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Years ago, I read Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card. If you’ve never read it, the title probably sounds darker than the idea itself.

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A friend of mine was staying with me for a few days, and he was hurting. This is not a casual friend. He is someone who has picked me up off the ground more than once, so when he was the one struggling, I knew I owed him...

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At first glance, It’s the Sin of It sounds like my “sexy album,” and it certainly earns that reputation. But underneath all the lust is a story about one relationship moving through separation, longing, reunion, and fina...

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When my wife is gone for a couple of days, I start seeing her anyway.

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“Drive what you can see” was not my line.

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One of my biggest regrets happened when I was seven or eight years old.

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The first English sentence Letty learned was, “Are you happy?”

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The story behind When I'm Calm and Clear.

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The song I'm fucking with is called When Do I Get My Life?, but the question underneath it may be even simpler than that.

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I was six years old when my father taught me something about love that I would not fully understand until much later.

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Pussywillow was not a dirty name.

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Some gifts are expensive.

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Some songs start with a melody.

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This album surprised me.

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Some songs are born from heartbreak.

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There are songs you hope people will hear.

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There are lessons you remember because someone sat you down and taught them to you.

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Some songs arrive gently.

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