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Daily writing promptWhat makes a good neighbor?View all responses Where I currently live, the neighbors are polite and courteous but somewhat distant. I recall places where I lived where things were "more interesting". There was one place where the next-door neighbor was gone most of the time, and his cat was kind of a latch …
Daily writing promptWhat's something you would attempt if you were guaranteed not to fail.View all responses Our friend Chris had more than a few peeves. But we gratefully put up with them because, when in Baltimore, she was the Pack Mother to our unruly gathering of friends. We were a weird kindred of folkies. Chris …
Daily writing promptList three jobs you'd consider pursuing if money didn't matter.View all responses I've had some interesting jobs over the years. But for most of them, money wasn't a negotiable item. I needed work, and took the job because there was rent to be made, and few alternatives. Honestly, I'd have loved for there …
The Sevens? We called the group crash house "The Folkie Palace". It was a third-floor one-bedroom apartment on Boston's Grove Street. In those days, it was a sort of working-class neighborhood. There were workers from the nearby hospitals, refugees from the urban renewal in Boston's West End, and folkies. Folkies like me and my friends. …
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Daily writing promptWhat's your all-time favorite album?View all responses Focusing on a favorite? I'd have to pick the "Live in London" album by Leonard Cohen. Despite Leonard being reduced to about five notes, his mastery of his voice, the sentiment, and the composition is flawless. I can spend an hour lost in his music easily. …
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In my early adult years, I moved around, plying the trade of a Pious Itinerant. To wit, I was a folksinger. I first performed in coffeehouses in New York's Greenwich Village, but moved on to Boston, New Hampshire, Philadelphia, D.C., Maine, and importantly for this story, Baltimore. Baltimore was an essential stop in my periodic …
Daily writing promptWhat would your life be like without music?View all responses It's been a year since I began playing guitar regularly again. I wish I could say that I practiced daily, but it's more like three or four times a week. In that time, there have been some interesting things happening. Against expectations, I …
Daily writing promptDescribe your ideal week.View all responses Benchmarks. It's all about benchmarks. Did I get down to the coast? Did I get out for a while with my honey ( my wife!), Did I get some decent work done in the shop? There's more, but those are the biggies. I generally sleep well, eat …
Daily writing promptIf you had to give up one word that you use regularly, what would it be?View all responses It was a simple challenge from our friend Chris: give up the use of our favorite curse word for two weeks. And no, it really wasn't one of the big four - shit, bitch, fuck, …
Daily writing promptWhy do you blog?View all responses When I answered this prompt last year, I talked about the community of blogging, the sharing of ideas and opinions. And all that remains true. But over the last year, I've realized that my blog has become a means of exploring what I've known but forgotten. No, …
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