Two Voices: Amalgamated Dreams
unfinished paintings

It is an honor to announce the publication of Two Voices: Amalgamated Dreams - unfinished paintings.

Forward: Two Voices

From the arrogance and innocence of youth to the vengeful musings of a curmudgeon.
Romance, philosophy, death, religion, even *gasp* heartbreak is woven through these
paltry offerings. In these scribblings you will find unfinished paintings. You will see
the reflection of the war years... you have to choose which war - perhaps the one that
suits you best. You will encounter mystical prophets, nearly naked young ladies, and ...
grumpy old men.

The title, Two Voices, is the mystique of this collection. Two Voices is the dance
I don't do. Two Voices is the magic I don't do. Two Voices symbolizes the relationship
between my writing and your reading. I "speak" with my one voice and you "hear" with
the second voice, your own. So we collaborate. Much of the content that you will find
in my work is not there in my voice. You will paint the picture. You will hear the
music. You will write the poetry. I have written these pieces. They will not be rewritten
- so I can say that I don't dance. I have imparted meaning to these collections of words.
Yet the value comes from you reading them - so I don't do magic.

Seldom if ever do we hear just one voice in our world. More often than not we are
subject to barrages of voices all speaking at the same time - and then there are our
internal voices offering continuous commentary. Many of these pieces are an attempt
to capture in some small measure that multi-dimensionality of voices. Or at least two.