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.

And Still More Japan Earthquake/Tsunami Upadates

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Lawrence Person

My most recent post on the Japanese earthquake and tsunami is here. Some more news tidbits on the Sendai earthquake/tsunami. Evidently the possibility of a nuclear meltdown has been greatly reduced, with a backup cooling system now online. Early reports … Continue reading →

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Still More Video From the Japanese Earthquake/Tsunami

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Lawrence Person

A few more videos. Not a lot of context for some of these, so I can’t tell if they’re from Sendai or someplace else. This provides a scary, up-close demonstration of how fast the tsunami came in: Japanese office workers … Continue reading →

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Japan Earthquake News Update

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Lawrence Person

The current news, as near as I can gather: Death toll is now estimated at 1,000. Let’s hope that wrong (like the early reports out of Katrina), but looking at footage of the debris wall the tsunami swept in, it … Continue reading →

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Pictures From the Japanese Earthquake

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Holy Moly. Note: This and all other posts on the Sendai earthquake and tsunami (including numerous videos) can be found here. Correction: As the commenter below notes, this picture is from the 1995 Kobe earthquake, not today’s quake. This one … Continue reading →

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8.9 Earthquake, Tsunami Hits Japan

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Lawrence Person

The quake hit at 2:46 p.m local time about 230 miles off the coast of northern Japan near Sendai. A Wikipedia entry is already up, and they’re calling it the largest earthquake to hit Japan in recorded history. It looks … Continue reading →

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Bruce Sterling Donates Books and Papers to the Ransom Center

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Including the manuscript for The Difference Engine, among others. I knew he was planning to do this, since he talked about it several years ago when I went over to his house to buy some books from him.

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The Penniless Shakespeare Scholar

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Lawrence Person

This story of an itinerant Shakespeare scholar with no job and no fixed address, who lived in a succession of homes by the kindness of strangers, is fascinating reading. It also reminds me, ever so slightly, of someone I know…

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The History of Science Fiction

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Lawrence Person

In visual form. Not exactly how I would do it, but worth taking a look at…

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R. A. Lafferty Estate for Sale?

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Assuming it’s not a hoax or scam, the estates of R. A. Lafferty is being auctioned off, including the rights to all his novels and short stories, etc. The ad says the current bid is $70,000. How much is the … Continue reading →

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Texas Doesn’t Lead the Way (Thank God)

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Lawrence Person

In arrests of college football players, that is. SI and CBS news listed the arrest records for every team in the preseason top 25, and the two Texas teams in the list did comparatively well. Texas came in third-to-last, with … Continue reading →

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