I watched the pilot for AMC’s Lodge 49 this weekend in the hopes of finding a new show. I managed to get through it, but I don’t think I can stand to give it another episode, because the main character is a certain type that I find particularly i…
The traditional musician and the writer in me meet when it comes to songs that tell a story. All good songs do, to some extent, but most are a vignette: a snapshot in the middle of (implied) backstory and perhaps resolution. This is p…
One of the unexpected side benefits of entering the culinary field has been that I’ve become more aware of my creative tastes, what I like to do – not just food, but with fiction and even music. (Since this is a writer blog, though, I’ll focus on…
Lately, I’ve been obsessed with two songs that offer somewhat different takes on the same theme:No Roots – Alice MertonLone Ranger – Rachel PlattenAs is my wont, I’ve turned these songs over in search of characters I can connect them to … and come up…
Recently, I posted a roundup of some of the best review comments I got for Scylla and Charybdis. In the interests of balance, I felt I should post my favorite negative comment. Here it is:That said, apart from a few too many descriptions of…
Preparing for a wedding in October where the bride requested Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah for walking down the aisle – just for her specifically, so I’ll be playing the Irish tune “Southwind” for the bridal party and then switching when she and her fathe…