The podcast “Weird Studies” taped its latest episode at Shannon Taggart‘s annual symposium at Lily Dale, the Spiritualist village in upstate New York. Hosts Phil Ford and Erik Davis discussed that curious character John Keel; I joined them in the second half to offer some personal anecdotes, since we were friends for many years. You […]
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“Weird Studies” Discusses John Keel
August 10th, 2025 · No Comments
Mike’s Box
August 4th, 2025 · No Comments
Artpix, in collaboration with Moikai/Drag City, has released Mike’s Box, a boxed set of eight DVDs of the performance and video work of Michael Smith. The eighth disc is devoted to the puppet shows we did together in the 90s. It includes a full show from Dixon Place, excerpts from other shows, and all the […]
“Music From Elsewhere” in New Paltz
January 9th, 2025 · Comments Off on “Music From Elsewhere” in New Paltz
Here you can see Music From Elsewhere displayed at the Inquiring Minds Bookstore in New Paltz, NY. As the sign indicates, I’ll give a reading at the Elting Library on January 29. There’s more info here.
A Biliteral Alphabet
November 11th, 2024 · Comments Off on A Biliteral Alphabet
This biliteral alphabet appears in the eighth issue of TYPO.
Interview in “Alternate Perceptions”
July 25th, 2024 · 2 Comments
Back in 2017, Brent Raynes interviewed me about John Keel, for the magazine Alternate Perceptions. You can read it here.
I Speak Briefly About AI
September 26th, 2023 · Comments Off on I Speak Briefly About AI
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.
Exhibit and Reading at Elting Memorial Library
August 3rd, 2023 · Comments Off on Exhibit and Reading at Elting Memorial Library
A selection of original artwork from my comic book Shorten the Classics will be on display throughout August, at the Elting Memorial Library in New Paltz, NY. I’ll also give a reading there on Wednesday, August 9, at 7 pm; I’ll be joined by another alumnus of the NYC performance scene, Tom Keener. The library […]
The Alphonse Allais Museum
March 20th, 2022 · Comments Off on The Alphonse Allais Museum
I’m happy to report that the Musée Alphonse Allais, in Honfleur, has acknowledged my latest translation with this charming image on their Instagram page. And thanks to Caroline Crépiat for passing along the news!
Doug Skinner at the Mothership (Afterwards)
May 27th, 2018 · Comments Off on Doug Skinner at the Mothership (Afterwards)
Here’s a little catalogue of what I showed at the Mothership: 1. ????: Non-narrative detective action, from my book The Unknown Adjective. 2. ALPHONSE ALLAIS MOCKS THE SPIRIT OF SCHOPENHAUER: The frontispiece for my translation of Allais’s book Long Live Life! 3. ASTERISKS: Chat Noir endnotes, for Double Over, another Allais translation. 4. BACK YARD: […]
Doug Skinner at the Mothership
May 13th, 2018 · Comments Off on Doug Skinner at the Mothership
There will be a show of my artwork at the Mothership, the multi-purpose space in Woodstock run by Paul McMahon. It will be small but lively: cartoons, illustrations, travel sketches, scores, index card assemblages, rubber stamp stereoscopy, broadsides, and other works on paper. And it will be up for only a few days: the opening […]