short stories by Ray Bradbury Short stories set on Venus Works originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction Science fiction short stories Short stories adapted into films