In a few days Not Less Than the Good will be performed in Concord, Massachusetts, as a part of the Thoreau Bicentennial celebration. Last month New Thread Quartet, J.D. “Sandy” Continue Reading →
I’ve taken a break from reading about Walden to read Lewis Hyde’s The Gift: Imagination and the Erotic Life of Property. This is an intriguing book that examines the place Continue Reading →
As of right now, this is the full script for Not Less Than the Good. (1) Invitatory [chapter 2, paragraph 14] The morning, which is the most memorable season of Continue Reading →
In an earlier post I commented that I was as a point where I am about to start making major decisions about Not Less Than the Good. The complexity of Continue Reading →
I’ve been busy making music for a couple of other projects, so this blog has been neglected. I’m ready to jump back in. Things are continuing to progress nicely. The Continue Reading →
I traveled to Walden Pond on August 28 & 29 to collect field recordings for Not Less Than the Good. It was an amazing experience. I am not a morning Continue Reading →
Yesterday, I wrote these words in my notebook: I am sitting in a park. To be honest, calling this place a park is being generous. I’m in a public space Continue Reading →
Thoreau closes Walden with a simple image of an insect hatching from within old wooden table. It’s a beautiful metaphor for the potential appearance of something amazing and surprising in Continue Reading →
I’m continuing to read Thoreau’s Importance for Philosophy. I just finished a fascinating article by Douglas R Anderson titled “An Emerson Gone Mad: Thoreau’s American Cynicism.” Anderson views Thoreau as Continue Reading →
I’m still in the process of gathering text for Not Less Than the Good. I know that I want to conclude with a blessing, and this is the text that Continue Reading →