P190209 – Patrick and Stephanie

Imperfect Copy

I’m an imperfect copy of an imperfect father Adopting his failures Mimicking his weaknesses Poorly duplicating his better qualities His virtuosity in music His confidence with women His tenacity in publication We shared the joy of teaching A love of words and music A sharp wit and curmudgeonly air A familial void The absence of […]

Oktav (the Story of the Harpsichord)

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| Patrick

Stephanie’s instrument was recorder so from the outset it was evident we needed a harpsichord. My experience with music told me that if you had the instruments, the musicians would appear, a kind of magic. So if you had a guitar, for instance, everyone with an illusion of being the next Bob Dylan or Cat […]