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Interview with Lawrence M. Schoen About the author Lawrence M. Schoen  holds a Ph.D. in cognitive psychology and psycholinguistics. He’s also one of the world’s foremost authorities on the Klingon language, and the publisher of a speculative fiction small press, Paper Golem. He’s been a finalist for the John W. Campbell Award, the Hugo Award, and the Nebula Award. Lawrence lives near Philadelphia. You can find him online at LawrenceMSchoen.com and @KlingonGuy. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi Lawrence, welcome over to The Book Plank and for taking your time to answer these few questions for us. LS: Thank you, it’s a great pleasure to be here. But enough about me, let’s talk about me! BP: First off, can you tell us w ho Lawrence M. Schoen is? What are your likes, dislikes and other hobbies besides writing? LS: The simplest answer to that is that I’m an author. I’m also a research psychologist, a small ...

A Kippled Meal by Daniel Polansky and Lawrence M. Schoen When the idea of having Lawrence M. Schoen and Daniel Polansky write together came up, it seemed an unlikely match.  Daniel’s  The Builders  is a tale of of bloody revenge and razor sharp wit, while Lawrence’s  Barsk  is a story of prophecy, the afterlife and deep pathos. Then we looked again and realized that  Barsk  features sentient, genetically engineered post-elephants as protagonists, and   The Builders  has a star studded cast of anthropomorphic desperados. Of course! Each authors’ characters are sympathetic and human-like, but the choice of creature matters, revealing key character- and world-building details. “A Kippled Meal,” the result of their collaboration, is a meditation on the nature of various idealized animals.   I have been a big fan of Daniel Polansky ever since the Low Town series. Just about a few weeks back I read his latest short story. The Buil...