My first completed 2013 RPM track. Thanks to Kavin for turning a simple acoustic song into what you hear today. ONE LAST DANCE I never got to tell you what's been on my mind It might be just as well now that we're running out of time…

Red string of fate... Go look it up! ONE RED STRING One red string Forever tied Through everything I’ve ever tried You can always bring be back to life Just by coming ‘round There’s something magic in your eyes Or maybe something…

January challenge songwriting fun... WATER UNDER WATER So near the surface So near the end So near the purpose Time and again Just barely breathing I’ll need you when I’m floating in the water under water Holding on loosely Without letting…

I'm a teacher, a parent of elementary school children, a mental health advocate, and a pacifist. It's been a rough week... But there's still time. TIME Time to look in the mirror Time to say what we believe Is this the world we want…

Well, here's my installment for this year's RPM Holiday Challenge. Enjoy!

Demo version of a song I've been messing with. I know what they're missing... The only girl. I know what they're missing... The one and only in the world.

Garn/Landry (And I barely deserve any credit for this one at all) A while back, Jim recorded a rough version of this song, and upon listening to it, I was thrown back to a day from my youth. While vacationing in Vermont, a small twister throwing…

Landry/Garn When I sent this song off to Jim, he sent back tracks for a second rhythm guitar, lead guitar, and drums. Bass soon followed, and Kavin's slide dropped in nicely. Just thought I'd let y'all have a listen to what came back to me…

Well, here's a REAL oldie. This is the one my kids like me to play most when we're in the backyard with the fire pit and the sun going down. They play gently through the first 4:07... And then run around like maniacs for the last 1:20.

A song of love, loss, and unrelenting hatred for those pin-striped S.O.B.'s. WARNING: You might hear an occasional F-bomb.

A partial re-write and full re-record of my teacher's protest song.

Hey, it's good to let people know you miss 'em.

Written for a friend from days long past working in special needs summer camps... Now she's raising an autistic son, and doing an amazing job of it. Still, none of it's fair.

Another "oldie but goodie" that had never really gotten the love it deserved... The original version came in at over six minutes (and even I recognize in looking back that it was WAY too long).

Sometimes you gotta show New Hampshire a little love.

This song seemed to fit so nicely with this year's RPM feel that I decided to re-record it during February.

One of the first songs I ever wrote... When we bought our first house, we had a nice big back yard on a 1/3 acre lot... With the train tracks just on the other side of the back fence.

A few months back, Jim (MTC) posted an outstanding acoustic track which summoned up a clear-as-day memory from my childhood. The vividness of that memory resulted in this song... Amazing how such significant events in your life (like recognizing…

The title track for this year's RPM album. One mic. Live take. Please forgive the missed notes. LETTERS Writing while I drive with voices in my mind Passed along by friends I’ve never met Trying to stay alive in one place in time…

Some reflections after recording this song: 1. Mic positioning for a live take can drive you crazy 2. The lowest note I can comfortably sing is an A 3. A tortured soul can somehow write an amazing love song 4. I still have much to learn