Songwriting
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Playing around with my banjo early this summer I came upon the chords and melody that would eventually become the first song I had composed since I finished my constellation series over a year ago. Here, I shift my attention to the myth of Narcissus and Echo. As Northrop Frye said in “The Keys to…
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In general, I hate greeting card holidays. However, making a regular habit of honoring our fathers and mothers finds its roots in something far deeper and comes with the promise of a long and full life. I don’t celebrate Mother’s Day or Father’s Day because it’s printed on my calendar. I celebrate those days because…
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As a freshman in college, I found the poetry of Federico García Lorca inspiring (be sure to follow the hyperlink to read some of García Lorca’s work). I remember trying to imitate the style of the famed Spanish poet, without any real success. However, one of the poems found its way onto the album I…
the deepening ground 