Every Tunesday I post a boldly imperfect, one-take song draft of a song, which gets written from the prompt posted the previous Saturday. https://youtu.be/6yvk4T04V-4 In the shuffle of the moonlightShe whispered in his earThe memory of a ravenThe dancing of a deer In the Gossip of the moonlightHe new he didn’t careOf his promise to … Continue reading Tunesday: Shuffle of Moonlight
Category: The Song Well
Tunesday: War Inside of Me
Every Tunesday I post a boldly imperfect, one-take song draft of a song, (which gets written from the prompt posted the previous Saturday): https://youtu.be/eGe0bO-lh-M Like a coconut climbing a ladder This cookie gets fatter and fatter And I’m here begging for crumbsLike a statue plans with Rand McNally I’m stuck like a book in an ally And blind like … Continue reading Tunesday: War Inside of Me
Tunesday: Hard to Forgive
Last week was the Fearless Songwriting Challenge (to write seven songs in seven days). This was the final song of the week: https://youtu.be/YCSPiSosfn0 Bitter like a burnt caramelFunny like a broke down carouselGrinding round and roundWith no ups or downLike the gears in a jail cell The dark river of our timeRuns course like a … Continue reading Tunesday: Hard to Forgive
Ship More or Hone More?
There’s a balance between shipping consistently, and aiming to create great work. One school says work your craft daily, and it will improve. That the process is the purpose. Another school says the work in honing the skill, making the craft as good as a person can. School one says the process of creation … Continue reading Ship More or Hone More?
Potluck
Creativity is a bit like a potluck. As long as a person shows up and brings something to the table they’ll walk away fed. It doesn’t matter what a person brings to the potluck, they get fed all the same. It won't always be exactly what I wanted, but if I show up with my … Continue reading Potluck
