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Dear Andrew Bird fans, Can you believe it? We’re in the home stretch. As a point of ritual, I began my fast of Mr. Bird’s music last night, 48 hours before the live performance. I [...]

Dear Andrew Bird fans, I’ve recently learned there is a possibility that Annie Clark (“St. Vincent”) will “join” Mr. Bird on stage at his upcoming show in Asheville, North Carolina. I [...]

Dear Andrew Bird fans, Continuing the tradition of obsession… A. I am wondering: 1. Will Mr. Bird have a “band” and if so, how much autonomy will the band have? 2. How does Mr. [...]

Dear Fellow Andrew Bird fans, This is the first of four posts in anticipation of Andrew Bird’s upcoming performance at The Orange Peel on 10/9 in Asheville, North Carolina. In the spirit of [...]

I will be doing a meditation retreat Friday through Sunday evening this weekend and not posting.

Ladies and Gentlemen, I have won a literary prize for fiction! [Deep breath, jump for joy, scream out the car sunroof] Cash award, publication, recognition at a dinner banquet, and one-week [...]

When I leave for Michigan, I’m not coming back. My connections to the mountains and the communities here feel immeasurably rich. The time and love I’ve put in will be hard to replicate elsewhere, [...]

I’m at the dojo an hour early but that’s ok. Hanshi asked me to focus on kata for two weeks straight, working all the forms I know while I was in residency at VCCA. Tonight’s private lesson is to [...]

Here are some photos of my studio and the grounds, the fun and the folks. It’s basically been like living in a small apartment complex with 20 other artists in the middle of a lovely 12 acre [...]

I lost myself in writing a short story for four days and forgot to blog. Yes, I actually FORGOT. TO. BLOG. That’s a good thing. It really, really is. Although I regret I didn’t [...]