Bon Soir and on to my next Montreal missive, revolving around one of its favorite sons, Leonard Cohen. Last time I was there, Leonard was still among the living, and while I suppose I could’ve run into him by chance, it is impossible not to encounter his memory these days, re; all the tributes scatteredContinueContinue reading “Towers of Song”
Category Archives: craft
That’s How Strong My Love Is
Blast from the past, thought I’d post a tale from my first collection of short stories, Bothering the Coffee Drinkers. The book came out in 2007 on the Canopic Press, earned a Independent Publisher Award nomination and became a nice counterpoint on music tours of the day as I’d break between sets to read somethingContinueContinue reading “That’s How Strong My Love Is”
Meslermania
What I’m reading now, “The World is Neither Stacked for You nor Against You,” the latest from my friend, Corey Mesler. Mr. Mesler is a veritable word machine, one of the best contemporary writers going today, a prolific novelist, poet, and prose stylist whose work never disappoints. His latest is a collection of short stories,ContinueContinue reading “Meslermania”
Seven Samurai
Shout out to the Belcourt Theater here in Nashville. My son, Jude, is quite the cinephile, as is his Dad, as was my Dad. Our regular pizza party movie nights over the years certainly had something to do with laying the groundwork, although as I often say, Jude is his own man. Anyway, the otherContinueContinue reading “Seven Samurai”
New Interview @ Aldora Britain
“Singer-songwriters are two a penny in the modern climate, and justifiably so, with all the widespread tumult happening across the globe. It has become increasingly difficult to stand out from this crowded stage, but experienced Nashville based troubadour DOUG HOEKSTRA does this with a relative ease. A case in point is his most recent studioContinueContinue reading “New Interview @ Aldora Britain”
Doug Hoekstra 