Hidden Angel Publishing/Hidden Angel Records

02/19/2026

In his mid-60s, Dad was diagnosed with Pick’s disease, a form of dementia. I am uncertain of the date as he kept it a secret from everyone but Seleste, his secretary and apparent girlfriend. He lost the ability to read and write, answer and dial a telephone, and eventually drive. He couldn’t put on his jacket or find the door handle by himself. He got lost walking around the farm and in the town where he worked. Read more....

One of my biggest defects of character is impatience.To me, patience means that I’m willing to wait for what I want or need. Impatience means that I want what I want right now and don’t ever want to wait for it.That pretty much sums it up for me. I’d like everything right this minute, please. ...

12/06/2025

One of the pieces of my history that I’ve really struggled with is the issue of my father’s professional integrity. This is the man I worshiped, obeyed, trusted, and made my God. What were his values? Did he have integrity? Did he tell the truth? Was he generous? Greedy? Self-centered?

Because he was my father and I believed everything he said, I took his values as my own and felt like I had to do everything that he asked of me. I thought he was always right about everything. It never occurred to me that he might be wrong. It doesn’t occur to a six-year-old child that their dad might be wrong. Read More...

One of my biggest defects of character is impatience.To me, patience means that I’m willing to wait for what I want or need. Impatience means that I want what I want right now and don’t ever want to wait for it.That pretty much sums it up for me. I’d like everything right this minute, please. ...

11/11/2025

I was a wimp, a “goody-two shoes,” and I seemed to want the world to know about it, especially my parents.

For example, my sister had an annual tradition of having a group of friends over for a sleepover in our dining room. On one such evening, all of the girls took a walk up the hill and I went with them. Some boys met them up there and they took out some beer and started drinking. I was very upset. Mom and Dad are letting her have this party and this is how she says thank you?

I started crying and went down the hill to the house, marching right into my parents’ bedroom (where they were actually sleeping together, believe it or not). Maybe they felt they had to save face in front of Alice’s friends. They were both reading at the time. I spilled the beans and Dad just kind of looked at me and laughed. read more.....

One of my biggest defects of character is impatience.To me, patience means that I’m willing to wait for what I want or need. Impatience means that I want what I want right now and don’t ever want to wait for it.That pretty much sums it up for me. I’d like everything right this minute, please. ...

11/01/2025

I had a great time at Harvestfest 2025, on Saturday, October 18, 2025 in Bennington. I met some wonderful people, played a set of my music on the Nichols stage and sold some stuff. Special thanks to my new friend Jo who helped me out at my booth and took pictures for me.

10/15/2025

Come and see me play at Harvestfest 2025, this Saturday, October 18, 2025 in Bennington and visit my booth! I will be performing a set of my music on the Nichols stage from 2:00 - 3:15pm and will have a booth nearby. Look for the red tent! See you there!

09/20/2025

It was a wonderful day today at Soberfest 2025 in Bennington! I met some super nice people and got to play a set. Thank you to everyone who came out to see me and all who supported me. Hope to see you all at Harvest Fest on Oct. 18 in Bennington!

08/14/2025

Dad was a real control freak. He insisted on controlling everything in the house. It was his kingdom and you better not forget it. He was in charge, the man of the house, the breadwinner, and the most important person. Read more......

One of my biggest defects of character is impatience.To me, patience means that I’m willing to wait for what I want or need. Impatience means that I want what I want right now and don’t ever want to wait for it.That pretty much sums it up for me. I’d like everything right this minute, please. ...

08/07/2025

The barn was the place where he would vent his anger at me. Perhaps a horse would fright at something, or a grain bucket wouldn’t hang right. Or maybe the water bucket would spill on him on his way to the stall, or he’d drop some hay, or I wouldn’t hear him and would do something wrong. The slightest thing would make him go off like a time bomb.
My biggest sin was being too sensitive. read more.........

One of my biggest defects of character is impatience.To me, patience means that I’m willing to wait for what I want or need. Impatience means that I want what I want right now and don’t ever want to wait for it.That pretty much sums it up for me. I’d like everything right this minute, please. ...

07/31/2025

Dad’s addictions included money, power, s*x, women, perfectionism, and control. He had to control everyone and everything in his path. Especially me.

S*x was one of Dad’s addictions. I even met one of his girlfriends once when he and Mom were having problems. She was skinny and she smoked. I couldn’t believe Dad would date someone who smoked. I mean he had asthma. How could he stand it?

“Your father does whatever he wants with whomever he wants,” my mother snapped at me over a huge pile of unfolded laundry and a coffee mug full of vodka. read more....

One of my biggest defects of character is impatience.To me, patience means that I’m willing to wait for what I want or need. Impatience means that I want what I want right now and don’t ever want to wait for it.That pretty much sums it up for me. I’d like everything right this minute, please. ...

07/28/2025

My father was a very strong person. He could be the kindest, warmest, most outgoing man I’d ever met. He could also turn on me in a second, give me a holler and an icy stare that would stop me in my tracks and chill me to the bone. He never hit me. He never had to resort to that. A stern look and a yell were all it took to scare me stiff. Read More..........

One of my biggest defects of character is impatience.To me, patience means that I’m willing to wait for what I want or need. Impatience means that I want what I want right now and don’t ever want to wait for it.That pretty much sums it up for me. I’d like everything right this minute, please. ...

07/24/2025

When Dad got fed up with Mom’s drinking, we’d have family meetings. The night before we left for Madison Square Garden, we had one such meeting that began with a huge fight between my parents. It was a fight to top all fights.
Dad had been acting weird all night. He was walking in and out of the house with garbage bags, cleaning out every empty booze bottle, or “dead soldier” as my uncle called them, that he could find. He carried out so many bags that night. I was pretending not to watch..... read more

One of my biggest defects of character is impatience.To me, patience means that I’m willing to wait for what I want or need. Impatience means that I want what I want right now and don’t ever want to wait for it.That pretty much sums it up for me. I’d like everything right this minute, please. ...