Someone asked Willie Nelson in an interview where his songs came from and he responded that they’re just floating around in the air, all he has to do is pluck them out. Sometimes it seems to work like that for me as well and other times I’ll have just a single line or short phrase come to mind and I immediately think, “Yes, there’s a story that goes with this line, this is something I can work with.” Of course, I have a lot of false starts and half-finished work that went over the edge of the cliff, but not all. And there’s nothing better than finishing a piece and knowing that you’ve created something of value, something you can be proud of, something that just might touch a heart, stir a memory, or bring a little ray of sunshine into a dark day for someone, somewhere along the way. Letters From The Front: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=464646167201278&id=100009676958205&p nref=story Letter To Sis: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=425220514477177&id=100009676958205 Nobody Gets To Be A Cowboy Forever: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=450914121907816&id=100009676958205
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