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.

The Sun Wants to KILL YOU

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Some nice turns of phrase (pathetic fallacy division) from the inimitable James Lileks: At the center of every solar system, perhaps, there’s not a benevolent disc that paints the world with light and heat, but a raging devil shouting its … Continue reading →

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Starr Faithfull, Andrew J. Peters, and the Scandals of Yesterday

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Today we come up on the 80th anniversary of an unsolved death that marked a major scandal for a prominent political figure. The badly bruised body of beautiful 25-year old girl washed up on the beach at Long Island, her … Continue reading →

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Liberty County Mass Grave: “Never Mind”

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Lawrence Person

You know that 0-30 range for that mass grave? It turned out to be on the low end of that range. Namely zero. Can I say I’m psychic for thinking this was bunk?

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Police Find Mass Grave of 0-30 Bodies in Liberty County, Texas

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Which is to say that so far they’ve found none. Which hasn’t kept other people from jumping the gun. You might want to wait on reporting that until you find, you know, actual bodies. Especially since the tip was reported … Continue reading →

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Long Interview With Brian Eno

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Don Webb alerted me to this long interview with legendary musician/ composer/innovator Brian Eno on (of all places) Al Jazeera: Lots of fascinating information on his background, such as collecting music from American airbases near his childhood home (and only … Continue reading →

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Review Copypalooza

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Lawrence Person

So about a year after I really needed to, I’ve finally got around to reorganizing my office. And by “reorganizing,” I mean “putting away a bunch of crap so I can actually put the books I’ve already bought in their … Continue reading →

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The June Ansible is Up

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Lawrence Person

For your skiffy reading pleasure.

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Manos Two: Twice the Hands, Twice the Fate!

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Lawrence Person

A certain Rupert Talbot Munch Sr. of Falls City, OR is working on a sequel to the classically bad Manos: The Hands of Fate called Manos: The Search for Valley Lodge. They’re going to be filming in El Paso, just … Continue reading →

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Out of the Running for Principle of the Year

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Bad: Smoking meth. Much Worse: A teacher and a principle. Get a Rope: In the principle’s office.

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All Hail Our Aggie Cyborg Softball Overlords!

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Lawrence Person

I root for the Texas Longhorns over interstate rival Texas A&M, but man, you can’t help but be inspired by this story about Aggie softball slugger Meagan May’s recovery from a near-fatal car accident to play again in less than … Continue reading →

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