Monthly Archives: February 2009

If you’re a New York City car owner, my sixth FAWM song needs no explanation. Otherwise, you need to know that we have “alternate-side parking” rules, which forbid parking on one side or the street or the other on certain … Continue reading →

My fifth song for February Album Writing Month is “The Kitchen Table,” a simple country waltz. Unlike every other song I’ve done for FAWM this year, it’s not really autobiographical at all. The basic idea came to me early yesterday … Continue reading →

My fourth FAWM song is “25 Random Things About Me.” If you’re on Facebook, you’re probably sick to death of being tagged for the “25 Random Things About Me” meme. Apparently, no one on Facebook has ever seen a meme … Continue reading →

My third song for February Album Writing Month is a self-referential song in honor of Douglas Hofstadter, whose new book, I Am a Strange Loop, is about our concept of “I.” He proposes that our consciousness comes from our ability … Continue reading →

An IM exchange with mary_wroth tonight prompted song number two, “Stupor Bowl.”

It’s February, which means it’s February Album Writing Month again. FAWM is a community project in which thousands of musicians around the world try to write 14 songs in 28 days. This is my third time doing it, and so … Continue reading →