Music
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I was talking to my writing friend the other night, the frighteningly talented Jeremy Zimmerman, when he mentioned my ability writing in an urban motif. Urban, which anyone paying attention in the past decade, is code-word for “black,” is an element in a few of my short stories for the past year or two. He
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Before you judge me, consider this. The first Counting Crows album, August and Everything After, came out in 1993, and when “Mr. Jones” got heavy rotation on MTV (back when they played videos), it catapulted them into instant stardom. The album became the fastest selling album since Nirvana’s Nevermind. The band has since sold over
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A new feature on my site will be the periodic discussion about the music I listen to. This is more than mere lip-service to musicians that I like, though there is a bit of overlap — if I didn’t enjoy their music, they wouldn’t inspire the creative impulses and strong emotional resonance that I seek
Tales from the Ragged Edge 