Bob Wiseman

I know a guy who plays piano. Use to see him studying years ago and he had impressive technique. This morning saw him for the first time in many years […]

Critical voices in the head probably started off with good survival objectives. How to deal with encountering a bear or a storm.  Critical thought probably saved the day. That’s why […]

In each interview I explained what I could teach instead of what they are offering. And the assignments – I would enjoy dreaming them up – that place students in […]

Writing a final paper for class about an idea that tickled my brain reading Avery Gordon on how ghosts haunt the present. It makes me think for instance of Bathurst […]

There is a musician’s joke I’m fond of. How many guitarists does it take to screw in a light bulb? One hundred. 1 to do it and 99 to say […]

Got as call from a big company to score a movie. They spoke as though I was an interesting choice as composer. Then they asked if they could send me […]

At one point last night I was sitting on a doorstep with 4 people when a slender white cat steadfastly started climbing a tall tree. Everyone chimed in about how […]

Used to start my mornings at the end of high school listening to My Aim Is True by Elvis Costello. Didn’t remain a big fan as time went on but […]

young songwriting student played her new song that presumes there might not be god. said she is afraid to finish it, afraid of being judged negatively when people hear it. […]

My friend once said to me you can say anything in a song. For some reason it hit me suddenly that that is what makes it a superpower. It is […]