Get Obsessed
My bandmate Mike recently texted me a photo of the $50 check from our first brewery gig and delightedly noted it was…
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On singing in the face of despair
There is something terribly clarifying about existential moments like the one we’re living through. When all of life feels uncertain, we suddenly…
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The Trouble with Memories
You know it’s been a long time when you think it is the 15th anniversary of a death and then realize, counting…
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Music Lessons
My dad introduced me to music. Starting when I was a tiny kid, my father, who grew up fantasizing about being the next…
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Old Rockers, Not the Chair Kind
I guess I’ve reached middle age. (That’s one of the most shocking sentences I’ve ever typed in my 44 years. I’m still…
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Stories & Sorrows
All day I’ve been asking myself why I am so upset; why the death of someone I don’t know would actually make…
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Falling in Love with Music I Kind of Hate
Recently, I attended a concert I normally wouldn’t have. I received free tickets as a small part of my compensation for designing a…
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Grief in the Digital Age
They say things come in threes. This time, three talented, funny, sweet guys I cared about—all in their early 40s, all musicians—are…
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Another Year Older
On my 43rd birthday, I woke up and looked in the mirror at my year-older self. I had a new giant, bright…
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Book Trailers
Today, while reading my Shelf Awareness e-newsletter, a publishing industry mailer, I was reminded of a literary promotional concept that is wildly intriguing to me, and which…
