#r a lafferty

[neil-gaiman]

Is it true that you own the right to the works of R. A. Lafferty?

What an odd one! No, not true at all.

Some years ago I donated a fee to the Locus Science Fiction Foundation* https://lsff.net/, that allowed the Foundation to buy the rights to Lafferty's work outright -- previously, it had been owned by about 40 of his relations, which meant trying to get anything into print involved getting 40 people to agree. The Foundation seemed like a good home for it. This is why Lafferty's work has been coming back into print over the last several years.

The Best of R.A. Lafferty is out there - here's a review https://www.lareviewofbooks.org/article/such-abnormal-activity-on-the-best-of-r-a-lafferty/

and Centipede Press is working to bring all of the short stories into print, over ten beautiful books:

https://www.centipedepress.com/authors/lafferty.html

*a nonprofit dedicated to the promotion and preservation of science fiction, fantasy, and horror

[oldmanyellsatspaceship]

Episode 3 - Dream World - R A Lafferty by Old Man Yells at Spaceship

The Old Man reads a story about shared dreams, questioning reality, and someone named Agnes. Our theme song is The Universe Speaks by Arthur

Episode 2 - A Bad Day for Vermin - Keith Laumer by Old Man Yells at Spaceship

The Old Man reads a short story about a visitor from another world, sudden and unnecessary violence, and a lot of angry townsfolk. Our theme

Episode 1 - The Doorway - Evelyn E Smith by Old Man Yells at Spaceship

The Old Man reads a short science fiction story involving a narrow minded husband, alternate dimensions and long-suffering women. Our theme

[boxdoginc]

Chanelling my best Mignola for a Illustration commission about an R.A Lafferty story ‘Ginny wrapped in the sun’

[mudwerks]

R A Lafferty, Aurelia. Starblaze / The Donning Company, 1982. Cover by Larry Todd.

what the hell is going on?...

[dougfort]

A Holy Fool in the Interior Castle: Christian Folly and Spanish Mysticism in R. A. Lafferty’s Fourth Mansions

A Broken Stairway, a Hidden Fountain, and the Fool Who Sees

Re-reading R. A. Lafferty's "Fourth Mansions". I read it more than fifty years ago. I was taking a lot of drugs back then.