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#36: “Life”
SONG: “Life” ARTIST: Our Lady Peace First, I adore this band. I have seen them open up for Third Eye Blind circa 1997 or 1998, played to a sold out crowd at the Cotton Club in Atlanta, and have seen them at…
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#37: “Aim for the Heart”
SONG: “Aim for the Heart” ARTIST: Southgang As cheese-tactic as this song might seem to some, it kept me fighting through some of my darkest moments of depression. It gave me hope when I needed it. “When you’re losing faith and you feel you…
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#38: “Gravity”
SONG: “Gravity” ARTIST: Angie Aparo I remember hearing Angie Aparo‘s song “Spaceman” on 1065 The End and immediately connecting to the lyrics “when you gonna go grow up, Mama always said…” and thinking whoa who is this artist. I bought his album bought…
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#39: “More”
SONG: “More” ARITST: J Englishman It’s funny I how I thought this song was much older than it was, but J. Englishman‘s album “POOR LIL’ ROCK STAR” came out in 2000 and featured this song. I was 24 for most of that…
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I’m Taking Consent Back
I am going to be completely and brutally honest. Honest with myself. I can’t believe I let someone mentally and emotionally abuse me. In an exchange with friends, I asked this: “Why do I let this person put fear in me? Is…
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#40: “Moments”
As I was gathering songs for my 40 at 40, I wasn’t sure what direction I was heading or where I was going to go with the music. 40 favorites or 40 of my favorite Jimmy Buffett songs or 40 songs that…
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Songs of My Life: September 2015
For me, September was about realizing my fears and realizing how to confront them, but it was also a great reminder of to live in the now, appreciate every moment you have, and to love. Just don’t love your fears. Kick your…
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La Vie Dansante
I could probably blame Jimmy Buffett for my wanderlust and introducing me to the Aboriginal songlines, but I can only thank him. His music has been a friend, a comfort, and inspiration for me. If he hadn’t taught me the meaning of…
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Vital Signs
I have a “Goliath” that is physically, mentally, and emotionally making me sick. It has put more fear in me than it should have. I have realized how much mental, emotional, and physical energy I HAVE ALLOWED myself to put into this fear and how…
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WATCH: “Adriatic” by Saint Hughs
If you haven’t watched “FIN” from SAINT HUGHS, go watch it now. Nick and Drew aka SAINT HUGHS follow up the visual video for “FIN” with their installment of “ADRIATIC” from their “LOVE AND LUST” EP (available now). If you’re expecting smokey inks in water, you’re not getting…
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Risk Is Noble, Unless a Woman Takes It
When Lindsey Vonn crashed during the Olympics, the reaction was…
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Fuck You
Fuck you
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Wo-without-Man
I can’t scream or I’ll wake the neighbours
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Thoughts on Laundry
The low hum of the dryers out weighed the sound…
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Where Are You?
Where are you? Where are you? Where are you?
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On Writing: Caffeine Fueled Chaos
The Instagram post at the bottom of this post came…
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AI Doesn’t Move Me to Tears
AI is simultaneously feared and celebrated. It’ll bring death…it’ll bring…
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ON THE FOLD: Timing is Everything
Seems like March is the time I buy sewing machines.…
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ON THE FOLD: Learning As I Go
This is the debut of On the Fold, where I…
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