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.

My Locus Piece for April 1 is Up

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Lawrence Person

This time it was Peter Watts and Paolo Bacigalupi’s turn in the barrel. Link Updated My many previous April 1 offerings include: Neil Gaiman One Step Closer to Sainthood Doctorow and Stross to write authorized sequel to Atlas Shrugged Greg … Continue reading →

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George R. R. Martin’s Top Ten SF Films

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Lawrence Person

There’s a lot to like on George’s list, such as having Forbidden Planet as the number one film. I disagree with him on how well Star Wars holds up, but it’s still a pretty credible list.

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The Lame Excuse Books Catalog for March 2011

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Greetings, and welcome to the latest installment of Lawrence Puts The Latest Book Catalog Up as a Whopping Big Block of Text Without Any Formatting. All these are available for sale. (Check out the Lame Excuse Books page for my … Continue reading →

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Japan Mini Update on Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Reactor for March 29

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Slashdot posted a story linking a highly speculative piece in The Guardian saying that high levels of radiation might be a sign that molten fuel has leaked through the reactor vessel (not the containment vessel, as the Slashdot summary breathlessly … Continue reading →

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Japan Earthquake/Tsunami Update for March 29

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Official death toll is at 11,102, with 16,493 people missing. Resulting shortages continue to hit the global supply chain, including the world’s two-largest producers of 12″ silicon wafers for semiconductor fabrication and batteries for Apple’s iPod. It has also resulted … Continue reading →

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The Fungus That Is Spam (and Ruining Their Business)

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Lawrence Person

I usually get some 20-30 pieces of comment spam or so a day, on various topics. Today, there were 131 pieces, almost all of them for “laser toenail fungus remover.” So in order to ruin their business for anyone who … Continue reading →

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Von Neumann’s Cleaning Catastrophe

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Lawrence Person

I’m getting ready to purchase a new HDTV. (In fact, this will be the first television I’ve actually bought, as opposed to being a hand-me-down. From this you may correctly infer that I’m a cheapass tightwad very frugal. I’m also … Continue reading →

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Mammoth Book of Extreme Science Fiction Comes Out in Poland

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Lawrence Person

I chanced across this, which, when translated from the Polish, turns out to be Mike Ashley’s The Mammoth Book of Extreme Science Fiction, which contains my story “Crucifixion Variations.” Foreign rights were mentioned in my last royalty statement, so I’m … Continue reading →

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Japan Tsunami/Earthquake Update for Monday, March 21

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Lawrence Person

One more brief update on the aftermath of the Sendai earthquake/tsunami: Death toll at 8,000, with 13,000 missing. All six of the reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant appear to be under control, though there appears to be … Continue reading →

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Tangential Crime Blotter: Sherry Black, Warren Jeffs, Robert Ben Rhoades

Posted on March 19, 2011 by Lawrence Person

As far as I can tell, there’s been no real news in the Sherry Black murder case since it was featured on the America’s Most Wanted website in January. But in poking around, there is some news on some tangents … Continue reading →

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