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.

Shoegazer Sunday: The Stratford 4’s “Where The Ocean Meets The Eye”

Posted on October 12, 2014 by Lawrence Person

For your Sunday dose of Shoegaze, here’s The Stratford 4’s “Where The Ocean Meets The Eye,” which sounds a bit like The Jesus and Mary Chain.

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Library Additions: Chapbooks By Swanwick, Mieville, Lovecraft

Posted on October 9, 2014 by Lawrence Person

A variety of interesting chapbooks came in, including two books about H. P. Lovecraft’s family and a few Swanwick chapbooks I hadn’t been able to pick up before: (Lovecraft, H.P.) Faig, Kenneth W. The Parents of Howard Philip Lovecraft. Necronomicon … Continue reading →

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Shoegazer Sunday: Slowdive’s “Sleep”

Posted on October 5, 2014 by Lawrence Person

What? Another obscure Slowdive song? Really, Lawrence? Really? Yep. Evidently this was originally an Eternal song, Eternal being the band Christian Savill was in before Slowidve.

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College Football Broadcast Or Conceptual Art Piece?

Posted on October 4, 2014 by Lawrence Person

You make the call! I mean, I wouldn’t put it past Jeff Koons or Damien Hirst to slip Katy Perry 10 grand…

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Shoegazer Sunday: Explosions in the Sky’s “The Birth and Death of the Day” Live

Posted on September 28, 2014 by Lawrence Person

How do you feel about six minutes of intermittently pleasant guitar noodling? Tough. They’re an awful lot like a strictly instrumental version of Midsummer.

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Two TV Artifacts From My Misspent Youth

Posted on September 25, 2014 by Lawrence Person

There are two forthcoming TV show DVD sets that hearken back to the days of my youth: Recommended without qualification is the complete WKRP in Cincinnati with the original music restored. If it wasn’t the greatest sitcom of the late … Continue reading →

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8-Bit Version of Nine Inch Nail’s “Closer”

Posted on September 24, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Either you like this sort of thing or you don’t…. I think it gets better the deeper into the song you get.

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Restaurant Review: September 20, 2014: Pour House Pints and Pies

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Pour House Pints And Pies 11835 Jollyville Rd (Austin, 78759) (512) 270-4740 This is essentially a sports bar that serves pizza. The pizza was pretty good (but could have used more cheese to hold our “four meats plus onions” toppings … Continue reading →

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Shoegazer Sunday: My Violent Ego’s “Trail of Lights”

Posted on September 21, 2014 by Lawrence Person

“Trail of Lights” is a lush, laid-back, multilayered Shoegaze piece from Scottish/Italian duo My Violent Ego.

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The Lame Excuse Books Page Has Been Updated

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Lawrence Person

I’ve updated the Lame Excuse Books web page with a number of new books from the August catalog. Includes a number of tasty books (many signed) for your reading and collecting pleasure…

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