Little Waters – I Am Holden Caulfield

Little Waters – I Am Holden Caulfield

The demons that followed Holden Caulfield like ducks behind their mother don’t end their stalking when the high school sheepskin is handed over. Lean out of your corporate cubicle and you will see Bernice, Marty, and Laverne scavenging for doughnuts in the break...
Cedarsmoke – Let the Wind Blow

Cedarsmoke – Let the Wind Blow

All at once Jukes understood he would have to go. ‘Do you think she may?’ he screamed. But the wind devoured the reply, out of which Jukes heard only the one word, pronounced with great energy, ‘….Always….’– from Typhoon, by...
Joshua Powell – Bliss Is a Flak Jacket

Joshua Powell – Bliss Is a Flak Jacket

We each bear a talisman, a shield over our heart against the slings and arrows hurled by Life and Love. A door sealed by an ancient skeleton key, your father’s tortoiseshell sunglasses, a punctuality pin from a private academy, a suitcase carrying Shelly and the...
Ryan Tanner – A Hymn for Me and You

Ryan Tanner – A Hymn for Me and You

Sometimes all you want is a quiet song with a steel guitar and some harmony and that will be enough. That’s a lot. I don’t have to say ‘love song’ because quiet songs with a steel guitar and some harmony are always love songs, one way or...