{"id":13357,"date":"2020-05-11T07:45:45","date_gmt":"2020-05-11T11:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?p=13357"},"modified":"2020-05-11T07:45:48","modified_gmt":"2020-05-11T11:45:48","slug":"covid-check-in-with-cassandra-khaw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-with-cassandra-khaw","title":{"rendered":"COVID Check-In with Cassandra Khaw"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/COVID_Check-In_with_Cassandra_Khaw.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Virtual Memories Show<br \/>\nCOVID Check-In: Cassandra Khaw<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5841\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-13357-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/COVID_Check-In_with_Cassandra_Khaw.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/COVID_Check-In_with_Cassandra_Khaw.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/COVID_Check-In_with_Cassandra_Khaw.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_Cassandra_Khaw.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?powerpress_pinw=13357-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/COVID_Check-In_with_Cassandra_Khaw.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"COVID_Check-In_with_Cassandra_Khaw.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>Supernatural horror author &amp; game writer <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cassandrakhaw.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cassandra Khaw<\/a> checks in from Montreal. We talk about her life in transit and her dread at seeing borders close, how horror writers are scaredy-cats and why she&#8217;s trying to write something bright &amp; happy, how it&#8217;s driving her batty to not be able to go to the gym), the therapeutic aspects of playing Animal Crossing and how it deviates from a key rule of gaming by enforcing the need to slow down, her lament at missing Montreal&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/muralfestival.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">mural festival<\/a>, helping amplify other writers through Twitch-streamed readings, her undying love for Stephen Graham Jones&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9780062412706\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mongrels<\/a>, her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harpercollins.ca\/9780062994028\/unti-vampire-the-masquerade-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">upcoming novella<\/a>, and more. <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/COVID_Check-In_with_Cassandra_Khaw.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Give it a listen!<\/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\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-NRJbSJ2o9s\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed-podcast\/episode\/45ol9d6fis76UcvPxuO2O6\" width=\"100%\" height=\"232\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allow=\"encrypted-media\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/embed\/player\/t143428900\/\" style=\"width:100%; height:100px;\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/COVID_Check-In_with_Cassandra_Khaw.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Listen to the conversation!<\/a>&nbsp;Then check out&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcast-archive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the archives<\/a>&nbsp;for 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:\/\/cassandrakhaw.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cassandra Khaw<\/a> writes many things. Mostly these days, she writes horror and video games and occasional flirtations with chick-lit. Her work can be found in venues Clarkesworld, Fireside Fiction, Uncanny, Lightspeed, Nightmare, and more. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cassandrakhaw.net\/book.php?p=13\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Song for Quiet<\/a> was her latest novella from Tor.com, a piece of Lovecraftian Southern Gothic that she worries will confuse those who purchased <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cassandrakhaw.net\/Bearly%20a%20Lady.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bearly a Lady<\/a>, her frothy paranormal romantic comedy. Her new novella comes out in June as part of the collection <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harpercollins.ca\/9780062994028\/unti-vampire-the-masquerade-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Walk Among Us<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You should check out Cassandra on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/casskhaw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/casskhaw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a>, support her work via Patreon or <a href=\"https:\/\/ko-fi.com\/casskhaw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ko-Fi<\/a>, and listen to <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-363-cassandra-khaw\" 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 Cassandra by her. 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: Cassandra Khaw Supernatural horror author &amp; game writer Cassandra Khaw checks in from Montreal. We talk about her life in transit and her dread at seeing borders close, how horror writers are scaredy-cats and why she&#8217;s trying to write something bright &amp; happy, how it&#8217;s driving her batty to not &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-with-cassandra-khaw\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;COVID Check-In with Cassandra Khaw&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13358,"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":[5981,4,1183,5,19],"tags":[5946],"class_list":["post-13357","post","type-post","status-publish","format-audio","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-covid-check-in","category-literature","category-podcasts","category-travel","category-urban-issues","tag-cassandra-khaw","post_format-post-format-audio"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/covidckhawcomp.jpg?fit=2536%2C800","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4C7K-3tr","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":12909,"url":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-363-cassandra-khaw","url_meta":{"origin":13357,"position":0},"title":"Episode 363 &#8211; Cassandra Khaw","author":"Gil","date":"February 25, 2020","format":"audio","excerpt":"Virtual Memories Show 363: Cassandra Khaw \"In novels, you're trusting the reader to follow you along the whole way. 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