Creating Space Journal

Fifteen Years In The Circus

Fifteen years ago tonight I went to my first Phish show, at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City.

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Ace Frehley, Bending Space and Time

Ace Frehley, original lead guitarist for KISS, died in the neighboring town of Morristown yesterday.

Oct 17 • 

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Reading List: Q3 2025

Keeping with the “1,000 True Fans” theme, anything I can do to help deserving authors receive more exposure and small bumps in sales volumes is worth…

Oct 4 • 

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August 2025

"Meeting Across The River:" The Anti-Song on "Born To Run"

How the unlikely, unwanted song on "Born To Run" still holds it together after five decades.

Aug 18 • 

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July 2025

Ten True Summers

The physics of being "down the shore"

Jul 7 • 

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June 2025

Reading List: Q2 2025

Keeping with the “1,000 True Fans” theme, anything I can do to help deserving authors receive more exposure and small bumps in sales volumes is worth…

Jun 30 • 

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Battling Imposter Syndrome

Untangling the coiled history...literally

Jun 16 • 

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May 2025

A Visible Year

Less of me means more of me is seen

May 26 • 

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The Defender: Steve Voight and Memorial Day

The dynamic range of defense and the time lens of memory.

May 25 • 

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April 2025

Blues, Trains and Travel

A brief return to the road

Apr 29 • 

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Open Versus Closed Career Arcs

Climbing someone else's ladder, or building your own?

Apr 18 • 

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March 2025

Reading List: Q1 2025

Now deep into the 2nd decade of publishing quarterly book reports, I’ve started adding context on how I found the book or author.

Mar 31 • 

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