Dear Wayne County Airport Authority, Recently I had connecting flights through the Detroit Metro airport, and I had a couple of hours to kill. I
Category: Joe Mills
String Figures: Some Notes on Trying to Learn Piano in Middle-Age (and a few on parenting, passions, play, the passage of time . . .)
Choices, Regrets, and Wild Wild Lives by Joe Mills
In Neil Gaiman’s Sandman series, a man who has lived 15,000 years gets crushed by a building, and he tells Death that he did pretty
GravyLand by Joe Mills
Warning: This column, which is about gratitude, runs the risk of sounding insufferable, or being like the Facebook posts of people who flaunt their vacation
Dust by Joe Mills
As I sit at our piano, I notice the dust on it, and I’m surprised. In a story, if there is a “dusty guitar” or
Turning (Away from) the Page by Joe Mills
Years ago, I had a landlord, Lou, who worked as a night-time taxi driver. During the day, he wore golf shirts and slacks. For his
The Songs We Carry by Joe Mills
An iconic scene in the Tom Hanks’ film Big takes place in the toy store F.A.O. Schwarz. There is a long piano mat stretched out
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