Empathy and Accountability Coaching: My Service in a Brave New World
ChatGPT Et Al. As you've probably heard, AI is taking over the world of content creation. Something that “knows” the content of [...]
Why Do You Need My Service?
In this era of Grammarly for editing and AI programs that will compose “content” for you, why would you need someone like [...]
Let’s Get Lost
What a great experience to put pen to paper, or fingers to keys and just GO. Letting the road unfold before you.
Fly Jefferson Airplane
“Jefferson Airplane”? Not exactly a contemporary reference, I know. But the confluence of several streams of consciousness has me writing this. And, [...]
College Admission Essays—It’s Personal!
Recently, I have taken on students in the process of applying to college. Parents are hoping I can help the student stand out.
Meeting Death in Thrones and Elsewhere
I’m finding myself profoundly affected by the events of the recent broadcast third episode of this eighth and final season of Thrones.
How Important is Honesty in Songwriting?
A recent blog from ReverbNation titled, “Why Honesty is Important in Songwriting” got me thinking about this. And my title isn’t really [...]
Oh, Johnny Crewcut
I have a song called "Johnny Crewcut" about young men I grew up with and went to school with in Gill, MA, [...]
To Leonard Cohen
a tribute to Leonard Cohen, who wrote those words and placed them in such a beautiful melody: one his own voice couldn't quite convey, but which he clearly heard.
My Journey
I recall the shifts in usage certain words went through during my years in the classroom.
The 60s Music Challenge
Over on Facebook, I was invited by a friend to post a series of songs from the decade, the 60s Musical Challenge, [...]
For Jonny Lost in Canada
I remember Jonny—the first childhood friend I lost. Not to moving or diverging adult thinking, political philosophy, or any of that. I [...]
Virtual Wilderness?
I’ve been reading a lot lately about Virtual Reality and how our lives will be forever changed when we can be [...]
The Noise of the Village
The Chippewa song, Noise of the Village, reads, simply, “Whenever I pause, the noise of the village.” The context, understood by the [...]
The Sound of Silence
Hello, Darkness Like many my age, and especially my generation—my g-g-generation— I have hearing loss. My ears literally, "whisper the sound of [...]
Champing at the Bit
Okay, so I held the fort for “hold the fort” last week. Victory. This past weekend, my sweetheart said, as she often [...]
Hold The Fort
Hold the Fort No, I’m not a grammar Nazi. I don’t correct people on the street. I believe there are “grammars” plural, [...]