Feb 15, 2021 · Message

The Re-Enchantment of the World - Michael Patrick F. Smith

Blood harmonies. Ayahuasca. Sleeping on flop house floors... singer-songwriter, playwright and novelist Michael Patrick Flanagan Smith takes us on a journey from New York to Kentucky via a small 'fairly dangerous' oil town in North Dakota. On the way we hear his metaphysical musings on the the sentience of words, the re-enchantment of the world and the research behind his new novel, based on his raw, travelling memoirs. Plus we get a selection of his latest, covid-era songs, performed LIVE for Beautiful Tornado!!

Mike’s Book “The Good Hand: A Memoir of Work, Brotherhood, and Transformation in an American Boomtown” is available now, here’s an Amazon link, although I’m sure he would appreciate it if I sent it to that other place where writers get more of the money or something.

https://www.amazon.com/Good-Hand-Brotherhood-Transformation-American-ebook/dp/B08D8K11HF

The Re-Enchantment of the World. Dom Bouffard, Sarth Calhoun, and Michale Patrick F. Smith. 2 h 26 min.

Episode 6 of Beautiful Tornado. Also on YouTube.

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