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During the long dark tea-time of the soul in the last months of 2022, I found my myself looking forContinue Reading
Literature Discussions and Book Reviews
During the long dark tea-time of the soul in the last months of 2022, I found my myself looking forContinue Reading
This time of year I think of times gone by, of people I know and used to know, of absentContinue Reading
Because it is snowing today – snowing properly, so that the snow is lying smooth and thick and perfect overContinue Reading
I have been feeling very down lately, quite discouraged, because I am in the process of being retrained. I cannotContinue Reading
A particular speech by “Hamlet, Prince of Denmark”, often runs through my mind, and usually, I am singing the words.Continue Reading
PSY released his album PSY 9th on April 29, 2022, and I got the album immediately, because I like PSY.Continue Reading
I recently completed a collection of compositions that share the theme of heat. It’s called Thermós, and, until today, IContinue Reading
This weekend my new blog went live. It’s about my music, under the artist name I’ve picked, Cōdae. It isContinue Reading
In the previous post, I wrote about how much I enjoy Nick Cave’s Red Hand Files. A recent Red HandContinue Reading
The Red Hand Files, musician Nick Cave’s responses to questions from his fans, readers and listeners, has passed the 180Continue Reading
Musician Chilly Gonzales (born Jason Charles Beck) hates bananas. I’m not that fond of bananas myself. It’s that sticky, doughyContinue Reading
Andy Weir’s latest Sci-Fi novel is on the subject of the end of the world: the sun is cooling downContinue Reading
My guilty pleasure is reading bad writing and then making savage but unspoken criticisms of it. It’s easy to lambastContinue Reading
John Seabrook’s non-fiction writing is the manifestation of his public image. The websites I have found that are dedicated toContinue Reading
I am a fan of Nick Cave, and subscribe to his Red Hand Files communiques in which he answers questionsContinue Reading
Blogging about books and literature is something that I’ve been doing for more than a decade and may perhaps continueContinue Reading
One of the books I’m reading now is William Shakespeare’s Get Thee…Back to the Future, by Ian Doescher, which isContinue Reading
All the Aging Groovies like me out there would know the name Pete Townshend, the Pete Townshend – a.k.a. Peter DennisContinue Reading