Journal
Poem #1 For November 2019
I am not the one who works all the timeIgnores her kidsChecks her feedObsesses about the impeachment newsThe purple state polls I am not the one whose body bends at…
posted November 2, 2019
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Acceptance, Courage and Climate Change
My eleven-year-old sat down at the table and watched as I placed a cheeseburger in front of him. Historically, this is his favorite meal, but last night, he looked up…
posted October 4, 2019
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Announcing The Nields Spotify Playlists of the Month
As some of you may know, Katryna and I were a bit dismayed to find that our number one song on Spotify is not one of the greatest hits of…
posted July 16, 2019
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A Celebration of 1979
Who knew that 1979 was the best year ever for music? To find out how I discovered this fact, you’ll need to hear a story first. At the tail end…
posted July 16, 2019
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Nothing Gold Can Stay, Including Presidents with Fake Tans
These days, there is very little I can control. Naturally, I turn my attention to the few things I can, like my teeth. Since December, I have faithfully worn Invisalign…
posted June 10, 2019
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Go Big Or Go Biden
If Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris, Amy Klobuchar, Pete Buttigieg, Corey Booker or really pretty much any of the 23 current Democratic candidates had been running in the primaries of 1992,…
posted May 31, 2019
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Supposed to be Writing a Song and instead…
I have: some chords, a prompt from Katryna, and the usual conceit that this needs to be the best song I’ve ever written. This is not helpful. Better by far…
posted May 12, 2019
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Goodbye, Mexico
My friend Beth DeSombre posted on my Facebook page this week. She said she dreamed that Katryna and I had released a new album called Goodbye, Mexico, and that it…
posted April 17, 2019
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The Tyranny of Stuff
I recently learned that the word “respect” means, literally, “to see (or look) again.” I am home after a weekend away. As is the case these days, a weekend of…
posted April 12, 2019
