Mama is dying.

There is no more sparkle in her eyes, no more of her unique sense of humor, her sometimes corny sentimentality and her enormous heart.

She's dying now. She is shriveled and small and fighting for breath. She is diminished.

She is surrounded by a stream of family and friends who come at all hours and guarded by the pitiful sphinx of her ( Read more... )

I drew this while on the plane from Houston, inspired by this Emily Dickinson poem about the end of summer:


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In Houston until the 20th...

And no, people here still have no idea how to drive.

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Astor Piazzolla has written some of the most gorgeous music ever.

And this is no exception. Holy cow, I WANT to perform this Ave Maria by him! However, all I have been able to find are piano/voice arrangements, I cannot seem to find the string quartet scores.