"The Break-In: The Timothy Leary Connection" is a document prepared by Don Dulchinos for the PKD Festival in Fort Morgan, Colorado, in Summer 2024. The piece compiles an exchange that took place on the Facebook PKD Fan Group beginning April 11, 2021, with all rights reserved to the individual group members.
The document explores a connection between Philip K. Dick and Timothy Leary, the controversial psychedelic advocate, through a discussion that originated around a leather jacket worn by actress Winona Ryder while filming A Scanner Darkly. The exchange traces an unexpected thread connecting Dick's work, the counterculture, and Hollywood adaptation.
The PKD Festival in Fort Morgan, Colorado is a recurring gathering of Dick scholars, fans, and enthusiasts. This document represents the community-driven research that characterizes much Dick scholarship, where fan discussions on social media can uncover biographical connections and cultural threads that supplement formal academic work.