Keyboards
Find middle C, I told myself. I should be able to remember at least that. My fingers can find their way through a C+ scale. But I don’t remember how to do a D…
Natures Song
The tribal drums pounded a soft, low beat as the pipes began to play their dream-like lullaby. Staring out the window into the foggy mist, there, through the…
Elephant Music
“How do you memorize a piece that is so long?” SmUGLY, the piano man smeared the humbleness across his lips. “You see, it’s a conversation.” As smug as he was…
Brendan Spaar Arrested Development
Brendan Spaar is here to tell his story on Ficly. If you will stay tuned to this site you could learn a lot. It all began in the 80s with the wild hair and…
Let's Rock
“Let’s Rock!” yelled, thirteen year old Travis, as he cranked his dad’s cherished Alpine Home Stereo System. Travis “air guitared” fervently to a god awful…
Static
Her spider fingers plucked and strummed away to create the silvery shavings of pitch that floated up like a feather caught on one single gust of wind. _Keep…
Of Earth and Not and More
The sun was setting, redder than a peach, leaving red streaks so languid & sinewy across the sky. Night was coming. Emerging from his cabin as if drawn by…
The Song of the Sea
The silence got to me first. The darkness was nothing new. Space was dark, only punctate illuminations at an infinite distance. I rather liked that. The…
Repetitive music in my head
I fiddle with the cassette tapes in my hands, stressed out from school. Kids weren’t nice to my only friend and I. I pick out Tracy Chapman. It’d be a good…
So Far
I listened to the radio today That pop station that plays those songs Loud ones, fast ones, vapid things I cranked that crap up Nearly blew my dime store…
Play the price
I did it for her. She doesn’t know what I did, and I’m no longer there to tell her. I miss being with her, and her loving embrace. I had to do it though, how…
Repeat Til Fade
It’s no secret I bought your love. They never want me until they’ve seen me play. It’s funny, no matter how bright the boys are they always confuse me for the…
Tallis's Canon: An Homage
Sir Thomas Tallis, wondrous soul, Did love the world; he loved it whole, And all he loved, he’d celebrate; He’d sing of beauty, and create Enchanting music…
Something Short & Sweet
The needle skittered across the record. Nothing, at first, but then softly, the music seemed to fade in and wrap itself around the two of us. We huddled…
Ice lemon tea
The ice in the cup crackles in organic harmonies as they swim in sugar, different pitches forming curious octaves as they tease the taste buds of the ear.
Slow Down, You're Doing Fine
My fingertips lightly brush the ivory keys, waiting. They press down, hard, fumbling with an old but familiar tune. My fingers move clumsily about the keys…
The Duke's Command
In the middle of a twirl, the music abruptly stops. I feel the music’s poison flushing out of my head and I can control my own limbs again. The Dolls are all…
The Duke's Satin Couch
“Keep your eyes open.” I hear a whisper at my ear and I open my eyes. Doll #73b smiles at me and I suddenly, I don’t mind keeping my eyes open as I stare into…
The Duke's Ballroom
I’m joined by more of the Dolls as I make my way into line in the hallway and wait. The boys were in one line and I was I was in line with the rest of the…
In Search of Music
I shuffle along the sidewalk like an ant, following an invisible path for reasons I can’t discern anymore. I clutch my 4$ coffee defensively in one hand and…