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In « Going For The One, » we meet Jake Harvey, one of the key political players of the era, and members of his entourage.

At the beginning of the chapter, the former businessman is settling in his executive suite for a determining weekend in Triton Aeolus.…

I was more than surprised this morning when I googled the terms “bookcast” and “bookcasting.” I had imagined that what I was expecting to see in the results would have been common practice in this day and age, and yet I actually saw very little of what I had in mind. Moreover, I couldn't find entries for the words in Wikipedia, nor in the Wiktionary. In fact, this is the best definition I…

(« Goldfish Pulling a Snail Cart » by James Pollock)

« Perseverance » is the fourth of the series of segues composed to join the tracks of…

Danceable! was founded by two remarkable dance instructors who live in Boston: Afro-Haitian dancer, Jean Appolon and Brazilian Samba dancer, Rachelzinha (Hah-kel-ZEEN-ya). Both have been dancing professionally, leading dance classes, and both are involved in youth dance programs in Haiti and Brazil respectively.  These programs provide professional level instruction as well as a safe haven and hope for some very talented young dancers.

"My…

(« Detail of a poster for the International Hygiene Exhibition 1911 in Dresden » by Franz von Stuck)

« Understanding » is the third segue in the series that I have written…

"As a happiness lesson, nothing could be more straightforward: if you get a chance to dance in a circle, get up out of your chair and do it." - Jennifer Michael Hecht, The Happiness Myth

"Dancing together has been used throughout human history as a reliable source of a special…

(« Holzfigur Engelchen auf Halbmond » by 4028mdk09)…

(« Lebenslauf » by Adi Holzer)

« Vigilance » is the second of a series of short segues that I have composed in order to combine already existing pieces into one larger, continuous whole.

Each of the segues highlights a…