The Tell-Tale Heart Part 1
Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849)
Poe was born at Boston in 1809, and left an orphan while still in his infancy. He was adopted by a...
The Outcasts of Poker Flat Part 8
So, with small food and much of Homer and the accordion, a week I inssed over the heads of the outcasts. The sun again...
The Outcasts of Poker Flat Part 7
At midnight the storm abated, the rolling clouds parted, and the stars glittered keenly above the sleeping camp. Mr. Oakhurst, whose professional habits had...
The Outcasts of Poker Flat Part 6
Tom Simson not only put all his worldly store at the disposal of Mr. Oakhurst, but seemed to enjoy the prospect of their enforced...
The Outcasts of Poker Flat Part 5
As the shadows crept slowly up the mountain, a slight breeze rocked the tops of the pine trees and moaned through their long and...
The Outcasts of Poker Flat Part 4
A horseman slowly ascended the trail. In the fresh, open face of the newcomer Mr. Oakhurst recognized Tom Simson, otherwise known as ‘”The. Innocent,”...
The Outcasts of Poker Flat Part 3
The road to Sandy Bar a camp that, not having as yet experienced the regenerating influences of Poker Flat, consequently seemed to offer some...
The Outcasts of Poker Flat Part 2
Mr. Oakhurst was right in supposing that he was included in this category. A few of the committee had urged hanging him as a...
The Outcasts of Poker Flat Part 1
Bret Harte (1839-1902)
Francis Bret Harte was born at Albany in 1839, and after receiving an ordinary school education, went to California, in 1854. He...
Advice for musicians
My advice for artists, songwriters and producers moving forward, first and foremost, is that you have to practice, you have to be great and...
