“The Pedestrian” (1951) is a science-fiction short story by Ray Bradbury, only three or four pages long, about a man who, after nightfall, roams aimlessly and compulsively about the silent streets of a nameless metropolis.Article continues after advertisementRemove Ads It is set in a totalitarian society at the midpoint of the 21st century, roughly a … Continue reading The Dissident Act of Taking a Walk at Night