writing Tag

Sweet Music

A cover of the first “Christian” song I ever wrote - circa 1979 - now given a fresh coat of paint through the magic of AI. [embed height="150" width="640"]https://www.reverbnation.com/lancegallup/song/34185413-sweet-music?wordpress=1&pwc[size]=small[/embed] Lyrics: Sweet sweet music Unlike...

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Ghosts

I’m looking for inspiration. I know I used to have some… how long ago was that? Years, I think. Maybe it got accidentally thrown in the dumpster when we were...

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Ancient history

It was, I think, probably in the mid 70’s - I was working as kitchen help in the now defunct “Lenny’s Restaurant” in New Lebs with the brothers Bruce and...

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Anticipation

It's just beyond the next mist shrouded pasture where horses stand steaming, and the morning sun struggles to melt the almost-not-there frost lurking in the shadow of the trees. It's...

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Thank You, Eliza

Some years ago, at the beginning of my “lost year” I reached hesitatingly out to someone, hoping for understanding, but got cold condemnation instead. (For you non-nerd youngsters, “Eliza” was...

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Photographs and Memories

A year ago we were “back east” prepping the old homestead for sale - cleaning out 60+ years of stuff, ours, family’s and friends… making arrangements to bring the last...

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From the archives: RIP Music

There are moments of unmistakeable finality, moments when you just know it’s over.  I’ve had a few. One that quickly comes to mind is when I sold my first house and...

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Man’s Way… God’s Way

Man's way: A Buddhist priest dubbed the "marathon monk" has completed an ancient running ritual in the remote Japanese mountains that took seven years and covered a distance equivalent to...

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