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.

I Would Totally Buy This Halloween Prop…

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Lawrence Person

…if it weren’t $5,100. Also, this is nicely creepy:

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Fark Annual Scary Story Thread

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Lawrence Person

It’s Halloween, which means its time for the annual Fark Scary Story Thread. Here are the links to threads from previous years: 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004

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Library Additions: Limited Hardback Edition of Ides of Octember Roger Zelazny Bibliography

Posted on October 30, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Another crazy collector item for my Zelazny library: (Zelazny, Roger) Kovacs, Christopher, compiler. The Ides of Octember: A Pictorial Bibliography of Roger Zelazny. NESFA Press/Camelot Books, 2011. First hardback edition, letter M of 21 lettered copies with a Zelazny signature … Continue reading →

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New York’s Last Movie Photo Shop Closes Its Doors

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Lawrence Person

I’m sort of surprised one was still in business. What with the insane rents and all. Also, Rick Klaw’s grandfather, Bettie Page photographer Irving Klaw, gets namechecked.

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Library Additions: Philip K. Dick’s A Handful of Darkness

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Another important book for closing in on my complete Philip k. Dick in hardback collection: Dick, Philip K. A Handful of Darkness. Rich & Cowan, 1955. First edition hardback, Currey binding A (blue boards lettered in silver) in a first … Continue reading →

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Giant Pentagram in Kazakhstan

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Well, here’s something you don’t see every day. A giant pentagram in the former Soviet Republic of Kazakhstan. Looks to be about 1,300 feet across. I’m sure it’s in no way a summoning grid for unspeakable eldritch horrors…

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Shoegazer Sunday: Black Tambourine’s “Throw Aggi Off The Bridge”

Posted on October 27, 2013 by Lawrence Person

For your Sunday dose of shoegaze, here’s Black Tambourine’s “Throw Aggi Off The Bridge.”

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Halloween Horrors: Flying Death

Posted on October 25, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Heh.

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Library Additions: Two Signed Ray Bradbury Books

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Lawrence Person

I picked up two more signed Ray Bradbury books off eBay: Bradbury, Ray. The Homecoming. Collins Design, 2006. First edition hardback in decorated boards, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket, signed by Bradbury. Illustrated by Dave McKean. Short … Continue reading →

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Creepy Online GIFs and Their Origins: Ballface

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Here’s a GIF that’s a wee bit unnerving: It’s vaguely reminiscent of the creepy moon in Georges Méliès’s The Astronomer’s Dream. Turns out it’s from a “tracking & compositing experiment” video: I know that I always use subjects that are … Continue reading →

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