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.

In Which I Disappoint a Google Searcher

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Lawrence Person

One of the things the WordPress stats package shows you is which Google search terms people use to reach your site. It is my suspicion that whoever was searching for “pictures of a person’s dick” was most likely bitterly disappointed … Continue reading →

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World Horror in Austin

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Blogging has been a bit light as of late because I was finishing up my taxes and then cleaning my house in advance of a party, the two of which have eaten up almost all my previously spare time. I … Continue reading →

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The Onion on Book Signings

Posted on April 16, 2011 by Lawrence Person

From the so-true-it-hurts category: “Author Francine Massey told reporters that she does her absolute best for everyone who comes out to see her, whether it’s just three people or a much larger crowd of nine people.” Back when I would … Continue reading →

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But Wait! There’s MORE Shatner News!

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Lawrence Person

In addition to Emmy-Award winning actor, singer, director, and international man of general awesomeness, add “Shakespearean Actor” to William Shatner’s already formidable resume. He’ll be doing a reading of The Merry Wives of Windsor along with Kenneth Branagh, Tom Hanks, … Continue reading →

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Shatner Update: Shatner Sings Again!

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Lawrence Person

You may have noticed that I’m a fan of William Shatner. I’m not so much of a fan of his music (or his direction; William Shatner still owes me $3.50 for Star Trek V); in fact, putting on a copy … Continue reading →

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Dear College Humor: Your List is Bad, And You Should Feel Bad

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Warning: Deceased Equine Flogging Next 500 Words So: A little while back College Humor put up a list of the top 100 movie comedies of all times based on the votes of their readers. (If you want to avoid giving … Continue reading →

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Why It’s Getting Harder and Harder to Read Slashdot These Days

Posted on April 10, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Slashdot header: FBI Releases Document Confirming Roswell UFO. Actual story: FBI declassifies document in which an agent reports that some guy claimed there were flying saucers found at Roswell. It’s been known since the 1990s that the crash debris at … Continue reading →

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Japan Earthquake/Tsunami Update for April 4, 2011

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Lawrence Person

A few more bits of new on Sendai tsunami/earthquake aftermath: The latest official death toll is 11,828, with more than 15,500 still missing. Some high-resolution photos of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear facility Another good source of information on the Fukushima … Continue reading →

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Carpentry Porn

Posted on April 2, 2011 by Lawrence Person

As someone who has bookshelves custom-built to my own specifications (8-high, adjustable shelves, etc.), I appreciate fine carpentry work. But this just takes it to a whole new level: That’s the tool chest of 19th century piano maker H.O. Studley. … Continue reading →

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Tobias Buckell Offers Up Real E-Book Data

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Lawrence Person

He actually lists exactly how much he made off the e-books edition of his short story collections Tides from the New Worlds (which, I should point out, I have one print copy of left over at Lame Excuse Books). His … Continue reading →

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