2015 December 18 A villanelle poem inspired by Quiara Alegría Hude’s play Water by the Spoonful, Natalie Colony, and Brian Haven from Wayne State University. Special thank you to Emily Willemse for introducing me to the play and Professor Tom Schraeder for creating such a wonderful graduate class at Wayne…
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2015 | Music | Underground Aces | Silent Night
Back in September of 2015 I wrote about founding Underground Aces. Our mission is to create music for the fun of it in any genre that strikes our fancy. In time for Christmas, we’ve released our second song Silent Night in what we’re calling downbeat dubstep. In addition to Karthryn…
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2015 November 25 It all started last year (2014) when I realized that our Null Paradox rock opera needed an upgrade in writing, lighting, and set design. Fortunately I’ve had the privilege of working with artists who have inspired and helped me in these areas. But, there’s nothing like rolling-up…
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I founded Underground Aces as a forum to release new, original music with a group of world-wide musicians. You could hear anything here: Funk, rock, soul, R&B, folk, and symphonic. Why? Because it’s fun! Adeline is the name of our first song and it will be released during September in the usual iTunes/Google/Amazon…
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2015 July 13 Step Into the Ring Picture a poem, make every word sing No room for fat, unlike your bestseller Discard trite phrases, step into the ring Take time to compose, maximize your string Shiver a bit, thoughts of your editor Picture a poem, make every word sing Drama…
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I’m a beach person. It’s where I love to relax and feel most at home. But as it turns out, the mountains are a great place to be inspired too. 2015 July 7 Recently Sue and I spent some time in the Appalachian mountains working on G2, the next book…
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2015 July 6 Draw a line in the sand, keep them at bay The news is blundering, nothing to boast Tune out their racket, step forward today Continents apart, soldiers pass away Politicians gesture, like dry white toast Draw a line in the sand, keep them at bay Lethargic people…
Continue Reading2015 | Movies | Senna
Research for my movie Senna during a Friday afternoon drive at Waterford Hills Race Track, Michigan. 2015 June 19
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Great cast, crew, and support from our filming locations! Here’s two movie trailers from Fragile Soul featuring: ROBYN CHRISTINE as Sam Brunn RAVEN BECERRA as Olivia Cruz 2015 April 13
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Our Null Paradox family has changed and grown. Here’s an update to all of the behind-the-scenes work that’s going on with Null Paradox (Interactive Rock Opera) as we prepare to bring you G2 (working title): our new book, live show, and music. 2015 January 18 Who and What has Changed? New Co-lead…
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