Creating Space Journal

September 2026

Sixty Years of September 11

An earlier version of this piece appeared in my former Medium blog; it’s still there but I’ve edited for current state and context.

Sep 14 • Hal Stern

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August 2026

Let’s Go: An Orangy Sky of Love Songs

Everything about The Cars was bent at right angles to the norm, powered by bassist Benjamin Orr

Aug 31 • Hal Stern

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Rush at Fifty Something

In the last month, I’ve done something I feared I would never do again: I saw Rush with my son, filling a hockey arena with singing, joyful fans, and…

Aug 16 • Hal Stern

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June 2026

Reading List: Q2 2026

I make these lists public to try to build readership across multiple dimensions: For this newsletter, for the authors whose work I love, and for the…

Jun 30 • Hal Stern

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A Love Story To Map A Month Of Identity

June has become complicated with holidays and celebrations that open small apertures into identity: it’s the beginning of adult life for graduates; it’s…

Jun 14 • Hal Stern

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May 2026

2026 Memorial Day At Princeton

Reconciling talks and walks, walls and halls, and remembrance

May 25 • Hal Stern

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First Assume A Spherical Soundstage

Immersive, Intense and Intimate Imaged Sound

May 14 • Hal Stern

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April 2026

Immersion and Intensives

Books, recitals, and practice to finish either or both

Apr 18 • Hal Stern

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Reading List: Q1 2026

I make these lists public to try to build readership across multiple dimensions.

Apr 3 • Hal Stern

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February 2026

The Golden Faces Of Hockey

46 years changes the faces of a game, in so many good ways

Feb 24 • Hal Stern

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January 2026