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Author: 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.
Books Read: China Mieville’s The City & The City
I finished China Mieville’s The City & The City just before the Christmas holidays hit. It’s a very solid, and very interesting, novel, and speculative fiction if you consider Ruritanias fantasy. A police procedural set in a sort of Trans-Balkens City-State duopoly of Beszel and Ul Qoma, which are not just side by side, but… Continue reading Books Read: China Mieville’s The City & The City
And speaking of cold…
The cold, it burns…
Cthulhu Ski Mask
Tempting, but at $45 is much too expensive for a climate as typically balmy as Texas. (At least most years. This year it’s been freaking cold…)
Texans Clinch Winning Season, Miss Playoffs, Gary Kubiak to Return
The Texans finally have a winning season after beating new England 34-27. Moreover, in Arian Foster, they appear to have (finally!) found their running back of the future. (Of course we said that about Dominick Davis/Williams and Steve Slaton as well, so who knows?) Alas, their slim playoff hopes were crushed like an aluminum can… Continue reading Texans Clinch Winning Season, Miss Playoffs, Gary Kubiak to Return
Happy New Year!
Last night I attended two New Year’s Eve parties, then went home to shoot off loads of fireworks (I live in unincorporated Williamson County) with Dwight, A.T, and Carol, a task made more difficult by the the high winds. (It’s been a very wet December, so there was no chance of starting wildfires.) Quote of… Continue reading Happy New Year!
Lawrence Person’s Library of Science Fiction First Editions
A long, fairly detailed description of my library of science fiction first editions.
Dave Barry’s End of Year Wrap-up
Always a must-read.
As Maureen Dowd Sees Science Fiction
Here’s a Maureen Dowd column. It’s about politics (which I avoid on this blog), but I was struck by this sentence: Even before a Nigerian with Al Qaeda links tried to blow up a Northwest Airlines jet headed to Detroit, travelers could see we had made no progress toward a technologically wondrous Philip K. Dick… Continue reading As Maureen Dowd Sees Science Fiction
New Lame Excuse Books Catalog Real Soon Now
I’ll be sending a new Lame Excuse Books catalog of science fiction, fantasy, and horror first editions out via email later this week. Email me at lperson1@austin.rr.com if you want to receive a copy.