What’s On the Menu? Apparently, Me!
I have been asked many times ‘What is Magic?’ It’s a tough question to answer. This weekend though, I think I experienced all aspects of magic. There was the magic of a friendship of many years finally given quality time, there was the magic of a new and almost instantaneous new friendship, there was the magic of late night joyful discussions over alcohol and cigarettes, there was the magic of tears – mostly through sheer joy (but maybe also through an England berth in a world cup semi-final), there was the magic of the Earth and small rituals, there was the magic of renewal and cleansing, there was the magic of a heartfelt prayer answered immediately in a surprising way, there was intuition, strange coincidence, and much more….there was even
Read More »It’s My Life and Radio
A couple of weeks back, I was featured on Radio Memphis as a song writer. It was a fun 40 minutes talking with Dirty D over there in the USA. You can hear the interview as well now as a podcast. Meanwhile, I wrote another song called It’s My Life and it’s up on reverbnation.com for the time being. To be honest, I may yet tweak it further…..
Read More »Living Solo
For something like 35-years I have been in a relationship. For the last few months I have been well and truly single. At first, I was horrified and still find going to bed alone deeply troublesome but I have grown somewhat used to being single and begin to see many benefits. No one tells me what to do If I want to watch Hull City games, no one objects If I want to have a glass of wine, I can If I feel like eating, I do I am under no pressure to get up with others every morning I can play my guitar LOUD – and my music too Yes. Actually, when and if I meet someone new, it might be difficult to shall we say, re-adjust.
Read More »The Stream of Magic
I’ve talked in these pages many times about the stream of life and the song, row, row, row the boat. I confess to finding this little song fascinating as an esoteric writing. Just recently, I have been through a very deep and long lasting depression caused in some sense by the break up of a long-term relationship and then the need to come to terms with being single, a bit isolated in the Czech republic and realizing I had lost sight of myself and what I wanted. Well, a few weeks ago, I woke up one morning and just decided that any rebirth had to start with changing a few basic things like diet, my weight and attitude. I woke up realising I was creating my own miserable reality by
Read More »Joining the Dots – a New Podcast
A podcast from G. Michael Vasey featuring two short stories from The Pink Bus – a collection of short fictional stories by G. Michael Vasey. Introduction music – Crazy written and performed by G. Michael Vasey Ending Music – Fire written and performed by G. Michael Vasey The Pink Bus is available in Kindle, Paperback and Audiobook formats. Crazy and Fire are available at all digital music outlets including Spotify
Read More »Edge of Day
Memories painted in my mind Tapestries spun from emotion Hanging as if to dry A long and windy road trod barefoot As if in requiem to another yesterday The wind howls a deep sigh Inside my head the pictures float A technicolor movie of my life Endlessly showing to a crowd of one Somewhere, the Sea crashes over the rocks That sit at the core of my being Will a B movie actor suffice? My road is forked My path lies which way? Eternal sunshine Or, I simply fall away I am a dreamer dreaming I am an observer observing A growing point in time Treading a weary line The footprints in the sand lead nowhere Except around and around Edging inwards away The mountains in the distance Beckon me
Read More »The Dilemma of Fatherhood
Well, my next book is about demons? vampires? black-eyed kids? NOPE – it’s a short collection of poetry called The Dilemma of Fatherhood….. hopefully out soon on Kindle. It won’t sell but I don’t care – the poetry has an edge….. And the cover features yours truly too…. I hope someone enjoys it as much as I did writing it……
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