Sometimes, (I write a song). Other times, I write a song! The plan is for it to be enough either way. I try to stick to the plan.
The Necessary Part
Was there Movement today? Lots actually. Specifically the movement of nearly all living room furniture. I had a table in the corner of our apartment I used as a desk. A small bookcase from my sisters childhood bedroom sits atop it with knick-knacks and tokens of import to me. An altar of sorts. There are … Continue reading The Necessary Part
1800 Poems Folded Away in a Drawer
Did you know Emily had only 10 poems published in her lifetime. As it’s told, those published were edited and changed quite a bit. When she died her sister discovered nearly two thousand of Emily’s poems secreted in a drawer. What’s a creative person today to make of that? (It feels deeply sad). Today, the … Continue reading 1800 Poems Folded Away in a Drawer
The Castle of Discovery
As a five year old, I went to the San Jose Zoo, where there was a Castle. It was roped off but I wandered inside anyway, (only to be dragged out against my will moments later by a cousin). Is there anything more fun than discovery and exploration? (Even if it’s clearly off limits, … Continue reading The Castle of Discovery
Generous and Generative
Here’s a bit of possibly erroneous etymology: Generative speaks to creation to make more of something. What if being generous comes from the same root? What if generosity speaks to the creation of sustenance and opportunity. Being generous would be generative. Being generative would be generous.

