While researching the life of the novelist and Fortean Tiffany Thayer, I came across an unfamiliar photo of Charles Fort. I passed it along to the Fortean Times, which inspired the art director, Etienne Gilfillan, to search for more. His discoveries were published in the March 2006 issue (#207). I provided captions, and an article […]
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A Fortean Album
July 10th, 2011 · Comments Off on A Fortean Album
Funny Birds Zoo
July 6th, 2011 · 1 Comment
Funny Birds Zoo is an early work. I’m still fond of its restrained use of color.
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Fort in Solrésol
June 30th, 2011 · Comments Off on Fort in Solrésol
Fort and Those Damned Books of His
June 20th, 2011 · Comments Off on Fort and Those Damned Books of His
On the occasion of Jim Steinmeyer’s biography of Charles Fort, I contributed an article to Fate on Fort’s books: his style, models, and reception. Among other things, I pointed out his Pyrrhonist and Bohemian tendencies; and compared his comic and speculative use of science with Jarry’s ‘pataphysics. Here’s the first page.