Lafferty’s short sentences fascinate me. For several weeks, I've tried to understand how they work, especially those sentences that carry...

Lafferty’s knack for weird and wonderful words is a big part of the joy of reading him. His stories don’t just tell—they sing, hum,...

Lafferty's published fiction comprises roughly 2,836,500 words and features around 80,000 unique word forms. What stands out is the...