In Which I Learn Something in Public (Learning in public is my definition of "performance"
I included a video in my newsletter yesterday & I wanted to take it back the minute I released it. But pressing “send” means that's...
I Am Like a Field Upon Which Nothing Will Grow
"Once there lived a king and queen who were rich and had everything they could wish for but no children. She complained day and night...
Fall the Way the Wind Blow
Our willow tree - what remains of it - has dropped a mighty branch into our back yard. It made a great, ripping sound and then returned to s
Weathered and Intimate
On the last night, my son stood watch over the good dog Beamer who was in undisclosed pain and couldn’t bear to be alone. I couldn’t...
More Like a Partner
Holly Fairbank is my sister-in-law a couple of families over. She's a mother, dancer, choreographer, and professor of aesthetics in New...
At a Glance: no solos
"We don't know what soul means, but we're lost without it." ~Michael Meade
Why Is It Called no solos?
Suddenly, without my consent, I was not only a voice coach, I was a mystic.
Tongue / Tendril Exercise
Through my work as a voice teacher, I've observed that modern tongues are hyper-vigilant. So much of modern life means answering what Ge
Most Intimate
A pianist usually plays with ten fingers. By limiting John to just one, I invited in that which we normally try to keep out: awkwardness, te
This Other Brief Weird Thing
Usually, she was too amped up by steroids to rest, but, over time, through trial and error, I happened upon a couple of songs that did the t
