What have you done that you thought you couldn’t do? If you are overwhelmed in these crazy times, please don’t give up. There is joy in dreaming and reaching. Within reason, we can do the things we think we cannot. Okay, I’m not going to run a marathon without years of training, but if I […]
Painting Portraits. A Universe in Each Person. What speaks to you?
Have you ever tried to draw someone you know? or even a movie star? We all see differently.. and focus on different parts of what we see. The better you know someone, the more you see the Universe within them. By watching how people move through the world and what they write or say… by […]
Part 2: Interview with Mike Williams- about his recordings, Nanci Griffith, Tim Henderson, and more. . . folk gold.
Crow: Welcome everyone. I’m glad you dropped by Auntie Crow’s Corner. Today you’ll hear the second part of my interview with singer/songwriter and song doctor, Mike Williams. He wrote the 1969 hit song John Denver recorded on his first RCA album, “Catch Another Butterfly.” What’s the most unusual way you’ve met someone destined to be […]
About That Song: “Pretty Boy”
Tongue in cheek is an expression that may have originated from sticking one’s tongue into their cheek to suppress the urge to laugh. Pretty Boy is a satirical tune I crafted for a man I dated many years ago. Yes, he was pretty.. but ladies–he called himself a pretty boy! How could I resist writing […]
Your thoughts…please
If you’ve read my collection of short stories released ten years ago, “Flights of Fancy…”, I’d like to hear your thoughts. Why? I’m editing and augmenting that book for re-release later this year. A few folks said that they enjoyed reading one story a night until the book finished. Others wanted more stories with the […]
Tinker-Belle and the Curmudgeon
New Year. Most cultures have a cyclical annual celebration. It’s just a date on the calendar, but it’s a chance to place a marker and consider the road in both directions. Resolutions can be goals we plan to reach or approach to improve ourselves. They can also be land mines set to injure our self-esteem. […]