Whose Voice is in Your Head?
I still apply principles today that were first introduced to me in my teens by my friend Tyrone. Amazingly, he understood things at 14...
Remembering Hippie Nation (An excerpt from The Backstage Man)
“Never worry about being an outsider. You’re on the inside. Everyone else is lookin’ in.” – The Backstage Man I turned 14 in 1969. That’s...
Imagination is a way of life
The title of this blog is the subtitle of “The Backstage Man.” And we didn’t give it that lofty position lightly. The fact is, while we...
There’s Never Been a Wrong Painting
“There she is. Her name is Lindsey or Laurel or Betsy or something and she’s about 13 and she wants to be a painter and I’ve been meaning...
Two Authors. One Mind.
People often ask us how we wrote The Backstage Man together – how two authors could write a single novel. The amazing thing to me is how...
What Color is Tuesday?
What color is Tuesday? What color is your life? What melody corresponds to that? Art is an interpretation of our experience, of the world...
The Art of Receiving
People often ask me to explain the meaning behind something in the book. But their guess is probably as good as mine. (Inspiration is a...
Finding the Artist in Yourself
Occasionally, people ask me what it’s like being a creative person. The question is often accompanied by a look of bewilderment. The...
Inner Adventure
It’s natural for many of us to hunger for adventure. After all, the lives that we plan and structure with the best of intentions can...
Lighting the Fire
William Butler Yeats said, “Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” The Backstage Man would certainly agree....
