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  • The Numerologist

    Contemplate an irrational number. Shiver in ecstasy. Contemplate an infatuation. Don’t. Don’t do that. Just stop. Contemplate a number. 2:40, for a Playlist 1:12, for Short Videos 0:30, for an End Roll

  • Feverish

  • For Norman, 112

    On the phone, Norman’s grief was overpowering. I wanted to console him but anything I could offer would trivialize what he is going through. On the 112th take, I completed the playing for this recording. I went through a lot from the time I first encountered this song to the time it was what I…

  • pareidolia

    Pareidolia (/ˌpærɪˈdoʊliə, ˌpɛər-/;[1] also US: /ˌpɛəraɪ-/)[2] is the tendency for perception to impose a meaningful interpretation on a nebulous stimulus, usually visual, so that one sees an object, pattern, or meaning where there is none. Common examples are perceived images of animals, faces, or objects in cloud formations, seeing faces in inanimate objects, or lunar…

  • Distressing

    Distressed real estate, often referred to as “opportunistic” real estate,is property that is sold at a discount due to one of five specific conditions: deteriorating physical condition, incorrect pricing, mismanagement, a short-term environmental problem or excessive debt causing the property to become vulnerable to foreclosure. ——————————————————- Distressing Disdressing Dressing I’m thinking about the methodology of…

  • Missing a Missing Girl

    We were both 29 when the brain cancer she had beaten at 18 came back. Surviving her teen years was hard won. It left marks. She was reserved. She didn’t love me as I loved her. It was understood. I didn’t expect her to. She didn’t understand why I was like that. After we broke…

  • One Street, Three Stores and a Baseball Diamond

    One Street, Three Stores and a Baseball Diamond

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  • I don’t suppose I’ll be back here, daddy

    I don’t suppose I’ll be back here, daddy

    MP3 My mom and aunt and uncle and brother and I were just done burying my grandfather. We were in North Carolina, where my grandfather lived and died. The cemetery had dug a hole a couple feet deep and left us to do the ceremony. We took the plastic bag of ashes from the crematorium…

  • Disappearance

    Disappearance

    I miss my father. It’s his birthday. He was an irritable guy. I am too. I loved him. Download MP3

  • I’m Under a Lot of Stress Lately

    I’m Under a Lot of Stress Lately

    Times have been hard but I had the afternoon to myself and accidentally did something calm and easy, like I was sending myself a message. The tune is based on Bluebell Reel. Download the MP3 . Or check out the Soundcloud.