Almost a year ago, we had to start clearing out my parents' house, as they were both turning 90, and preparing to move to an independent living facility. It was not a move they wanted to make, but life at home had become unsustainable. In January, we had an estate sale to clear out decades … Continue reading WHAT NOW?
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Acres
I released a new single on all streaming platforms. I was originally inspired by Go Set a Watchman, Harper Lee's follow up to To Kill a Mockingbird. In the story, an adult Scout returns to Maycomb from NYC, where she discovers Atticus is racist. She struggles to reconcile her disappointment with the love and respect … Continue reading Acres
THAT’S GREAT, IT STARTS WITH AN EARTHQUAKE*, or, How the Pandemic Took My Already Fractured Mental Health and Broke Me
It was a snowy evening in early February, 2003, and I was angry at Secretary of State Colin Powell. He was delivering his now-infamous address to the U.N. Security Council, providing the justification for military action in Iraq, and I was yelling at the TV. Because the speech was bullshit. We later learned much of … Continue reading THAT’S GREAT, IT STARTS WITH AN EARTHQUAKE*, or, How the Pandemic Took My Already Fractured Mental Health and Broke Me
