Feast of Laughter 1 : Ktistec Press : 9780692324103 : 0692324100 : 12 Nov 2014 : A labor of love by inspired fans, this magazine celebrates the literature of an original American treasure, R. A. Lafferty. Praised by Neil Gaiman and Gene Wolfe, compared to Borges and Garcia Marquez, Lafferty eludes genres. Sanguine about the availability of his writing, Lafferty fans created this enthusiastic mosaic of conversation, critique, fiction, poetry and art. Now, it's your turn. "If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing badly." - G.K. Chesterton "The best time to write a story is yesterday. The next best time is today. By tomorrow, you may have lost something." - R.A. Lafferty TABLE OF CONTENTS The Origin of the Feast by Kevin Cheek Talking About Talking About Lafferty by Kevin A. Cheek Laffertography by Rich Persaud A Few Words About R. A. Lafferty by Eric Walker If You do not Love Words: The Pleasure of Reading Lafferty by Elaine Cochrane An Interview with John Pelan by John Owen Laffe