Author Archives: Lawrence Person

About Lawrence Person

Lawrence Person is a science fiction writer living in Austin, Texas. His short fiction has appeared in Asimov's, Analog, Postscripts, Jim Baen's Universe, Fear, and several anthologies. He also edits the Hugo-nominated SF critical magazine Nova Express, and runs the Turkey City Writer's Workshop. His non-fiction has appeared in National Review, Reason, Whole Earth Review, The Freeman, The World & I, Science Fiction Eye, The New York Review of Science Fiction, and Slashdot.org. He owns such a large library (mostly science fiction first editions) he had to buy a two-story house to put it in, and then adopted a golden retriever to drag him out of his house on a regular basis. He also makes a mean batch of salsa.

Bob Dylan Wins Nobel Prize in Literature

Posted on October 13, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Not a headline from The Onion. A real headline from the world of 2016: Bob Dylan, the brilliant, iconoclastic musician who has for decades defied people’s expectations, was announced as the winner of the Nobel Prize in literature on Thursday … Continue reading →

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Library Additions: Two Neal Barrett Jr. Hardback Chapbooks

Posted on October 12, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Now that I’ve finished cataloging those National Book Auction Books, I can finally start cataloging the books I bought at Armadillocon, way back in July. First up: Two Neal Barrett, Jr. chapbooks I already had in wraps, but not in … Continue reading →

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Holy Fark: They’re Making a TV Series of Candle Cove

Posted on October 11, 2016 by Lawrence Person

That was my reaction upon reading this. In fact, making is probably the wrong word, since it evidently premiered on SyFy tonight. (I’ve been busy.) If you hadn’t heard of it before, it’s a Creepy Pasta about a obscure kid’s … Continue reading →

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Library Additions: Nine William F. Buckley, Jr. Non-Fiction Books, Seven Signed

Posted on October 10, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Here’s the second set of William F. Buckley books from that National Book Auction lot. Once again, most of these are signed on bookplates, and it occurs to me that maybe these were done as bonuses for National Review subscribers. … Continue reading →

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Shoegazer Sunday: All in the Golden Afternoon’s “The Long Goodbye”

Posted on October 9, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Hope you like drone rock with a repeating riff played for an extended period of time, because that’s what Austin’s own All in the Golden Afternoon is laying down in “The Long Goodbye,” which reminds me of Talking Heads’ “The … Continue reading →

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Halloween: Betty Boop’s Snow White

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Lawrence Person

It’s October already, so time to start putting up some Halloween posts, so here’s Betty Boop’s version of Snow White. Really digging those crazy background images during the Cab Calloway song…

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Library Additions: Six Signed William F. Buckley, Jr. Spy Thrillers

Posted on September 29, 2016 by Lawrence Person

The very last lot I got from National Book Auctions wasn’t related to SF/F/H. It was a box of William F. Buckley books, which the listing showed that some indeterminate number of which were signed. I won it for $50, … Continue reading →

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Shoegazer Sunday: Prepare My Glider’s “In a Whirl”

Posted on September 25, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Even though Prepare My Glider’s work seems more like a demo reel for the Yamaha fx500, I thought this was pleasant enough to be worth sharing: Wave after Wave e.p. by Prepare My Glider

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Library Additions: Six Horror Reference Works

Posted on September 22, 2016 by Lawrence Person

The last “random” collection of stuff from the National Book Auction lots. These are seven reference works, ostensibly horror-related, but probably the most interesting is only tangentially related. Collison-Morley, Lacy. Greek and Roman Ghost Stories. B. H. Blackwell, 1912. First … Continue reading →

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Ping Pong Ball Trick Shots

Posted on September 20, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Not usually my thing, but this one is pretty amusing.

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