The worksheet I included this week is maybe little music nerdy, but I hope it’s clear and useful. (If you have questions about anything in it, as always let me know so I can improve it!) One of the things lots of songwriters who compose use the guitar can struggle with is creating melodies which … Continue reading Saturday Songwriting: A Red Reflector
A few years ago I found out about an abandoned train tunnel in Clinton, Massachusetts. I read it’s filled with graffiti, and reputably haunted. Obviously, I wanted to go. I forgot and remembered it at least three times, but today I made the road trip out there. My wife came with me. It was an … Continue reading Abandoned Tunnel
About ten years ago, I bought a used bike. The bike I owned was stolen out of my apartment’s foyer when my landlord left the door open. I didn’t want to invest in another new bike, so I bought one used bike. Because the old one had been stolen out of our foyer, I … Continue reading Fixed Gears
Every Tunesday I post a boldly imperfect, one-take song draft of a song. This was written from the prompt post on Saturday, September 12th: Where the Mountain Would Be. (You can receive a new prompt every Friday in time for Happy Hour by signing up here). https://youtu.be/MkoPz2HJwuw We've been insideEmpty highway long haul rideFallow fields … Continue reading Tunesday: Sept. 15th: Where the Mountain Used to Be
I’ve been living by the seat my pants in terms of how I do The Work the last few weeks. At first when I returned to my job, it felt like I could handle everything, (my job and all the whims I have regarding The Work), and indefinitely. But no one can really function that … Continue reading No Really, How much Time Does it Take?
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