When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe. I am related to the earliest times, and to the latest. – Henry David Thoreau I stood in a rather small room with about thirty strangers. The group included men and women from a wide range of ages, ethnicities and backgrounds. I had no idea where any of them were from or what their names were. We just happened to be on the same tour of RCA Studio B.  Suddenly, the Everly Brothers began to play over the speak

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To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die. —Thomas Campbell A few days ago, I drove into the country down a crooked back road....

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“Most of us, swimming against the tides of trouble the world knows nothing about, need only a bit of praise or encouragement– and we will...

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Millions long for immortality who don’t know what to do with themselves on a rainy Sunday afternoon. – Susan Ertz A while back I was...

"You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club." - Jack London When I decided to write my first novel, I had to...