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the boy who sung, “wolf!”

So, it is time for a little bit of an update about music. FAWM is all wrapped up. Yep. February Album Writing Month. It is a song-writing challenge wherein participants attempt to write 14 songs during the 28 days of … Continue reading

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Happy Redneck New Year!

It’s another year…like it always is, although we rarely acknowledge this fact. Home. i am home, sitting by the fire with my dog. i am listening to Cat Stevens and thinking about Tom and Jerry and being all together too … Continue reading

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A Butchery & the Cradle of Humanity

i’m going to Mpumalanga. It is the place where the sun rises; it is the Cradle of Humanity. They have discovered numerous, mysterious rock structures all throughout this region. They are giant shapes made of stacked stones in the shape … Continue reading

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coffeee?

“If i look like i feel, then i’m sorry you have to be seeing me.” That’s what I have been thinking today. And yesterday. You see, this is the nature of things: just when you have something important to do … Continue reading

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a happy ending.

Now it’s time to tie up a loose end of an earlier story. You may remember my friend Paul. That is his apostle name. His African name, as he says, is Metobohay, which means jumping one. Here he sits with … Continue reading

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Dang! & A New-ish Song

Well, i had written quite a good bit here. I think it was a nice little piece of writing that introduced some thoughts and my new-ish song. However, i am not in the land of amazingly reliable internet… and so … Continue reading

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Mother of Melodies and Rain

it rained. and it was good. then, it rained some more. and it was still good. then it was cloudy. then it was blustery (can i say that to mean breezy?). and now it is raining some more. and it … Continue reading

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leaving the country…again.

It’s Spring Break. Four friends and i have rented a car. We’ll be driving to Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. Also, we’ll be going to the desert in Batswana. We have 12 days, free minds, the advantage of out currency, and … Continue reading

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bam.

11,209 + 756 = 11, 965 That is how many words of my writing i will be turning in to the lovely University of Pretoria tomorrow. i admit, i am tired enough that i had to use “Google Calculator” to … Continue reading

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