By David Mahaffey January 18th, 2010 For most of The Aughts I compiled my favorite songs onto CDs and gave them to a few friends as Christmas presents. My tastes skew sharply toward acoustic folk music so there’s a good chance you’ve never heard of anything that I like. A few of my people love it too, though, and they tend to be less diligent (obsessive) about finding the new stuff than I am. That’s where I come in. I claim no authority. These are just the songs that opened my eyes the widest from 2000–2009. Because I’d never stop if I didn’t impose some kind of limit, I have picked songs that fit on one CD (plus some honorable mentions). […]
By David Mahaffey July 19th, 2009 I wish, oh I wish, Dave Carter had gone on sharing new aspects of his gift with us for years to come. His task was an unending one, so of course it feels like it was prematurely arrested, because the work of untangling the world can never be finished. The longing for new Dave Carter music and the new understanding that comes with it brings me to the brink on days like this. Then I remember: his gift is generative. Others have been stirred to share their own new visions of the world because of the words Dave Cater wrote. That tribute keeps him as present now as he ever was, and my lament only delays its further uncovering. […]
By David Mahaffey June 10th, 2009 Unless you’re writing a Greek epic, do not under any circumstances explicitly invoke the muse. It pisses her off. […]
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What’s All This, Then? Hi, I’m David Mahaffey. I’m an editor and a geek, a faithful skeptic who likes to be proven wrong. Writing is the breath I take between thinking and understanding. I’d rather tell you a long, mostly true story than bore us all with a straight answer. Welcome to my blog.
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