I’m about finished writing a new song, and this one is interesting…to me anyway. So, I thought I’d write a little bit about the process. The Road Less Traveled is what I might call a waiting-for-tango song. I have a book of micro-stories called Café Chronicles that I published a few years ago, and althoughContinue reading ““The Road Less Traveled””
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February Album Writing Month (FAWM)
It’s that time of year when musicians from around the world gather virtually and try to write an album’s worth of songs in 28 days. Yes, FAWM is where you try to write 14 songs in the shortest month of the year. Last year was the first time I came across FAWM, and as IContinue reading “February Album Writing Month (FAWM)”
Perfection
I read a story yesterday about a guy. Now, for so many reasons, I won’t repeat the story word for word, but I will get the gist of the story, which led, not to a revelation for me, although maybe it should. It was a story about a guy, as I mentioned, who decided toContinue reading “Perfection”
Daily Thoughts (When I think of it)
I used to use sites such as Facebook to collect random thoughts and share them with people I know. However, I do not wish to actively participate on a platform that thinks of women as objects or encourages the denigration of people based on orientation, race, religion, gender, ethnicity, etc. So, I will put myContinue reading “Daily Thoughts (When I think of it)”
A Look at “This is a Love Song”
A few years ago, I fell in love. So, with intention, I sat down to write a love song. I was in Logan Square in Chicago, so I looked for an inspirational place to write a love song. I came across a bar that had an indoor waterfall and was described as quirky. I thoughtContinue reading “A Look at “This is a Love Song””
On Process: Songwriting Edition
For me, writing songs is the same process I used for writing the Café Chronicles or Waiting for Tango short stories. And since I’m sitting at Bourgeois Pig Café in Chicago and there is 20s music playing, I thought I’d talk about that process. When I write a short story in the style of theContinue reading “On Process: Songwriting Edition”
Off the Beaten Trail: México (Sample)
3 Towns to Visit in México When most of us travel, we tend toward resorts, beaches, or golf. Because of that predilection, most travel blogs write about the best places to do just those things. This is for the person who maybe doesn’t even consider themselves travelers. This is for the people who want toContinue reading “Off the Beaten Trail: México (Sample)”
More on Dollop in Chicago (Uptown)
Dollop is the site for the next Cafe Chronicle. For the past 16 years, I’ve been living 573 miles away from Dollop Café at 4181 N. Clarendon Ave in Chicago, I’m surprised I found it. But if I find myself anywhere in the greater Chicagoland area, I will make the trip. Dollop, for me, isContinue reading “More on Dollop in Chicago (Uptown)”
More on Café Parrilla in Bogotá
This post may get very serious very quickly, but Café Parrilla, the next story in Café Chronicles, is one door down from La Albahaca Café on Carrera 4a in the Upper Chapinero area of Bogotá and is very similar in a number of ways. They also offer a special of the day, so often, IContinue reading “More on Café Parrilla in Bogotá”
More on Aquí en Santa Fe
Aquí en Santa Fe is the location for the next story in Café Chronicles. I went there in part because it was a place that I had visited in 1996 or so when I first lived in Bogotá, and I figured it was time I went back. From what I can tell, the restaurant wasContinue reading “More on Aquí en Santa Fe”
Henry James Morello 