Here, you’ll find the stuff that Stan Stewart has created: poetry, music, inspirations, staying connected with the present moment, photography, and more.
A deathly silencefilled the void of wondertoday.The world rangloudly with that silence. A ladder appearedin front of me.Its top-most rungwas hope and expectation. But the many stepsbefore that includefear, anxiety, shame,dread, and more. I could not imaginea more fearful momentthan this:That all I had hoped forand all we had builttogether could be scuttledcompletelyby the violent […]
How long does it take to recover from a broken bone? As long as it takes. Healing Is Relative I’m so glad that my broken ankle no longer defines me or my mobility. Over many months, this injury had a lot to teach me. It also inspired me to write, record, and share this music
Many things vie for my time. There’s not always enough time to turn inward. Inward Home I still have a day job. My “home” work is deeply important to me as well. These inform my inner life constantly. My spouse, our dog, our home, and our neighborhood all receive my daily attention. Whether walking RB,
This trio of rock songs ends here: at the Next Generation. Generation Here it is: the culmination of these three hard rock songs. I don’t need to say too much. You can watch the video and hear (or read) the lyrics to know what this song is about. Many thanks to listeners on YouTube and
Here’s my next track in this trilogy of tunes. First there was “Spoiled 4 Us All“. Now, Crash Landing encourages us to avoid a crash. How Not to Crash You understand my theme now: rock music with a message of humanity. We know how not to crash. It’s clear that we live on a fragile
That’s right: this is the first of three tracks in a different mode. No more mister mellow… I’ve spoiled the secret: here’s the new sound. It’s rock. I hope you enjoy it or at least appreciate where I’m coming from. Thanks for listening. You Rock Thanks to everyone who has given feedback on previews of
It’s dangerous to explain before I do something. But I think I owe it to you. Explaining What? You expect my tracks to be mellow (since so many of them have been). Up to this point, many of my compositions, improvisations, and songs are uplifting and positive. The thing is, that’s not all there is
Maybe you already knew this: I’m experimenting. And with lots of different things. Let me tell you what I mean. Knew What? You already knew about the sustain pedal. I even gave you some hints of the sounds on my upcoming album. But there’s lots more that’s “new”. Let me give a few examples. Knew
I’m happy to present “Drifting”. This orchestral piece has taken longer than usual to share with you. I hope that you appreciate it at least half as much as I’ve enjoyed the process of creating it. From Here to There The process started normally enough. Initially, I created a few piano improvisations. Those became the
That’s it, folks. This is the last of this airy style of music for the moment. Ephemera You (at least some of you) asked for it. And you got it: six new songs. Thanks for all of the wonderful feedback on these ephemeral tracks. You were the inspiration to begin and to continue. Here are
