"No, no, you are no child of mine" The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God; — Romans 8:16 Originally titled “The Multitudinous Grandmothers,” “Nine Hundred Grandmothers” was a Lafferty favorite, and many of his longtime readers still hold it in especially high regard. Most readers come to it for at least two reasons: its title is unforgettable, and it lends its name to Lafferty’s most successful short-story collection. It might as we

SF has never been very forward-looking. It is likely the least innovative of literatures. It has certainly never been daring, though several of its practitioners wear the ‘I am Daring’ badge hypocritically. It is a field compounded largely of patsies who can be led by nose-rings anywhere at all. — "The Case of the Moss Eaten Magician" I want to think a little about Lafferty's support for Joseph McCarthy and his refusal ever to believe that McCarthy had been wrong about commun