Sketching The Chords
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Last published Wed, Nov 12, 2025
an artist lives in the small town of Durham Oregon. working a life in a cafe while also being a small unseen artist. How would he react when a popular rocker comes his way? Seeing one another over and over again falling in love with the small things they learn about one another as they do. The small conversations matter. Would the rocker invoke a new inspiration for the artist? Would the artist give the rocker something worth more than his gigs and his bands?
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