Category: Melodies and Memories: Music, Songs, and Singers
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‘Twas the Day After Christmas, or: In The Holiday Mood, Part III
Afternoon, Thursday, December 26, 2024, Miami, Florida ‘Twas the day after Christmas, when all through the house, Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. The manuscript lay still, with no progress in sight, For the writer was weary, after a long, restless night. The morning had come with the sun’s early rise, Yet…
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In the Holiday Mood, Part II
Afternoon, Wednesday, December 25, 2024, Miami, Florida Well, fate has a funny way of bringing us full circle, doesn’t it? Just a year ago, I was decking the halls in snowy New England, and now, here I am, celebrating Christmas in my sunny, sandy hometown of Miami. It’s a bit surreal, to be honest. I…
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In the Holiday Mood
Afternoon, Tuesday, December 24, 2024, Miami, Florida Hi, everyone! Well, it’s the 24th of December, and I’m trying to accept that this is my first Christmas in Miami since December 2015. It’s also my first Christmas in Florida since I left my previous domicile in the Tampa Bay area a year and 12 days ago…
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It’s the Shortest Day of the Year…and I Managed to Oversleep…..(So Here Are Some Music Videos Instead!)
Afternoon, Saturday, December 21, 2024, Miami, Florida Greetings, Constant Readers! I apologize for the post-noon ramble, but let’s just say I hit the hay at around 3 AM and woke up – for good, anyway – close to 10 AM on the shortest day of the year. Thanks, winter! As you can imagine, I’m feeling…
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It’s the Most Wonderful Time…(A Sunday Musicale – Holiday Edition)
Early Afternoon, Sunday, December 15, 2024, Miami, Florida Hi, everyone. I don’t have much news on this sunny and mild South Florida afternoon; I finished what Christmas shopping I could afford this year, and I’m feeling a little better even though I still have a few (and irritating) cold symptoms. And since I don’t usually…
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On Music and Melodies: I’m a Man Out of Step with the Times, Musically Speaking
Today I made a brief but candid observation on my Facebook page: “While many of my peers – born in the early to mid-1960s and who came of age in the early 1989s – prefer rock, salsa, or (ugh) disco, I tend to favor older genres. I’m not sure why, but that’s how I’m wired.”…
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Tuesday Tunes!
Midafternoon, Tuesday, November 12, 2024, Miami, Florida Hi, there, Constant Readers. Apologies for the tardy post today. I was entangled in personal matters this morning, which consumed nearly four hours of meticulous attention. Feeling weary and wildly off schedule, I’ve decided to take the remainder of the day to recharge and escape my myriad worries.…
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Thoughts Upon a Cold, Rainy Fall Day in New Hampshire
It’s cold and rainy on Columbus Day in Madison, New Hampshire, and a most depressing way to start my last few days here before I head back to South Florida on a long road trip with my South Miami High School classmate and his wife. I don’t know when I’ll arrive in Miami because Eric…
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A Novelist’s Soundtrack (Music to Write Stories By)
If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you may remember that, for me, music is a vital element of the creative process when I write fiction. The format (screenplay, novella, or novel) doesn’t matter; the emotions and mental images evoked by the songs and other compositions…those matter. As someone who “sees” stories as mini-movies…
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A Thursday Musicale
On a cold, sunny autumn day in New Hampshire, the author anticipates moving back to Florida in just over two weeks. Feeling unmotivated to write extensively, they share a collection of music videos instead, while acknowledging their lack of focus on their novel and absence of engaging topics.
A Certain Point of View, Too 