These three shows with Doug Paisley.

The piano did not become easier. It became stranger. For yearsI thought itcontained eighty-eight keys. LaterI discoveredit also containedhesitation,childhood,arthritis,three broken romances,an argument with Chick Corea,and whatever it isthat keeps arrivingat […]

Touring had trained her badly. Late-night diners after shows. Gas station sandwiches at midnight. Hotel loneliness disguised as dessert. Years earlier the body absorbed these decisions with cheerful youth. Now […]

They begin as small trespassesa voice leaning closer than speech,a chord that admits what the mouth won’t.Love songs promise forever in borrowed light,folding ordinary days into something luminous,teaching the heart […]

He spent years assuming the voices were important. Not voices in the dramatic sense. Just the constant internal panel discussion that accompanies many through adult life. Imaginary interviews. Commentary. They […]

Academia friends said these types questions the PhD committee probably. Q: Isn’t improvisation as ontology just a metaphor? Q: If everything is improvisation, doesn’t the term lose meaning? Q: Your […]

The horror movie gig rolls in and in one part I’m supposed to play “Three Blind Mice.” No problem. Later, I glance at the contract and my lawyer’s masterpiece says […]

Throughout the tour I stretched each day in hotel rooms. Lot of cat cow, lot of planks. Some shoulder stands. Not much headway unfortunately for the sore hamstring and sore […]

Liz didn’t tell people at first. It sounded like a joke, or worse, a brand. But that wasn’t what she meant. The dog’s name was Olive. A medium-sized creature with […]

Driving to Saskatoon playing different albums for each other. The Kinks. Hotel has a Yuk Yuks comedy club downstairs. Hoping someone I know is playing but turns out tonight is […]