Howard Waldrop (born September 15, 1946, in Houston, Mississippi) is a science fiction author who works primarily in short fiction. Waldrop's stories combine elements such as alternate history, American popular culture, the American south, old movies (and character actors), classical mythology, and rock 'n' roll music. His style is sometimes obscure or elliptical. Wikipedia
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Waldrop interview in Locus Locus , the newsmagazine of the science fiction field, is offering free postage on a copy of their November 2003 issue, with a fabulous photo of Howard and an equally peculiar fascinating interview. www.sff.net/people/waldrop/