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The Alien Baby's Tour of Paul Di Filippo's House One of the great pleasures of my stint as a Philip K. Dick Award judge in 1998 was reading a book called Lost Pages by Paul Di Filippo. Although I had read individual Di Filippo stories before, I'd never really understood the extent of Paul's comic, pacing, and stylistic genius. In Lost Pages, Paul postulates alternative lives for writers such as Philip K. Dick and also mimics their styles. The book was funny, wise, tongue-in-cheek, respectful of its subject matter, and just wonderful. The effect of reading it was similar to the effect of a cold glass of water after a hot day spent mowing the lawn. Lost Pages wound up being the runner up for the Philip K. Dick Award and garnering all sorts of praise from critics. Since then, I've read a lot more of Di Filippo's work - including the marvelous Steampunk Trilogy - and I've come to the conclusion that the man can do just about anything he wants writing-wise. He's a polyglot and a protean talent. Other works include Joe's Liver, Ciphers, and Ribofunk, as well as stories in every major or important publication in genre: Asimov's SF Magazine, F&SF, Semiotext(e), Interzone, etc. To top it off, he writes reviews for, among others, Asimov's SF Magazine and The Washington Post at a rate that makes you wonder when exactly he sleeps - or if he sleeps at all. Paul has also won the BSFA 1994 award for Best Short Story for "The Double Felix" and he was a Nebula finalist for "Lennon Spex". He is a native Rhode Islander who lives in Providence with the enchanting and talented Deborah Newton. Paul was kind enough to respond to my letter and disposable camera with the following photographs of his work space and house. You can find an interview with Paul and some of his work at www.infinityplus.co.uk.
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