Courage, Dear Heart
Summer Russell’s debut studio album is here!
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Sam at the Green Dragon
The world needs more heroes like Frodo and Sam. We need the mercy that cannot exist without courage, and the humility that cannot exist without fortitude. Maybe we need more than anything to know that we need each other. That, to me, was always at the heart of the Fellowship of the Ring. The quest…
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Voices
It was February of 2020, and I had nothing to say. No, really! February means Album Writing Month. Every year for FAWM, songwriters around the world challenge themselves to write 14 songs in 28 days. Every year since 2008, I have generally managed at least 1. But at the beginning of that month, in time-honored…
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Death is Not a Stranger
(Note: this post contains references to death and dying, with brief mentions of mental health issues and chronic pain.) “The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.” This is the opening line of “The Gunslinger” by Stephen King. These are the first words on the reader’s seven-book journey to the Dark…
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Wonderful Star
SPACE! I have feelings about it! Fandom is kind of like a galaxy cluster, or maybe like a whole bunch of them. I see music as the force at the center of filkspace. Drawn together there are all the elements that make us who we are: what we love and what inspires us to create.…
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My Dandelion Friend
Dandelions are notoriously persistent. Ask after their reputations and you’ll get different answers from different people. Some will call them a nuisance; some say a useful and versatile herb. To many of us, they represent nostalgic times, long summer days, and wild wishmaking. What folks can agree on is that dandelions, above all else, are…
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