{"id":13044,"date":"2020-04-01T07:01:07","date_gmt":"2020-04-01T11:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?p=13044"},"modified":"2020-04-01T07:01:10","modified_gmt":"2020-04-01T11:01:10","slug":"covid-check-in-with-samuel-r-delany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-with-samuel-r-delany","title":{"rendered":"COVID Check-In with Samuel R. Delany"},"content":{"rendered":"

Virtual Memories Show
\nCOVID Check-In: Samuel R. Delany<\/a><\/p>\n

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“I may be one of those people who operates fairly well in chaos. So the very fact that there’s chaos around gives me something to fight against and focus on what I’m doing.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Happy birthday to legendary science fiction author Samuel R. Delany<\/a>! Chip checks in from Philadelphia, where he’s found himself working on a new piece of fiction. We talk about comparisons with his AIDS-era experiences, his partner Dennis’s willingness to share him with Rachel Maddow, his recent binge of Tiger King<\/a> on Netflix and his disappointment in Da Vinci’s Demons<\/a>, his new website, samueldelany.com<\/a>, the advantages of turning into his grandmother, his virtual birthday plans, and more. Give it a listen!<\/a> And go check out\u00a0samueldelany.com<\/a>!<\/p>\n