Yesterday, August 1, was the last day of my 31 Days of Experiencing New Things, one of the many 31-day focuses championed by Staci Brice (who now refers to herself as Anastacia). Some days, it was a challenge to conjure up a new experience. Other days, they rolled up to my doorstep, surprising me. Sometimes, [...]

There are new expiences you look forward to. They feel fun and adventurous. Others grab you by surprise. You couldn’t have planned them if you tried. And if you’re really lucky, you get a little of both in the same experience! That was Day 16, but I’m getting ahead of myself.
On Day 15 of Experiencing [...]

I have a friend who’s a songwriter. A damned good songwriter.
And sometimes, not always, when he’s working on a song, he catches fire.
The creative spark, lit by a riff, a snippet of melody, a chord progression starts burning, and he becomes consumed in a creative blaze. The song, as it emerges, overtakes him. He can’t [...]

There are days, like today,
when all I need or want is to be alone
listening to John Mayer sing “Dreaming With a Broken Heart.”
There are days, like today,
when I feel hung by the weight  of betrayal and disappointment
and yet I don’t care.
Because soon, at 5:00 pm today I’ll be standing in front of a room
of strangers, [...]