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.

A Better Time

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Lawrence Person

The XKCD comic, that is: The miniature trebuchet was a nice touch. “I don’t understand what the sea is doing.” Previously.

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Avram Davidson Chapbooks

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Since The Wailing of the Gaulish Dead just arrived in the mail, I thought I would do a post on all four of the Avram Davidson chapbooks put out by The Nutmeg Point District Mail/Avram Davidson Society: Davidson, Avram. The … Continue reading →

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Reptoids Among Us

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Lawrence Person

I assume you’ve heard about the shape-shifting reptoids that, according to David Icke, rule our world. What you may not have heard was that Icke was accused of antisemitism by the Canadian Jewish Congress, who allege that his reptoids are … Continue reading →

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More Oklahoma City Tornado Footage

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Current death toll in Oklahoma City Tornado is 51, though I’ve seen estimates of 91 deaths. More footage: Fast forward footage of the tornado: Helicopter footage of the torando and path of destruction, including where it crossed I-35: Where it … Continue reading →

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Oklahoma Tornado Raw Footage: Holy Crap!

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Lawrence Person

So far 37 people have been killed in the tornado that ripped through Oklahoma City today. Unconfirmed reports had the tornado a mile wide. Raw footage: Not sure if this is the same one: Destruction footage, shot off a TV:

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Shoegazer Sunday: Drifter’s “Summer”

Posted on May 19, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Drifter is a practitioner of minimalist, almost steady state shoegaze, with one riff repeated over and over again for the entire length of the song. But, by and large, they’re the right riffs. And check out their previous Shoegazer Sunday … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: General Idi Amin Dada: A Self Portrait

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Lawrence Person

General Idi Amin Dada: A Self Portrait Directed by Barbet Schroeder At this remove, few people remember how big Idi Amin Dada was in the 1970s. He wasn’t just an African dictator, he was the African dictator. Richard Pryor spoofed … Continue reading →

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Library Addition: Signed Edition of Isaac Asimov’s Foundation’s Edge

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Lawrence Person

You may remember that I’m collecting all the Hugo winners in first edition hardback. I finally picked up a limited edition of one of the ones I lacked. Asimov, Isaac. Foundations Edge. Whispers Press, 1982. First limited edition (consensus seems … Continue reading →

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Library Additions: Three Chapbooks

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Three chapbooks, two (mostly) non-fiction, and one fiction round-robin to help complete my Joe R. Lansdale collection. Michael Blaine, Dennis Etchison, James Kisner, Dean R. Koontz, Joe R. Lansdale, Richard Christian Matheson, Robert R. McCammon, William F. Nolan, Alan Rodgers, … Continue reading →

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Shogazer Sunday: Mirage In The Water’s “Is It Real?”

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Another does of Mirage in the Water, this time with “Is It Real?” Evidently the movie scenes are from a 1970s Japanese film on transvestites. I doubt that’s going in my to-be-viewed queue anytime soon…

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