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Great article. I had seen pictures of his writing den, but this really opens up his day to day routine in a way that I hadn't envisioned. This is depressing:
by ilamont 3y ago
Great article. I had seen pictures of his writing den, but this really opens up his day to day routine in a way that I hadn't envisioned.
This is depressing:
The only complication involved a pension that Delany thought he’d earned from the university; it didn’t exist.
Makes me wonder about his other business relationships and if there was a mismatch between what he expected vs. what was delivered. The fine print of employment and publishing contracts is often very restrictive and/or requires additional steps to unlock certain rights or benefits.
For anyone who hasn't read Delany, Nova is a solid starting point. Forget the "space opera" label, it's just a great story with interesting characters and vision of humanity's far future.
- logicprog 3y agoNova is simply incredible.
- jadamson 3y agoI'd suggest starting with Conversations with Samuel R. Delany (2009): > It may seem paradoxical from my statement that generally speaking I think sexual relations between children and adults are likely to go wrong and that most of them are likely to be, start off as, or quickly become, abusive, that I also support a group like NAMBLA—which I do. But that’s because I feel one of the largest factors in the abuse is fostered by the secrecy itself and lack of social policing of the relationships.