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.

New Wile E. Coyote Cartoon

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Coyote Falls: Given how very badly it could have gone (audio very NSFW), they did a remarkable job of capturing the original’s virtues. Now if we could just get a worthy new Daffy cartoon…

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A Brief Disquisition on Sundry Issues Involving Insane Clown Posse

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Since it’s the Halloween season, what better way to celebrate than a look at two (theoretically) scary clowns? I am not a fan of rap music. Or hip-hop. Or crunk. Or whatever derivative nomenclatures have been attached to that particular … Continue reading →

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My DVD Player is POSSESSED BY SATAN!

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Lawrence Person

I woke up around 4 AM this morning to the sound of Tracey Chapman’s “Change” playing in the next room. It turns out the DVD player turned itself on, and since that’s the song HBO uses on the ad at … Continue reading →

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Miami Heat on Track for Perfect Season

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Lawrence Person

A perfect 0-82 season, that is. I’m sure the Las Vegas odds against that are astronomical (after all, they do get to play the Nets), but it does go to show that maybe all this presumptive talk of an inevitable … Continue reading →

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Three Bold Predictions About the NBA Season

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Lawrence Person

You might not have noticed, but the NBA Regular Season starts tonight. And what’s the use of having a blog if you can’t post foolhardy bold predictions? So here are three bold predictions for the coming season: The Rockets will … Continue reading →

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Playboy Playmate, Star Trek Actress Charged With Murder

Posted on October 21, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Dwight mentioned this but didn’t blog about it: Former 1968 Palyboy Playmate of the Year Angela Dorian (AKA Victoria Rathgeb, AKA Victoria Vetri) has been charged with attempted murder for shooting her boyfriend during an argument. What he didn’t mention … Continue reading →

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WisCon Disinvites Elizabeth Moon

Posted on October 21, 2010 by Lawrence Person

I try to avoid political topics in this blog (and Facebook, for that matter), because, as someone once pointed out, “Telling someone their political ideas are wrong is like telling a 14-year old girl that the boy band she like … Continue reading →

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Fascinating Interview With Ex-Apple CEO John Sculley on Steve Jobs

Posted on October 19, 2010 by Lawrence Person

I know it’s already been linked from Slashdot, but this interview with former Apple CEO John Sculley over on Cult of Mac is fascinating reading. It talks about Steve Jobs design-centric perspective, and how it’s lead to every important Apple … Continue reading →

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When I Think NASCAR, “Terry Gilliam” is the First Name That Comes to Mind

Posted on October 18, 2010 by Lawrence Person

If you haven’t heard, Terry Gilliam is making a NASCAR-themed short film that will premiere on Halloween and then be available free online. Sounds like a ghost story/Sleepy Hollow sort of thing. A few random observations: I’ll watch it. While … Continue reading →

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An Amazing Jack Vance Collection

Posted on October 16, 2010 by Lawrence Person

With pictures. While I do have the Vance integral edition, which he doesn’t, I still don’t have a lot of the stuff shown here. Vance collectors are so fanatical that they make my bibliomania look relatively sane by comparison… (Hat … Continue reading →

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