A cappellaMy mother, a famous classical violinist in her day, was on her deathbed and I didn't care. She was bedridden by the usual suspects, old age and a fall, and had been for many months when they called me. "Come see her," they said. "She'll pass on soon." They told me the nurses played Tchaikovsky, her favorite."No," I said, and hung up the phone, slamming it against the wall, the cord jerking about in a wild dance. I glared at my CD player, as though it would suddenly come to life with violin concertos, then grabbed my coat, and left the house. The critics never tired of sayin
A Link to the Past - Chapter 1Chapter 1A Dark and Stormy NightTonight it was raining. The storm that had moved in late afternoon started softly enough, but as the sun set, the wind and rain intensified. Thunder and lightning soon followed. The sound of cascading water roared through the house. Link kept tossing and turning in his bed, but his efforts to doze off were futile. He wasn't getting any sleep tonight.Link turned to his other side to eye the door on the far side of the bedroom. Flickering candlelight filtered just slightly from under the threshold. He could hear the faintest of muffled whispers from the people beyond. He should have expected that not even roug
Exiles-Prologue: BoA long time ago, someone told me that human wine was watery. I hadn't believed him at the time; wine was wine, ale was ale, no matter where it comes from. But, you know, after having to choke down their so called 'wine' for nine years, you start to miss what you had at home:A decent way to get wasted."Come on, guys. Calm down. You really are making a scene."It's cold out tonight, which is unusual for the tail end of summer. This right off put me into a foul mood. The weather has been a little off kilter since last year when we had that dry spell. Still, it annoys me. So, to brighten my mood, or at least dull all my senses to the point w
Something you need to readI'm so tired of the old school notion that there is even such thing as "cheating" in art. Take the time to read this post by the incredible Gregory Manchess, you'll be better off for it. http://muddycolors.blogspot.com/2012/07/10-things-i-rememberabout-tracing.html
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