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: Dead Mellotron’s “I Hate The Way Things Are”

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Lawrence Person

I thought last week’s dose worked out so well that we should go back for a second helping.

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What Should I Read in 2012?

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Better late than never! In the Before Time, the Long Long Ago (i.e., before I started this blog), I would ask The Vast Wisdom of Usenet (i.e. rec.arts.sf.written) what books I should read this year. Now that I have the … Continue reading →

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William Shatner on the Mike Douglas Show

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Lawrence Person

The first segment has Shatner talking about difficult acting jobs he had to perform on Star Trek. The second features him singing. Guess which one I watched all the way through?

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Book Signing and Party for Three Messages and a Warning

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Lawrence Person

I attended a signing at BookPeople for Three Messages and a Warning: Contemporary Mexican Short Stories of the Fantastic, co-edited by Turkey City’s own Chris Brown (formerly Chris Nakashima-Brown, now renamed after a long and painful de-Japanization process). The event … Continue reading →

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Shoegazer Sunday: Dead Mellotron’s “I Woke Up”

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Love the band name.

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Much More Important Than ABBA

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Lawrence Person

The surviving members of Monty Python are reuniting for a science fiction film farce called Absolutely Anything. I am so there.

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In Which The “No Disco” Rule is Temporarily Lifted

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Lawrence Person

I doubt I’ll live this one down. Let’s just call this Guilty Pleasure Friday. I read on Bill Crider’s Blog that ABBA was releasing their first new single in 18 years. Now keep in mind I’m firmly in the “anti-disco” … Continue reading →

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Unpublished R. A. Lafferty

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Lawrence Person

I don’t have a love/hate relationship with The New York Review of Science Fiction, but I do have a “Love/Meh” relationship with it. I’ve been a subscriber lo these many years, and have contributed the occasional piece. But frequently much … Continue reading →

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Lawrence Person’s Library: Reference Books (Part 3: Contributor Copies)

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Here are some pics from the section of my reference library where I keep contributor copies of publications my work has appeared in. Before the contributor copies, there are several book auction catalogs (including from the auctions I covered here), … Continue reading →

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Worst. Webpage. Ever.

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Oh. My. God. Someone saved Bello De Soto’s wesbite for posterity. Who is Bello De Soto, you ask? Oh, nobody important, except for the fact that she designed the worst website in the history of the world. It’s like the … Continue reading →

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