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Starting Over
Who has experienced starting over in mid-life? Some such changes go from A to Z (from painter to actor, or musician to carpenter or vice-versa) and proceed rapidly; some are more of an evolution. I’d say mine was the latter. Some months back, while listening to NPR (National Public Radio), I caught an interview with Read more
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A World In Crisis: Russia and Ukraine
Readers and friends will know that I was a foreign service officer and/or worked in the area of international relations for much of the 1970s and 80s. This domain has never ceased to be of interest to me, and I regularly follow evolving diplomatic crises and developments. Today, we are confronted not only by the Read more
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Music to Write By: Domenico Scarlatti
This is the fourth and final post about the music I listen to while writing, editing, researching or, let’s be honest, napping. I’ve previously talked about listening to nature music (rain falling, waves lapping on a beach, the sounds of a tropical jungle) and the composer/musicians, Deuter and R. Carlos Nakai. Both compose in what Read more
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Merry Christmas & Happy New Year
To all my faithful readers and fans of The Ravenstones,I wish you the best of the seasonand a most successful 2022. 2021 may be one of those years we’ll never forget, for good and bad. So, for a change of pace, here’s a poem for Christmas. My contribution to this collection follows below. It may Read more
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Music to Write By: R. Carlos Nakai
This is the third in my series on inspiring music for writers (for those who haven’t been paying attention). The third musician I regularly listen to while working is the Navajo/Ute flutist, R. Carlos Nakai. (The R stands for Raymond, although he doesn’t seem to use it.) Some consider both Deuter (see my earlier post Read more
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Music To Write By: Deuter
How many of you work, write, study, speculate about life on distant planets, consider the extent of the universe or ponder life’s true meaning while also listening to music? If so, what music genre predominates during those hours? I wrote about this subject two weeks ago (Oct. 30/2021). Here’s the second in this series. But Read more
