{"id":13222,"date":"2020-04-23T08:26:30","date_gmt":"2020-04-23T12:26:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?p=13222"},"modified":"2020-05-11T15:48:15","modified_gmt":"2020-05-11T19:48:15","slug":"covid-check-in-with-summer-pierre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-with-summer-pierre","title":{"rendered":"COVID Check-In with Summer Pierre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/COVID_Check-In_with_Summer_Pierre.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Virtual Memories Show<br \/>\nCOVID Check-In: Summer Pierre<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6671\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-13222-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/COVID_Check-In_with_Summer_Pierre.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/COVID_Check-In_with_Summer_Pierre.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/COVID_Check-In_with_Summer_Pierre.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/COVID_Check-In_with_Summer_Pierre.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?powerpress_pinw=13222-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/COVID_Check-In_with_Summer_Pierre.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"COVID_Check-In_with_Summer_Pierre.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4itPQhel9GzH3WK2iXr4Zw\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Interviews\/The-Virtual-Memories-Show-p1091071\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/feed\/podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/subscribe-to-podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"More\" rel=\"nofollow\">More<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cartoonist, illustrator &amp; writer <a href=\"http:\/\/summerpierre.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Summer Pierre<\/a> checks in from Highland Falls, NY. We talk about the importance of work &amp; parenting routines, keeping sane with freelance work, making diary comics, diving into National Poetry Month, the joy of sending &amp; receiving letters (and getting a recent letter from <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-320-seth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Seth<\/a>), crying at the supermarket, having the impulse to drive down to New York City just to cruise around the empty streets, and more. <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/COVID_Check-In_with_Summer_Pierre.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Give it a listen!<\/a> And go read <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9781940398761\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">All The Sad Songs<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><em>You can listen to all these COVID Check-In episodes at <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/the-covid-19-sessions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The COVID-19 Sessions<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MPS1vLg8lqY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed-podcast\/episode\/1tPS3oGhHeBiRfLxsPAyEN\" width=\"100%\" height=\"232\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 100px;\" src=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/embed\/player\/t142201121\/\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/COVID_Check-In_with_Summer_Pierre.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Listen to the conversation!<\/a>\u00a0Then check out\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcast-archive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the archives<\/a>\u00a0for more conversations from The Before Times.<\/p>\n<p>There are plenty of ways to follow <em>The Virtual Memories Show<\/em>: <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-virtual-memories-show\/id531173075\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iTunes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4itPQhel9GzH3WK2iXr4Zw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spotify<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/vmspod\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/vmspod\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXoLbP-9GbhHJZpCQP5TR5A\/videos?view_as=subscriber\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/radio\/The-Virtual-Memories-Show-p1091071\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TuneIn<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/virtualmemoriespodcast.tumblr.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tumblr<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/virtualmemories.libsyn.com\/rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RSS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>About our Guest<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.summerpierre.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Summer Pierre<\/a> is a cartoonist, illustrator, writer, and teacher living in the Hudson Valley, New York. She is the author of the graphic memoir, <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9781940398761\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">All The Sad Songs<\/a>, and the autobiographical comic series, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/listing\/530661268\/paper-pencil-life-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paper Pencil Life<\/a>. Her other books include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0399535640\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0399535640&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=d16fc9994033616ae3d4631c81e077c9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Artist in the Office: How to Creatively Survive and Thrive Seven Days a Week<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0399535640\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0399536248\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0399536248&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=5fec38ab4be9dc2eabf17b81d44d1b00\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Great Gals: Inspired Ideas for Living a Kick-Ass Life<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0399536248\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>. Her writing and art have appeared in PEN America, <em>The Rumpus, The Comics Journal<\/em>, and <em>The Nashville Review<\/em> among other places. Check her out on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/summerpierre\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/summer.pierre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/contributors\/summer-pierre\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The New Yorker<\/a>, and listen to <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-298-summer-pierre\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">our full-length podcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Credits: The conversation was recorded remotely via <a href=\"https:\/\/zencastr.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zencastr<\/a>. I used a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000SOYOTQ\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B000SOYOTQ&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=04f89e1b44161aff17be7ee9479f6d64\">Heil PR-40 Dynamic Studio Recording Microphone<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B000SOYOTQ\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/> feeding into a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B004MQSV04\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B004MQSV04&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=1a177654d0c55797588bc43949ef369e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cloudlifter CL-1<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B004MQSV04\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/> and a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B003VZG550\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B003VZG550&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=M2DKYCZ52E6ZFUA3\">Mackie Onyx Blackjack 2&#215;2 USB Recording Interface<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B003VZG550\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>. All processing and editing done in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00DRPVEUK\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B00DRPVEUK&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=902a694e24a241f7cee18f483a6ce2dd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Adobe Audition CC<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B00DRPVEUK\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>. Photo of Summer by her, but it&#8217;s on my <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/vmspod\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">instagram<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virtual Memories Show COVID Check-In: Summer Pierre Cartoonist, illustrator &amp; writer Summer Pierre checks in from Highland Falls, NY. We talk about the importance of work &amp; parenting routines, keeping sane with freelance work, making diary comics, diving into National Poetry Month, the joy of sending &amp; receiving letters (and getting a recent letter from &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-with-summer-pierre\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;COVID Check-In with Summer Pierre&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13223,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"audio","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[22,26,5981,4,379,1183,3],"tags":[3868],"class_list":["post-13222","post","type-post","status-publish","format-audio","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-art","category-comics","category-covid-check-in","category-literature","category-lost-in-the-supermarket","category-podcasts","category-suburbs","tag-summer-pierre","post_format-post-format-audio"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/covidsummercomp.jpg?fit=1884%2C800","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4C7K-3rg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11929,"url":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-298-summer-pierre","url_meta":{"origin":13222,"position":0},"title":"Episode 298 &#8211; Summer Pierre","author":"Gil","date":"December 3, 2018","format":"audio","excerpt":"Virtual Memories Show 298: Summer Pierre \"A mix-tape isn't just saying, 'I want you to enjoy this', it's, 'I want you to enjoy me making this.'\" In her new graphic memoir, All the Sad Songs (Retrofit Comics), Summer Pierre uses the mix-tapes of her 20s and 30s to tell us\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Art&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Art","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/category\/art"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1007b.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1007b.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1007b.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1007b.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1007b.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":9175,"url":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-143-jennifer-hayden-and-summer-pierre","url_meta":{"origin":13222,"position":1},"title":"Episode 143 &#8211; Jennifer Hayden and Summer Pierre","author":"Gil","date":"November 16, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Virtual Memories Show #143: Jennifer Hayden and Summer Pierre LIVE! \"Middle age is such a perfect term. 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