Hawthorne Crow

This short (less than 2 min.) piece is made with a single 16-bar theme repeated with variations. The idea was to compose a simple…

Somehow, I wrote a novel without thinking about genre at all.

As far back as the 1970s, I recall hearing the phrase “Gas, Grass, or Ass — No one Rides for Free.” I’m not certain who first coined the…

Some countries are easier than others for vegans and vegetarians. India, for example — probably the easiest country on Earth to be…

Much of this new piece has existed solely in my head for years, but never fleshed out into a whole idea. One of the more interesting…

Here’s a string quartet I’ve been writing lately. It’s structured in the classic ragtime format (4 themes, AABACCDD) and, while it includes…

I’m writing this article today because I’m trying to figure out, as a piano player, what the best option is for someone who would like to…

“The Geometric Lover” is a poetry and photography chapbook from 1991. It needs any edits still here (as it went through some further drafts…

I’ve told so many stories about friends and family to date that I’m basically ready to start exploring some new directions with this blog…