Music is truly magical. It reaches out and touches each of us in different ways. Across distance and time, across oceans and through the air, music has a way of making us feel. When I think of different moments in my life, I think of the soundtrack: the first song played in my new car … Continue reading Music Music Everywhere
Month: August 2015
A Love Story
Our breathing rang in my ears, and I could feel my heart beating in my stomach. "Do you think they've stopped?" I glanced behind us. "I don't know," I panted. "And I don't really want to find out. Come on." I pushed off against the brick wall, forcing myself to go a little further. The … Continue reading A Love Story
A Plea for Reason
And it happens again. More violence. More hate. My Twitter timeline and Facebook Newsfeed are full of stories of people acting like animals. Messages and posts of how this group or that class or these people are taking away from us. How "we" need to be against "them," or they hate women, guns, law and order. It's … Continue reading A Plea for Reason
Sword & Quill 