by Connie Connally | Aug 2, 2013 | Life, Writing
My brother, Walt Hampton, is a very talented musician and also a highly skilled music teacher. In fact, if you have a child in public school, it may be that your child’s elementary music teacher uses one of Walt’s books on teaching marimba. Perhaps the teacher has... by Connie Connally | Jul 24, 2013 | Writing
Last week at a book reading I met author Shannon Huffman Polson http://aborderlife.com/ and heard her read from her memoir North of Hope. It is a story of her grief pilgrimage, travelling to a spot in the Arctic wilderness where her father and her stepmother were... by Connie Connally | Jun 27, 2013 | History, Writing
The historical fiction writer Mary Biddinger created an on-line interview called The Next Big Thing. I was tagged for this by Claire Gebben, whose historical novel about a German blacksmith will come out early next year. (It sounds very interesting!) Meanwhile, here... by Connie Connally | Jul 30, 2012 | Life
I am an alto in the choir of my church, Tacoma First Presbyterian. There are about twenty of us in the choir, and I like to think we sound good, although we are almost all amateur musicians and none of us had to audition for our spot. The choir sings every Sunday for... by Connie Connally | Mar 10, 2012 | Life
Last Friday night my husband and I went to a concerto concert at the University of Puget Sound. The group performing was the University’s Wind Ensemble, and the performance featured two talented music students, both saxophone soloists, who had won a competition. One...