Monthly Archives: April 2012

Guest Post — Kate Bush: Thirty Years of Wonk

Please welcome the wonderful, wonktastical Penelope Merrin, who is visiting today to favor us with a guest post about musician/artist Kate Bush! ——— “Normal” is not a word most people would use to describe singer/songwriter Kate Bush. Over the course … Continue reading

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The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

I have just finished reading the most marvelous romance. Only it isn’t, strictly speaking, a romance. It’s the literary book The Night Circus, by Erin Morgenstern. It’s possible you could call it a literary book with romantic elements, but whatever … Continue reading

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Beautiful Music

“Music is love in search of a word.” —Sidney Lanier Nothing compares to the cool slide of faux-ivory keys beneath the pads of my fingertips. My hands settle into position of their own accord—my favorite is E major, which goes … Continue reading

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