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.

He surely must be happy with everything he’s got

Posted on March 19, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Rereading this post made me go poking around the Internet, where I came across this vintage video of Simon & Garfunkel performing “Richard Corey” live in 1966: Two- (and three- and four-) part harmony is sadly underutilized in music today…

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Million Dollar Idea

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Charlie Sheen. Lindsay Lohan. On Broadway. In Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolfe?. Charge $500 a ticket and it will still sell out a three month run. Get on it, Broadway producers! There’s gold in them thar freaks!

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Random Japanese Earthquake/Tsunami Updates for Thursday, March 17

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Lawrence Person

A few random notes on the Sendai earthquake and tsunami: Confirmed death toll is 5,962, with 9,522 people still missing. Why Japan is more resilient than Haiti when faced with similar crises. Nuclear scientists to the media: Stop being alarmist … Continue reading →

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New Lame Excuse Books Catalog Available

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Lawrence Person

I just sent out a new Lame Excuse Books catalog filled with interesting science fiction, fantasy, and horror first editions. Once again there’s lots of great stuff, including new books from Joe R. Lansdale, Jay Lake, Henry Kuttner, Charles Stross, … Continue reading →

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Japan Tsunami/Earthquake Update for March 16, 2011

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Lawrence Person

A few tidbits of news on the Sendai earthquake/tsunami aftermath in Japan: Confirmed death toll is 4277. Missing toll is 8194. Current estimates are that half a million Japanese are now homeless. A better source for updates on japan’s nuclear … Continue reading →

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Japan Earthquake/Tsunami Update for Tuesday, March 15

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Some news on the Sendai earthquake and tsunami: Confirmed death toll above above 3,400, but estimates still above 10,000. Supermarket shelves in Tokyo are bare I can’t even pretend to keep up with all the contradictory twists and turns of … Continue reading →

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Howard Waldrop and I Review Battle: Los Angeles

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Over at Locus Online. Short description: Better than Skyline, but no great shakes in the SF department…

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Japan Tsunami/Earthquake: More Before and After Pictures

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Lawrence Person

From ABC Australia.

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Japan Earthquake/Tsunami Update for Sunday, March 13

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Lawrence Person

A few more quick updates on the aftermath of the Sendai earthquake/tsunami: Current estimates for the death toll is that it will top 10,000 in Miyagi prefecture (which includes Sendai) alone. The magnitude of the earthquake has been shifted upward … Continue reading →

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Japan Earthquake/Tsunami Update for Saturday Morning, March 12, 2011

Posted on March 12, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Some quick Sendai earthquake/tsunami updates: Current death toll estimate is 1,700. By way of comparison, remember that the 2010 Haiti earthquake killed 316,000 and the 2004 Indonesian tsunami killed 230,210. First world infrastructure, building codes and warning systems matter a … Continue reading →

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