Author Archives: HenryJamesMorello

This is one of my favorite verses from a song I wrote in the past few years. If you are acquainted with early 20th-century American poets, it may have a certain familiarity. There’s a fork here in the roadAnd sadly, we will travel bothYou go your way. I’ll go mineBut we’ll meet up in aContinue reading “On Inspiration”

When I think about audience, I think about what turned out to be a very ironic song, “Duchess,” written by Genesis band members Michael Rutherford, Tony Banks, and Phil Collins and found on the album Duke. The song tells the story of Duchess, a singer who, at the beginning of her career, is only focusedContinue reading “On Audience or I Don’t Measure Success in Dollars”

“As long as people exist, I’ll never lack inspiration.” -Morello The interesting thing about inspiration is that if you are open, it can come from anywhere. In this regard, I am more like John Irving. I often start with real people. In fact, I often start with me. That said, I’m not as interesting asContinue reading “On Inspiration”

I’m considering dating again. It has been a while since my last relationship, I’ve taken the time to heal, and I’ve taken the time to grow as a person, so now it’s time. After each relationship, it’s essential to reflect on what was good about it and what you might do differently in the future.Continue reading “Dating and Relationships (Sample)”

Within the last few months, I have noticed a change in the people of Chicago. It seems that, by in large,  they have reverted to their Midwestern ways. One of the things that I have always appreciated about the people in the city of Chicago, and Cook County in general, is that even though overContinue reading “The Kindness Returns to Chicago (Sample)”