When I tell my friends that I am a writer, most of them just assume that I am talking about composing music. After all, music has consumed me for most of my life, from college to career. I currently freelance around the Pittsburgh region as a baritone vocal
+ more bio informationJohn Adams, one of most well-known and respected composers living today, once said "There are a few dark days I feel like I am panning for gold in a river that has given it up." The debate posed above must definitely be a valid one when even famous composers of classical music will at times question their craft. And yet John ... More..
All of the following is true, except that out of respect for privacy, I have changed the names of those involved.John was one of the nicest and happiest men whom I have ever met. Even though I was barely a teenager at the time when his family moved in to the house up the street, it was incredibly obvious that he was a wonderf... More..
The lamppost cast a yellow glow on the streetI always have fond memories of blues and yellows.It was that evening sky. The sun had set, but there was still a final inkling of barely blue light over the trees that towered above our street. And seemingly coming out of that background, the silhouettes of children would be playin... More..
I'll admit to it. I have a problem. I get lost in my music. I'll be driving in the car, and my favorite song will start to play on the radio. Then, the next thing I know, I'll be pulled over on the side of the road with a state trooper at my window handing me a ticket for "rocking out too hard". Well either that, or speeding,... More..
"The Antisocial Facebook"The Information Age.Just the sounds of those words conjure images in my mind of glowing fiber optic cables, internet cafes, the soft blue glow of computer screens, and time-lapse depictions of cars moving in an endless blur of white and red. We as a society have "developed" to a point where we are not... More..
The concept of "gifted learners" has always troubled me. It's not the nature of the concept so much as it is the general public's understanding of what it means to actually be a gifted learner. For most schools with gifted programs, the term "gifted" is a direct reference to IQ or Intelligence Quotient. Schools are not measur... More..
Ryan Kok
McDonald, Pennsylvania US
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