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Townes Van Zandt | Townes Van Zandt

arlene-goldbard's picture
Sep.12.2012
Years ago, at a time when I felt trapped by circumstance, when the way forward was anything but clear, a wise friend asked me this: How seriously can you take yourself? What would it look like to take yourself one hundred percent seriously? There’s a sort of superstition that if something...
bob-mustin's picture
Jun.04.2012
While on the subject of literate song lyrics, I have to mention those of an old friend, Eric Taylor. We've been friends for so long I don't think either one of us wants to tote up the years, but in a way, we began our creative writing careers together.  image via ballardnewstribune.com...
michelle-richmond's picture
Aug.12.2008
My twentieth high school reunion is coming up--class of 88, Murphy High School, Mobile, Alabama--and as I was browsing the reunion site yesterday I came across a familiar name, Margaret Brown. She was a year behind me in school, and now she's all grown up, and it turns out she's been busy. Months...