Authenticity and Fresh Air
How do you know the real thing when you encounter it? We are now, all of us, so steeped in …
Tag Archives: Melody S. Owens
Singing to the Exit Sign
Recently I had the opportunity to see, for the first time in my life, a string quartet playing in very …
All is Not Calm
On a damp Tuesday evening last week, I was caroling in a city park with members of my chorus. The …
Genius in the Rests
On the “technology” campus of Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, there is a sculpture of Albert Einstein playing Frisbee. By …
The ME Party
Accepting the aphorism Ars longa, vita brevis, I veer this week from art into life (although to me they are …
Soul Whisperers
Abstract. Decorative. Illustrative. Evocative. Narrative. Story. Full-length. 19th Century. 20th Century. Modern. Traditional. There are a number of words that …
Blazes of Light: Looking in the Windows
The Hindu Festival of Diwali takes place this week, an event of light and color, fireworks and gifts and good …
Masters and Servants
The verb “To lord” is defined by the OED as “to play the lord, behave in a lordly manner, assume …
Heroic Humor
A number of years ago the wonderful writer Frank McCourt wrote an essay for the New York Times on Mother’s …
Image, Illusion and Attire
The adage “clothes make the man” – and by extension, the person – says a great deal about the nature …
Poets' Sinews 