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Notes

Writing about writing songs.

Practical pieces on finding the heart of a song, capturing ideas before you ruin them, and reading a cryptographic timestamp honestly.

An old kitchen table after midnight with a notebook and a cup of coffee

April 2026 · 6 min read

Finding the Heart of a Song

Most unfinished songs aren't badly written. They're about two things at once.

A red-clay country road at blue hour with distant headlights

May 2026 · 5 min read

Voice Notes Are Songs Before They Know It

On capturing the thing while it is still shapeless, and why editing too early kills it.

A wooden porch in summer rain with an empty chair and a guitar case

May 2026 · 7 min read

What a Songprint Actually Proves

Hashes, timestamps, and a careful list of the things this does not do.