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.

Restaurant Review: Hill’s Cafe

Posted on August 10, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Hill’s Cafe 700 S Congress Ave (Austin, 78745) (512) 851-9300 Eaten at: July 25, 2015 Restroom Rating: 1.5 (Guys, when one soap dispenser is broken, and the other is off the wall and lying on the sinktop, your men’s room … Continue reading →

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“You look like Freddy Kruger face-f*cked a topographical map of Utah”

Posted on August 6, 2015 by Lawrence Person

And now I pretty much have to see Deadpool… “Deadpool: The movie that touches you in totally inappropriate ways…”

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Library Addition: Signed Harlan Ellison Cassette Tape Pack

Posted on August 5, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Sometimes you stumble across something not really on your collecting radar, but if it’s cheap enough, you go “What the hell?” Ellison, Harlan. A Boy & His Dog & “Repent, Harlequin” said the Ticktockman. Warner Audio Publishing, no date (but … Continue reading →

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Of Top 25 Films on IMDB, Most Involve Crime

Posted on August 4, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Glancing through the top 25 films in the the IMDB Top 250 list, it occurred to me that most involved crime as the central subject, and a few more peripherally: The Shawshank Redemption (1994) (Yes: Central characters are mostly convicted … Continue reading →

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Amazing Book Find: Ballantine Hardback of Chad Oliver’s Shadows in the Sun

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Lawrence Person

I’d been having a dry spell searching the local Half Price Books locations. I wasn’t find much terribly interesting in their stacks (a few signed paperbacks here and there), and I either had everything I wanted in their collectable shelves, … Continue reading →

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Shoegazer Sunday: The Kritzler’s “Scarlet Sometimes”

Posted on August 2, 2015 by Lawrence Person

A pleasant Shoegazey song set to someone’s video of their vacation in Japan. It’s actually pretty cool. At some point The Kritzlers apparently became Cochlear Kill.

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Shoegazer Sunday: Tennis System’s “Space Age Love Song”

Posted on July 26, 2015 by Lawrence Person

For your Sunday dose of Shoegaze, here’s Tennis System covering A Flock of Seagulls’ “Space Age Love Song.” In other news, A Flock of Seagulls had songs other than “I Ran”…

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Our Short Regional Nightmare May Be Approaching An End

Posted on July 21, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Blue Bell ice cream to begin test production this week. Hip hip, hooray! If all goes well, they expect to have product back on store shelves by Labor Day. Also, billionaire Sid Bass has made a “significant investment” in Blue … Continue reading →

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For All Mankind

Posted on July 20, 2015 by Lawrence Person

46 years ago today, mankind landed on the moon. And “An Ending (Ascent)” (which you only get a little bit of above) is the greatest piece of music Brian Eno ever did…

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Library Addition: Proof of George R. R. Martin’s Never-Published John W. Campbell Awards Volume 6

Posted on July 20, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Finally obtained a book I’ve been trying to get for over 20 years, ever since hearing about it while compiling Bruce Sterling’s bibliography for Nova Express in the early 1990s: Martin, George R. R. The John W. Campbell Awards Volume … Continue reading →

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