Hello all my 2026 friends, old and new! Lucky number 13 for me. That’s 339 days of FAWM so far. You’d think I wouldn’t be nervous anymore, but you’d be wrong.

I believe we’re not here to fiddle while Rome burns; we’re putting out fires and rubbing salve into burns. Along with having fun of course 😛

Music, of all the creative forms, best repairs the heart. This may be its actual purpose. — Nick Cave

This February has filled up with non-musical obligations. Good things, but not music. But… I shall try for something musical that repairs the heart, whether intentionally or tangentially. At my own pace.

My poetic processes operate at exactly the same speed as a pen. — John Cooper Clarke