When Music Speaks – A song gets stuck in your head. You hum it all day. Then a story starts to form. These posts begin with music and end with meaning. Each one turns a lyric or melody into a moment worth remembering—a muse rising from the rhythm.
Every week my dear friend finds a song to fit my muse. So this week I’m beating him to it because I’ve got “Anticipation” stuck in my head. It’s classic Carly Simon–what you want to sing when you find yourself waiting for something to happen. Carly can pull you through. We can never know about… Continue reading Anticipation Is Making Me Wait
Last year I figured if I had to turn 50 and have a mid-life crisis, I better have fun doing it. So I went where I hadn’t gone before–to the stage. And the girls restored peace into my world again. Name another way that a mid-life mama could sing and dance and draw attention to… Continue reading Crisis Interrupted; Harmony Restored
I auditioned for our local community theater’s new musical, Twelfth Night. If ever you need a moment filled with laughtear, get on a stage, especially if you haven’t been on one before. Before I can get to auditions, let’s talk terminology. And as you will soon find out, laughtear is not a mispelling for laughter.… Continue reading Auditioning for the Bard Arse Club
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