Musical

In a recent interview, one of the questions was something along the lines of, "What skill or ability do you wish you owned that you don't?" That's easy. I wish I were musical.  I love music. I love singing. I am even told that I have a good...

Sequel music

Having completed the sequel, I wish to mention music once again. While staples like Peter Gabriel and Tori Amos were often in evidence, this book was finished with the musical aid of two very special, but quite different, contemperaries. The first is Erich Wolfgang...

XV – Music for Writing

Ah, sweet, sweet music. Some writers like to sit in bustling cafes, smoking their cigarillos and drinking coffee and Bailey’s. Some sit outdoors, with the sounds of nature. Some lock themselves away from the smallest pin-drop. Some don’t care what noise surrounds...

Chapter 3 – The Prince’s Near Allies pt. 3

The Abbot of San Zeno was about to continue the argument, but the Capitano had evidently heard enough. Canting his head to one side, he addressed his fool. “This talk of poetry has put me in the mind to hear some. Come, rascal, entertain us briefly before we dine.”...