Hi! I'm Cara Michelle Smith—a journalist, comedy writer and performer based in New York.​

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I'm a senior writer at the progressive online magazine Salon, where I write about money, power and how the almighty dollar affects our everyday lives.

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My satire and short humor’s been published in The New Yorker, The Onion, McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, Reductress, Vulture and other outlets.​​​​ I've spent 10 years in financial journalism, writing about real estate and personal finance for Houston, Chicago and New York, for outlets including NerdWallet, MarketWatch and the Houston Business Journal. ​​

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In addition to performing storytelling and standup around the city, I also write OBSESSED, a Substack in which I often apply academic rigor to absurdist pop culture theories.

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Thanks for stopping by! The best way to reach me is via email: smithcaramichelle@gmail.com.​