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…to the roses Songwriting: Young, strong, free, and foolishly immortal is typically how I feel while I’m on my bicycle, so when this song...

“If it were not for hope the heart would break.” Thomas Fuller Beginner Notes Songwriting   There’s only so much global madness one can...

Being a late bloomer Boomer when it comes to music-making means I’ll probably be playing musical chairs at the kiddie table for the rest...

A few years ago, I was writing to thank someone* for being such a good friend when the words “She’s lemonade in the shade of a summer...

1/2/2024 Confession: I stopped daily vocal warm-ups sometime in October. Apparently, that endoscope going down my throat was enough of an...

1/2/2024 update: I never liked the last line of this song, but I couldn't find the right words at the time. A year later, they found...

A year ago, as daylight was beginning to last longer, and news of the pandemic was breaking, I came upon a purple crocus poking up...