Writer. Dog enthusiast. Velociraptor masquerading as a human female.
Several years ago, I was diagnosed with a lengthy list of food sensitivities. For those who don't know the difference between an allergy and a sensitivity, don't worry, it's confusing. An allergic reaction occurs fairly instantaneously - generally within an hour of coming into contact with the food. Symptoms of an allergy include itching, hives,... Continue Reading →
When I was eight years old, my family made the move from Colorado to Missouri so that my father could attend medical school. At first, the move was an adventure: a new state, a new town, a new school, new friends. But the adventure quickly vanished under the weight of loneliness and fear. It was... Continue Reading →
This is a blog I've been thinking about writing for awhile now. It's not necessarily a Bluegrass specific post, you could apply it to live music in general. Rule for being a good Bluegrass fan: 1. Go to all shows within a reasonable driving distance. If a reasonable distance is only in your town, that's... Continue Reading →
There are moments in our lives when a little switch flips in our minds and we become something new, we redefine ourselves. I suppose you'd call these defining moments. But I'm not talking about the kind of defining moment where you make a choice that will determine the course of your future, but rather the... Continue Reading →
As my regular readers know, I recently finished reading a Cornelia Funke book. I generally need a day or two to recover from reading one of her books, so now that a couple days have past it's time to choose a new book to read. That shouldn't be to difficult right? I've got about a... Continue Reading →
No doubt some of you have noticed the fancy little twitter timeline that was recently added to the site's content sidebar. The blog content will be published straight to twitter, just like it goes straight to Facebook and Tumblr. So if you're more of a twitter person you can follow me @emrandep.
Some of my favorite books growing up were written by the fabulous Cornelia Funke. They were funny, beautifully detailed, filled with rich and wonderful characters and they felt so real that often times I felt as though I had to read with my eyes closed. Which I realize makes no sense. You can't read with your... Continue Reading →
There have been a lot of people asking about the progress of my book lately, so I thought I'd give a little progress report. I have the primary plot completely written beginning middle and end. There are still a few kinks I need to iron out, but it's mostly completely. I've just started writing a... Continue Reading →
Here's an interesting article that a friend shared after reading today's blog about smiling. Definite food for thought. http://www.affective-sciences.ch/system/files/biblio/2004_SchmidMast_Hall_Sex_Roles.pdf Thank you James for sharing.
With all this performing I've been doing there's one comment that I've been hearing more than any other and it has nothing to do with the actual music. People have been telling me I need to smile more on stage. At first I thought, "okay, yeah, I get that. No one wants to watch a... Continue Reading →
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