Recent Writing

Today is my birthday, and I finally forgot how old I am. Forgetting my age is not a warning sign – it’s a relief. For most of my life I have kept too close a watch on that number, and measured my accomplishments against it, often disappointed in myself. For example, when I was a…

I started playing electric guitar when I was 12. But, I haven’t played in about 20 years.  I grew to have an adversarial relationship with the instrument. I wasn’t getting better, I kept writing the same song in different ways, and didn’t see a way out except to try another instrument. So, I took cello…