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Your Daily Dose of Christmas!
Here’s something different, at least as far as Christmas music goes: a string quartet by Arcangelo Corelli, which was apparently composed “for the night of Christmas”. Corelli lived from 1653 to 1713, putting him slightly earlier than JS Bach (they … Continue reading
Your Daily Dose of Christmas
What’s a month-long music feature without some film music? Here’s a suite from Alan Silvestri’s score to The Polar Express.
“Shiny in the Black”: A FIREFLY Christmas! (part three)
Continuing my repost of this Very Special (but Not Blossomesque) Episode of Firefly. part two part one “Weapons on the ground!” the voice shouted. “Now!” “Do it,” Mal said. He shot a look at Jayne, whose expression of disgust tended … Continue reading
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Your Daily Dose of Christmas
Alison Krauss and Yo Yo Ma perform the “Wexford Carol”.
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Check out the author page!
I now have an Official Amazon Author Page! That is all. Carry on.
Where STARDANCER came from!
This post is cross-posted from ForgottenStars.net, and slightly spoilery for the book. So, where exactly did I get the idea for Stardancer? Easy answer. I got it from a lot of places. (This is long, but I hope it’s at … Continue reading
Your Daily Dose of Christmas
Here’s a song that doesn’t seem to show up on too many Carolers’ lists these days, for some reason: “Good King Wenceslas”, performed by the Irish Rovers.
Weird Shit Writers Tweet
I had this brief exchange on Twitter the other day. This is what makes writers the best kind of folks to hang out with on Twitter. OK, to the shower. That's where I am an expert plotter! #amwriting — Kelly … Continue reading
Your Daily Dose of Christmas!
I always feature the Nutcracker Suite by Tchaikovsky at some point during the month. I don’t often form mental associations with music and specific places or times in my life, but this is one of the exceptions: the Nutcracker Suite … Continue reading
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Your Daily Dose of Christmas
The fact that someone went to the trouble of putting this together is either a sign of an awesome mind at work or a horrible mind at work. Maybe both! (It’s the “Shut up, Wesley!” that makes it one of … Continue reading