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.

Apollocon 2011 Pictures

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Lawrence Person

My computer was in the shop, so I haven’t had a chance to do the usual photo roundup until now. Stina Leicht. The public has cried out “Stina! We just can’t get enough photos of her! Could you possibly put … Continue reading →

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Best Potato Chips Ever

Posted on July 2, 2011 by Lawrence Person

By serendipitous chance, I have stumbled across the most delicious potato chips I’ve ever tasted. You’re probably thinking “Oh, they’re probably truffle-flavored French potato chips you found at Central Market, and they’re $20 a bag.” No. I found them at … Continue reading →

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The July Ansible is Up

Posted on July 2, 2011 by Lawrence Person

For all your skiffy reading pleasure.

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Lanterns Over Poland

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Lawrence Person

I’ve seen some other videos of lanterns be floated over Poland as part of their midsummer festival, but I thought this was just too cool looking not to post.

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Lists of Top Crime Films

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Ever since the 70s Crime Film Festival I’ve been a bit on a crime film kick, having watched Get Carter, Mean Streets, The Friends of Eddie Coyle, Casino and Scarface. Along the way I’ve found a few Best Crime Films … Continue reading →

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Lovecraft and Copyright

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Lawrence Person

While looking around for something else, I stumbled upon this this fairly extensive piece on the copyright status of H. P. Lovecraft’s work. The impression I always had is that all of Lovecraft’s works that weren’t already in the public … Continue reading →

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Lawrence Person’s Library: Reference Books (Part 2: Oversized Books)

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Lawrence Person

And here’s the second part of my series on my reference library. The last installment dealt with the books I reach for most often. The reference works listed in this post share only size, being too big for most of … Continue reading →

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Sounds From True Stories: The Great Lost David Byrne Album

Posted on June 18, 2011 by Lawrence Person

In the 1980s, two of my favorite albums were soundtracks David Byrne did as odd side projects: Music from The Knee Plays, Byrne’s linking music for the never-staged 9 1/2 hour Robert Wilson avant-garde musical spectacle the CIVIL warS: a … Continue reading →

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The New and Perfect Man (Postscripts 24/25) is Out

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Including my story “The Dog Parade.” Here’s the traycase the signed, limited edition comes in: And here’s the book itself nestled snugly inside that traycase: It was actually an unusually long journey for the anthology to be published, as one … Continue reading →

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Lawrence Person’s Library: Reference Books (Part 1)

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Lawrence Person

I haven’t posted much the last week because I’ve been busy doing this and that, and one of the things I’ve been busy with is a long-overdue cleanup of my office, including doing something about those Nova Express review copies … Continue reading →

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