Current Projects

Here's what I've been working on for the past week or so:

• The Halloween Parade, which is a small book of about two dozen or so limericks centering around fictional females dressed up in costumes performing acts that would make their fictional mothers blush.

• "A Man Does What he Can to Get On," a song about a musician busking during hard times. Nobody has any money for him... but characters keep giving him whatever they can, whatever's available. Comedy.
  
• "A Taste of Nature's Weapons," a song about the dangers of getting involved with a beautiful woman who doesn't think you're as great as you think she is.
• "There are Thieves About," a song about a moral-obsessed family locking their daughter away so that she can't be tempted into even the healthiest, safest sexual exploration.
• "Put Down Your Telescope," a song about a girl who loves only unattainable men... it's also about the very attainable man whom she ignores.
• "Homebody Alone," about the feeling of having stayed home all day by choice, then realized you feel left behind while everyone else is out having fun.
• "Redeye," a song about a beautiful insomniac.
• "Better-Rested, Healthier, Miserable," about a man who has the time now to start all kinds of good exercise and dietary habits as a result of losing his job.
• "Eddie Catch a Pretty Thing," a character sketch of a guitar player and raconteur.
• "Devil he Can't Shake," about nagging existential concerns.
• "My Little Blackbird," an attempt to express female sexuality by writing from the perspective of one during an amorous encounter.
• "Suspense," about sitting up awake late each night because the speaker lacks a sense of closure in his or her days.
• "Steady Time," about how there's a clock shop keeping time out there somewhere, even when things seem completely erratic and senseless... a clock is keeping neat, regular time.

So, that's thirteen or fourteen songs and a collection of limericks. I've listed only the projects with sufficient progress already made... many, many more are in the pipeline.

If one or more of the above ideas stand out and pique your interest, please let me know by commenting here!

Farewell for now.