A good song is like a good story in the fact that at some point they both cross some arbitrary and undefined boundary where the creator pauses and recognizes that something has been realized.

So, when does a song become a song? When does a story become a story?

#writing #songwriting #booksky

Currently wending my way through Tom Holland's excellent translation of "Histories of Herodotus" and am wondering how many times Herodotus felt like there just wasn't enough sass in the account he was told and felt compelled to address the issue.