November 2014 – The Philosophy of Contemporary Song

Jeff Beck, “Hammerhead”

Many people even less than ten years younger than me don’t know much about Jeff Beck. If you’re one of them, he was the guitarist for the Yardbirds between Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page. If you like the other two names in the previous sentence, check out Jeff Beck. He’s more a jam band guitarContinue reading “Jeff Beck, “Hammerhead””

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Short Story Published

The Michigan Authors Syndicate has just published Bald Eagle Stew, an edited anthology of fiction and poetry that includes my most recent short story. Many thanks to my editors Sherry Truffin, Martin Reaves, and Diana Edelman-Young for their helpful feedback and to Malcolm Magee and the Michigan Authors Syndicate for soliciting a submission from me.

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Understanding Election Cycles

I would like us to think about the most recent election in terms of election history over the last 50 years or so. From about the Korean War to the Reagan years we had a Democratically controlled Congress with the presidency alternating between Democrats and Republicans. We should note that this period was a periodContinue reading “Understanding Election Cycles”