About​

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This blog is a personal project in which I explore the works of R. A. Lafferty in my spare time. Lafferty was a devout Roman Catholic. My blog tries to read him on his own terms and to be clear when breaking with him. 

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A typical post might include three parts: a summary, an interpretation, and some visual aids or other curiosities to help readers approach Lafferty’s writing in their own way. The directive is, I mostly love this thing, but I won't lie for it, nor will I run reputational cover. If you read the blog, you will see that I am critical of how Lafferty has been handled by most Lafferty scholars, especially on the issue of Holocaust denial. There are some signs that this is changing after my work here.

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The Resources section features tools I built for my own use as I learned Lafferty in a six-month period. They really are learning documents, but I thought others might find useful as well. If you are brand new to Lafferty, some tips can be found here.

 

You can reach me at mumbrumber101@gmail.com. Reach out if you want to talk about Lafferty or if there is any way I can help you with your own Lafferty research. 

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Other Resources

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The R. A. Lafferty Papers – University of Tulsa – Archival collection at the University of Tulsa.

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The R. A. Lafferty Papers – University of Iowa – Manuscripts housed at the University of Iowa.

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The Lafferty Estate – Official estate website.

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The Bibliography – Indexed at ISFDB.

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Luminist Archives – Science Fiction – Digital archive of science fiction magazines and publications.

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Blogs & Discussions

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Failing Even Better – A Lafferty-focused blog.

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Continued on Next Rock – Andrew Ferguson’s Lafferty blog.

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The Ants of God Are Queer Fish – Daniel Otto Petersen’s Lafferty blog.

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Yet Another Lafferty Blog – Kevin Cheek’s Lafferty blog.

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Dedicated to R. A. Lafferty – A Lafferty appreciation site.

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