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Iffiness in the Offing

January 9th, 2024 · No Comments

Some free-flowing piano music…

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Impasse

October 19th, 2023 · No Comments

A very short story, from my upcoming collection The Potato Farm. IMPASSE “I have nothing to say,” he said. “Who asked you?” she asked. “I won’t dignify that with a reply,” he replied. “Then I have nothing more to add,” she added.

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I Speak Briefly About AI

September 26th, 2023 · No Comments

At Derek Pell’s request, I speak briefly about our experiences working with Artificial Intelligence for our book The Man Who Ate His House. Thanks to Mamie Caton for shooting the video, which you can see here.

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Interlude in C

May 29th, 2022 · 2 Comments

This interlude uses five pitches around middle C: 250, 255, 260, 265, and 27o Hz. I retuned a chord zither, but a digital keyboard would also work.

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It All Went Pfft

January 31st, 2022 · 2 Comments

My new album, It All Went Pfft, is now available on Bandcamp! It includes 20 songs, plus the eponymous piano piece. The selections are: 1. Oh Dear, Oh Dear 2. Let’s Not Leave the House Anymore 3. Laughter 4. A Different Point of View 5. A Few Essential Principles 6. Bread and Honey 7. Get […]

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Into the Sea

May 3rd, 2021 · Comments Off on Into the Sea

In this story from my collection Sleepytime Cemetery, our two hapless protagonists contend with life underwater. Why is it so much harder to breathe there, anyway? Here’s how it begins… INTO THE SEA “I’ve never done this before,” admitted Morris. “Me neither,” said Winchell. “Well, let’s see what it’s like,” said Morris. They jumped off […]

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Introduction to “Laughter”

January 26th, 2021 · 2 Comments

I’m now recording another album of my songs, and wrote a piano introduction to the round “Laughter”: a chromatic harmonization of that diatonic tune.

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If Something Goes Wrong, Just Pretend It Didn’t Happen

January 14th, 2021 · Comments Off on If Something Goes Wrong, Just Pretend It Didn’t Happen

A song about coping with life’s difficulties. This too can be found on That Regrettable Weekend and in The Doug Skinner Songbook.

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The Illustrious Sapeck

October 20th, 2020 · 2 Comments

In the interest of metaphysical and pataphysical confusion, some of my entries in the upcoming second volume of Le Scat Noir Encyclopaedia are fictional, and some are factual. This one, on a famous Parisian prankster, is factual. THE ILLUSTRIOUS SAPECK. Eugène Bataille (1853-1891), better known as the Illustrious Sapeck, is not to be confused with […]

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I Just Don’t Understand

July 14th, 2020 · Comments Off on I Just Don’t Understand

There are many things I don’t understand. In fact, I don’t understand anything at all. This song can be found in The Doug Skinner Songbook and on That Regrettable Weekend.

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