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.

Library Addition: Signed R.A. Lafferty Chapbook

Posted on October 22, 2018 by Lawrence Person

I picked up a signed R.A. Lafferty chapbook, one of the Drumm chapbooks I already had, but in unsigned form: Lafferty, R.A. It’s Down the Slippery Cellar Stairs. Chris Drumm, 1984. First edition chapbook original, #76 of 100 signed, numbered … Continue reading →

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Video from Transworld’s Halloween & Attractions Show 2018

Posted on October 21, 2018 by Lawrence Person

Video from another Halloween animations trade show:

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Footage from the Halloween and Party Expo 2018

Posted on October 20, 2018 by Lawrence Person

I’ve been remiss in not putting up more Halloween posts this year, but I’ve been exceptionally busy. So here’s some footage from the Halloween and Party Expo 2018, including truckloads of creepy clowns:

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Library Addition: Philip Jose Farmer’s The Purple Book Inscribed to Robert Adams

Posted on October 18, 2018 by Lawrence Person

I picked up another Philip Jose Farmer paperback original associational copy: Farmer, Philip Jose. The Purple Book. Tor, 1982. First edition paperback original, a Near Fine- copy that, while tight and square, shows numerous small spots of rubbing across the … Continue reading →

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Halloween Horrors: Some Fake Cthulhus

Posted on October 4, 2018 by Lawrence Person

Amateur video faking technology is improving all the time, so enjoy some fake “hey, we put a digital Cthulhu behind some clouds” footage.

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Library Additions: Two Centipede Press Books

Posted on October 3, 2018 by Lawrence Person

I picked up two Centipede Press books, one off eBay and the other direct from the publisher: Smith, Clark Ashton. In the Realms of Mystery and Wonder: Collected Prose Poems and Artwork of Clark Ashton Smith. Centipede Press, 2017. First … Continue reading →

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“She sang beyond the genius of the sea”

Posted on October 2, 2018 by Lawrence Person

Today is the 139th birthday of American poet Wallace Stevens. Along with T. S. Eliot, Stevens was one of the great modernist poets, and you might have read “The Emperor of Ice-Cream” (another great poem) in high school. Like most … Continue reading →

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Halloween Horrors: Threatening Toilets

Posted on October 1, 2018 by Lawrence Person

Welcome to The October Country! Would you believe there’s a Twitter feed dedicated to posting pictures of scary toilets? pic.twitter.com/7F1Bca7wUf — Toilets With Threatening Auras (@scarytoilet) September 24, 2018 pic.twitter.com/nKvT3YtlqV — Toilets With Threatening Auras (@scarytoilet) August 15, 2018 This … Continue reading →

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Library Additions: Two Jack Vance VIE “Extra” Volumes

Posted on September 27, 2018 by Lawrence Person

Sometimes you overpay for something because you couldn’t afford it when it came out, or to get the whole set. Both of these volumes were produced by the Vance Integral Edition project (VIE for short), and were produced separately from … Continue reading →

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Library Addition: Lettered “Slipcrate” State of Chet Williamson’s Dreamthorp

Posted on September 23, 2018 by Lawrence Person

Here’s a book I picked up more for the state and the publisher than the author. Dark Harvest was a very active small press from the early 1980s into the early 1990s. They published primarily horror and science fiction, and … Continue reading →

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