Premiere! Let’s celebrate Devil’s Night with a devilish little tale of uncanny fear in this season of spookiness and — let’s face it — completely mad conspiracy theories. Consider it a short refuge from the horrors of reality. Fictional horrors end. Live from 2nd Sunday at 2 in Troy: thanks as always to Nancy and…
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Sound Healing at UP 12 Oct 24
RESCHEDULED! I’ll be at Universal Pathways (AKA Brigadoon) to bring you October vibes with an immersive sound experience. This is one of my new endeavours and it’s about time I put the training and certificates to work. I will use Mary’s fantastic collection of crystal bowls, but I’ll be bringing a few of my own…
Summer MAPACA
Yesterday was the summer MAPACA mini-session, a day of presentations in anticipation of this fall’s conference. I know, I’m no longer an academic but I am still persisting in being a scholar for some reason (habit mostly, I suppose). I do enjoy talking about this book! And yes, the fancy Folio Society edition with those…
Armed With Madness! Live Event
The International Society for the Study of Surrealism presents a live event: Mary M. and Bryan Talbot interviewed on their graphic novel ARMED WITH MADNESS: The Surreal Leonora Carrington, Sunday, January 14, 2024 at 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM (UK Time/check your time zone) Get all the info and sign up here. Click the ‘yes,…
Enchanted: Why Magic Persists
The OLLI Distinguished Speakers Series presents
Professor Kathryn Laity on:
Enchanted: Why Magic Persists Across Millennia
Art Opening: Secret Staircase
WHAT: Art/Performance/Film/Zines — including art by me and the fabulous QoE! WHEN: Saturday October 22, 2022 from 7-10pm WHERE: 165 State Street, New London, Connecticut WHO: Hosted by @magik_press and featuring all kinds of groovy stuff with a Creature Feature theme!
51%: Witches
No, I’m not claiming 51% of the population is witches — would that it were! — rather I am one of the folks interviewed on the timely edition of this venerable radio program 51%. Host Jesse King interviewed me along with Pam Grossman (readers of this blog will be well familiar with the host of…
Chillers, Thrillers & Killers
I’m over at the Cultural Gutter, home of writing about disreputable art, where I sally forth to introduce the Chillers series, a French-UK co-production that manages to mangle a lot of Patricia Highsmith short stories. Check it here. If you missed my chat with Zoë Howe, the Rock-n-Roll Witch, you can listen to it on…
Magical Fiction Forum: Study Qs
Some study questions for my talk at the Magical Fiction Forum on Leonora Carrington’s The Oval Lady.
Magical Fiction Forum
ONLINE VIA ZOOM, 27 FEBRUARY 2021 The Magickal Women Partnership proudly presents the Magical Fiction Forum: Fairy tales, fantasy, magical realism, surreal fiction: this forum aims to bring together leading authors and scholars to discuss the impact and influence of texts that transcend their genre and leave readers enchanted and transformed. Online via Zoom. TICKETS…