songwriting

  • Giddy Up

    I’m sitting at the computer with a finger’s worth of the good stuff in one of my favorite rocks glasses, trying to think of something profound to share before the last 25 minutes of this year are done. I’m finding… Continue reading

    Giddy Up
  • More Introspection (Oct 10-18, 2025)

    The past week has been a busy one – I’ve spent a lot of my days, traveling back and forth to various meetings with Hospice of the Piedmont. I’m looking at becoming a volunteer, so I had to complete two… Continue reading

    More Introspection (Oct 10-18, 2025)
  • Nine Days of Introspection

    It’s 9:30am. Sitting here at the desk, hoping to garner a few minutes of focus and do some writing. It’s a challenge, though – on my second cup of coffee, listening to Ian Astbury belt out “She Sells Sanctuary“, and… Continue reading

    Nine Days of Introspection
  • Waiting on the Moon

    A solitary Friday night in my world. I’m feeling a little maudlin, listening to Echo and the Bunnymen’s “The Killing Moon”, released in January 1984. I was getting ready to graduate high school at the time that song came out…… Continue reading

    Waiting on the Moon
  • A Start at Some Song Lyrics

    Before I share what I’ve come up with, I need to give a little backstory. For about twenty years now, I’ve been making solo trips up to the NC mountains and the Blue Ridge Parkway. There’s something about the place… Continue reading

    A Start at Some Song Lyrics