JMRMar 233 minCOVID-19 is all about human nature – and humans and natureThe world is wide, but I still find it difficult to stay six feet from people. Especially in the supermarket, with everyone focused more on the empty shelves...
JMRMar 174 minEND OF AN ERA: TOM BRADY LEAVES THE PATRIOTSThe first professional football game I ever attended was on September 19, 1971. It was the first game of the first season for the New England Patriots, which...
JMRMar 132 minLove in the Time of Coronavirus This is a bad time to be dating. Though the weather is getting warmer, the daylight is getting longer, and crocuses – the most determined and optimistic orga...
JMRJan 84 mindesign: a closer look at the gentle giant logotypeIn 1969, King Crimson shocked the music world with its peerless debut album, In the Court of the Crimson King. Yet even before one could peel away the plasti...
JMRDec 31, 20192 minMy Vision for 2020It's natural on New Year's Eve Day to look backward and forward in the same moment. At this juncture in history, the temporal dividing line is enshrouded in ...
JMRNov 1, 20192 minFour Thoughts on nanowrimoSince 1999, November has been National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), in which participants attempt to write a 50,000-word manuscript between November 1 an...
JMRJun 2, 20191 minPOEM: “Love Is Purple”In the fall of 2018, I joined The Malden Writer’s Collaborative, a writer’s group in the city where I live. In addition to workshopping longer pieces, each m...
JMRApr 19, 20192 minOpen Poem to Bob Dylan: where have all the protest songs gone?Every minute of every day of every week of every year since Trump has been elected has been a tragedy for our nation and our world. Some embarrassing stateme...
JMRApr 1, 20194 minConcert review: Jon Anderson @ Lynn Auditorium, March 29, 2019Jon Anderson made his name and earned his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame credentials fronting Yes, a collective of virtuosic musicians he co-founded with the lat...
JMRMar 26, 20197 minWhat’s the book about, anyway?I am so excited that Ancient Tales Newly Told is now available for purchase! Follow any of the links on my home page to order your copy. Buying arts and craf...
JMRMar 6, 20191 minThe new home of Dove Nested TowersDove Nested Towers is a phrase from a lyric by Van Dyke Parks for the song “Surf's Up”, which was composed by Brian Wilson in 1966 for the long-unreleased Be...
