A friend was writing about sourdough bread and creativity. How setting out the dough to rise reminded them of setting a project aside for a for a bit to let it develop, to let the subconscious work its creative magic. This sparked a few things for me. One is that the yeast and sugar will … Continue reading Letting the Dough Rise
Another quick one take: These days I'm finding my dad float up in my songs a lot. I suppose with last weeks prompt being "Morse Code," it was nearly inevitable. He was a HAM radio operator. After dinner, if he was home, he was more often than not stationed in his "Ham Shack," the room … Continue reading July 21st 2020 Tune for Tuesday
Some people can say a simple word and color it with weight of untold meaning. Listen to Mary Gauthier talk about a song, and you’ll hear what I mean. A song means everything to Mary. And when I hear her talk about songs and songwriting, hearing the heft in her words, I believe it means … Continue reading Words Imbued with Mission
Here's this week's prompt and musical idea! I've been busy this week starting to invite people to join the new Discourse forum I've been setting up for the people to post and talk about their songs. I'm really excited about it. It's not perfect yet. (It probably won't ever be perfect). But it's much better … Continue reading July 18th Songwriting Saturday!
It’s been a while since The Secret by Rhonda Byrne was published. It’s premise is that anything I focus on hard enough, the universe will manifest. I don’t believe that’s entirely true, but it’s not all poppycock either; what I focus on and work towards is much more likely to happen. The other day … Continue reading The Secret
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