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Music Monday flows with @The_xx

Happy New Year! Thanks so much for joining me for my first post of 2017. If you don’t know by now, Mondays on my blog are reserved for music because music inspires so much of what I do. I’ve been … Continue reading

Merry Hanukkamas and Happy Christnukkah!

Hanukkah and Christmas overlap this year, and they won’t again until 2027, so let’s celebrate all that unites us. I wish for you and your families a Merry Hanukkamas and a Happy Christnukkah! Filed under: Author & … Continue reading

Music Monday honors Bob Dylan ~ Subterranean Homesick Blues

It’s the second last Monday of the year, and my final music post of 2016.Bob Dylan concludes it with “Subterranean Homesick Blues.” In addition to his influence on music, this song was one of the first “modern” promotional film clips, … Continue reading

New Release by #suspense author @JasonCMcintyre ~ DEATHBED

Recently, I had the pleasure of video-chatting with fellow Canadian, suspense author, and all-around great guy, Jason McIntyre. Even though I’ve known Jason since 2011, this was the first time we spoke to one another. Amongst other things, our conversation … Continue reading

Music Monday honors Bob Dylan ~ A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall sung by Patti Smith

This past Saturday,Nobel laureates gathered on a stage in Stockholm to receive their awards. Bob Dylan, who won the prize for literature was absent. During the awards ceremony, singer Patti Smith performed Dylan’s song ‘A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall’ in … Continue reading

Music Monday honors Bob Dylan ~ I Want You

I’m continuing with Bob Dylan for the rest of 2016, and unlike the previous two weeks, I’ve chosen a different type of song. It’s neither political commentary nor an anthem of change. Don’t get me wrong. This is Dylan. It’s … Continue reading

Music Monday honors Bob Dylan ~ Things Have Changed

Following up on the same theme with Dylan’s “The Times They Are A-Changin'” from last week, we move to this song, released in 2000. “Things Have Changed” hailed from the soundtrack forWonder Boys.It won the Academy Awardand the Golden Globe … Continue reading

Music Monday honors Bob Dylan ~ The Times They Are A-Changin’

Since 1901, the SwedishAcademy has annually awarded theNobel Prize in Literaturein memory of donor, Alfred Nobel. On October 13th, it honored Bob Dylan as its latest recipient. The last time an American received the prize was in 1993 with Toni … Continue reading

Music Mondays remembers Leonard Cohen

I started my Music(al) Mondays segment November 2010, and Leonard Cohen was the second blog in the series. It’s with great sadness that he is no longer with us. Here’s a wonderful quote from him: (on his writing process). “Well, … Continue reading

Toning my Mind, Body, and Time Travel (Part 2) #Bali #Ubud

Welcome to the fourth instalment of myMind Body Series. If you missed the first three, you can start readinghere. The series is about my efforts to unite mind, body, and spirit to inspire my writing. I started writing this blog … Continue reading