Like many Bob Dylan fans I tuned in at 5pm EST on Sunday July 18th to watch Dylan’s first foray into livestreaming. The title Shadow Kingdom offered no clues to what we would be watching, but a couple weeks ago a promotional trailer came out that included the text “The Early Songs of Bob Dylan.” … Continue reading What We See in the Shadows
I needed a good title before I could start writing today, and after looking at a bunch of CDs for inspiration, I picked up Paul Westerberg's Eventually. It's playing now and felt like a good soundtrack to work to. It's been a while since my last post, but that doesn't mean I haven't been writing. … Continue reading Time Flies Tomorrow
For as long as I've known about it I have wanted to find Jacks Creek. Over the last several years it was nothing more than a sign on a bridge on route 322 in Central Pennsylvania. But the first time I noticed the sign I immediately wondered who Jack was and why he had a … Continue reading Finding Jacks Creek
Sometime in mid-February I read a blog post by Gretchen Rubin where she wrote about a ritual of going to the same place every day. She asked her readers where they would go if they could go to the same place daily, and I instantly thought of Henry Church Rock in the South Chagrin Reservation … Continue reading An ode to Henry Church
I couldn't remember what song this line is from, and my first search was for the jam band Strangefolk before it occurred to me that it was by their inspiration, the Grateful Dead. In any case, this line from Terrapin Station perfectly captures my weekend. I've been busy with other pursuits and haven't had time … Continue reading “Inspiration, move me brightly”
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