Monthly Archives: November 2018

Hiawatha: Fact or Fiction?

Posted on November 4, 2018 by cdsmiller17

The Song of Hiawatha This is how I first read about Hiawatha, through the Classics Illustrated comic book. Like Last of the Mohicans I presumed he was a literary character only. I was wrong. Unfortunately, no one knows exactly when … Continue reading →

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Fall Back in Time

Posted on November 3, 2018 by cdsmiller17

We Time Travel Twice a Year Have you ever thought about it that way? In spring, we get to jump forward in time (albeit only an hour), and in autumn, we get to relive one hour of our lives. Doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Abandonment: In My Life

Posted on November 2, 2018 by cdsmiller17

When I feel all alone… Of all the pictures that Google presented to me, when I searched for a provocative image of ‘abandonment’, this is the one that resonated. It hearkens back to my childhood of feeling like the outsider. … Continue reading →

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Song as Autobiography II

Posted on November 2, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Piece by Piece (2016) Kelly Clarkson has been a prolific songwriter since her American Idol win in 2001. As we saw before, Because of You was written about her mother. But she also had a real issue with her father: … Continue reading →

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Song as Autobiography

Posted on November 1, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Because of You Kelly Clarkson wrote and recorded this song in 2005. It’s been on the airwaves ever since. I always presumed it was about a romance that had gone wrong. Wrong. It was about a relationship that had gone … Continue reading →

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