Fistfuls of Sand

It’s my getaway. My break from reality. My escape. Her tone is hushed with almost religious reverence as she explains the significance of the book she always carries in her purse. Rarely the same book for long, often the same genre as its predecessors, but …

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Sickness: Turning the Tide

My daughter is sick. My wife is sick. I’m sick. Seems like the whole neighborhood is sick. It’s that time of year – the temperature is fluctuating; one day we have snow, another day rain, the next we have sunshine and warmth galore. The constant …

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The View From Here

For those of you who know me from “real life,” you’ll know that things have been a little busy of late. Busy, I mean, in a good way, a wonderful way, but busy all the same. For the last two months or so, my family …

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Door to Altharia: Chapters 1-3

Chapter 1 Eyes The sun swept over the rugged beauty of Amun Hills Golf and Country Club, highlighting the rich green of its fairways, sending dappled spotlights through the oak trees that stood proudly on its grounds. Now and then, a large blue-grey cloud would …

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Monday Morning Music #5

Contemporary composers produce some pretty enjoyable material too. An area that has really taken off and is receiving far more recognition these days is composition in the entertainment industry. Hans Zimmer is probably the most well known name in this regard, though Howard Shore, Harry …

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They Called Her The Abbess (Poem)

They called her the Abbess And looking back, I can see why – she wore emptiness inside her eyes. See, every night I would sit up in my tree and watch her working in the abbey garden for hours on end, sweating as she chopped …

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Monday Morning Music #4

And we’re back! This time around I’m going to bring an individual artist to your attention. Mark Fowler is a skilled pianist who specializes in performing piano covers of songs from a wide variety of genres. He produces his own arrangements and medleys, many of …

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Progress Report!

Hello all! A quick update on how the book is doing and my plans for the near future. 1. I’m finishing up the final touches to Chapter 3, so that I can post it on the website and share it with you. This will probably …

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Monday Morning Music #3

So! I moved Monday Morning Music over to this (Tuesday) morning, due to my republishing of Thoughtful Nights and Old Chairs. Today, we get back to the norm. So far we’ve enjoyed some Ludovico Einaudi and some Mozart, which both make for very good writing music. …

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