Delany began publishing short fiction professionally with “The Star Pit.” It appeared in Worlds of Tomorrow and was turned into a popular two-hour radio play, broadcast annually over WBAI-FM for more than a decade. ABOUT THE AUTHOR After his seventh novel, Empire Star (1966), Samuel R. The result was a tie between “Riders Of The Purple. Delany began publishing short fiction professionally with The Star Pit. This novella was nominated for a Hugo in 1968. Lonnie Johnson was the first male blues star and was considered the. After his seventh novel, Empire Star (1966), Samuel R. Review of Driftglass by Samuel R Delany only4 starsI was immediately drawn. First published in Worlds of Tomorrow, February 1967. I especially enjoyed The Star Pit actually a novella rather than a short. Fletcher rated it really driftglazs it Delzny 04, They had a daughter, Iva Hacker-Delany b. But its likely to still connect with gays, and could potentially open the eyes of straights in more traditional societies. Produced by Baird Searles Production Assistant Neal Conan Directed by Daniel Landau Music and Sound Effects by Susan Schweers Technical Direction by David Rabkin and Ed Woodward Broadcaster: Mind’s Eye Theater / WBAI FM New York Broadcast: 1967 A tale of loneliness and difference, about grounded workers who service the starships that will travel the galaxy. Vyme lives at the Star Pit, a waystation on the edge of the galaxy, compelled to push the limits of his containment. Delany, Baird Searles, Randa Haynes, Walter Harris, Jerry Matts, Joan Tanner and Phoebe Wray. And Delany gives us this story about a regular guy who works there fixing spaceships and missing his family with a whole galaxy to move through but banging his head on the fact he can't get outside it. Samuel R Delany The Star Pit The Star Pit is at the edge of the galaxy, as far as normal people can go.