Recent Blog Posts
An excerpt from "The Clockwork Heart"
post a comment | posted 1 week ago
Originally posted at Ephemera
The following morning, Edward Reese woke in a fog, the sounds of the previous 24 hours softly pushing through to the forefront of his memory. People arguing, the metallic click-whir of the machines, seeming to resonate into...
A Society of Walls
post a comment | posted Jan 27
Originally posted at Ephemera
Walls are a part of our everyday existence, and we carry them with us wherever we go. We wall our emotions and sometimes ourselves off from the outside world, while on errands or at work. How many times have you put on a smile a work while feeling ...
My Album
post a comment | posted Jan 16
Originally posted at Ephemera
1) Go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:RandomThe article title is the name of your band2) Go to http://www.quotationspage.com/random.php3The final words of the last quote on your page are the title of your album.3) Go to: http://www.flickr.c...
Not-So-Recent Blog Posts
Why I Care......
post a comment | posted Oct 25
Originally posted at Ephemera
Most of us spend our lives trying to escape from self-centeredness. Maybe that's the whole point, the whole challenge, what the whole thing is all about. Some of us succeed better than others. It seems to me that those...
I got bored and introspective.......
1 comment | posted Oct 19
Originally posted at Ephemera
Far from the worn path of reasonFurther away from the saneHe battles his shadows and demonsFighting to light the wayAnd the dust and the dirt cloud his visionOnward he rides unafraidHe fights the good fight for good reasonA star that refuses to fad...
It is indeed, in and of itself, good.
1 comment | posted Sep 21
Originally posted at Ephemera
I'm calm now. Very calm. I think this is the most peaceful and calm I've ever been. I got home at seven thirty this morning, and spent almost the whole day in prayer. I'm no longer afraid of it, of her. I've come to let my anger...
Life is War
1 comment | posted Sep 14
Originally posted at Ephemera
Life is war. Everyday, you wake up, get dressed, maybe have a little breakfast, and then fight your way out the door. You lead your armies of experience and inclination out into enemy occupied territory, never knowing who you'll lose that day ...
A prayer answered.
post a comment | posted Aug 30
Originally posted at Ephemera
I was really out of sorts yesterday. I was feeling pretty down about issues with my mother. We argue constantly now, over petty things that should be able to be handled with some modicum of civility. Such as money, or things needed for life or scho...
It's hard to say goodbye.....
post a comment | posted Aug 21
Originally posted at Ephemera
I hate doing it. Waving goodbye, that last hug, knowing that it will be a long time before you see that person again. When someone has become such a staple in your life that you can't remember what life was like without them, saying goodbye ca...
First half of Soundtrack '07: Brothers Reunited
post a comment | posted Aug 14
Originally posted at Ephemera
I usually never post them when I make a soundtrack, but this one has started to be different. I've made soundtracks the past few years, starting with 2003. What I'll usually do is choose songs that lyrically or rhythmically portray how I ...