patreon free speech
Lately, I’ve been in conversations about platforms like Patreon or Locals, and how they differ from traditional blogging. I will try one of them, but I’m drawn more to Locals […]
Bob Wiseman
bedtime
“Once upon a time,” her mother began, tucking the blanket a little closer under her daughter’s chin, “there was a musician who loved to play the piano late at night. […]
when I improvise
EXT. HIGHWAY – NIGHT A motorcycle ROARS across the asphalt, headlights cutting a thin blade through the dark. The rider leans low, the ENGINE THRUM vibrating through his bones. CLOSE […]
sweet gertrude, sweet lowdown
At Hugh’s Room there were two men seated directly before me, the front row, where I could not avoid them though in truth I did, blinded as I was by […]
reform party at burning man
I wrote a song years ago, or perhaps it was yesterday, time has that dissolving quality when you look back too long, of the Conservative Party taking their majority in […]
the reform party at burning man
I wrote a song years ago, or perhaps it was yesterday, time has that dissolving quality when you look back too long, of the Conservative Party taking their majority in […]
satisfaction
It was all too perfect. The festival happening in the afternoon and later once it got dark. The great food. The kind people and old friends. Wolfe Island, Chris told […]
satisfied mind
I’m working on a version of Satisfied Mind. Sam Larkin used to play it at Fat Alberts long ago. Recently I was listening to Lucinda William’s version which led me […]
leaving space
After rehearsal, walking down the same fire escape they used to enter, he told himself the same story he’d been telling a long time: They don’t get it. They’re safe […]
terrence stamp
I only found out today that Terence Stamp died, about a month ago, and I missed it. I loved him: unforgettable in The Limey, and I’ll take the Fellini piece […]