A Tale of Three Rivers

A Tale of Three Rivers

Many of us can report that the rivers in our lives have profoundly influenced our lives. Such is my case. Much of my life, especially my creative life, has been lived on or around the Arkansas River at Little Rock, Arkansas, the May River of Bluffton, South Carolina, and the Savannah River, Savannah, Georgia. Rivers flow through our lives like life itself: forever approaching, passing by, and receding; forever going places we know not where. This site, as it develops, will reference these three rivers and explore their influences on my creative development over a period of many years. The images of these rivers are part of my life’s memory and history–sometimes conscious, sometimes unconscious–and will surface over and over again in my writings and discussions about art, music and creative writing. The recurring images of these three rivers have become avatars of my existence.

Anyone who feels a kinship with ideas expressed in this blog please feel free to leave a comment.

 

J. S. Graves, 2-17-2014

My Blog

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Hello! My name is John Graves. I have created this new website, astarfell.com, to focus on discussions of music, art and creative writing in the state of Arkansas and South Carolina.  (I have contributed regularly to The Bluffton Breeze in Bluffton, SC.  Just go to https://issuu.com/blufftonbreeze and search for John Samuel Graves, III) Initially I will be discussing my own works,  and later, those of my wife, R. S. Perry. We live in Little Rock, Arkansas.  We are both writers and composers and my wife is also a visual artist. I will begin by presenting and discussing my own musical compositions collected in my book, A Star Fell and Other Songs. See the Songs in my songbook tab above for a discussion of the first song in that book, A Star Fell.

Click here for A Star Fell Contents 2014.  This book is now available on this site in two versions: an Arkansas edition and a Carolina edition.  Please visit the Songs in my Songbook tab for more information.  Also, most of my compositions can be purchased individually and downloaded in high quality pdf format at my other site,  jsgraves.musicaneo.com.

All visitors with questions or comments are encouraged to contact me at  jsgsix@gmail.com. Please visit my About tab above for my biographical material.

The above art is from the Creation Series by my wife, R. S. Perry.  Used by permission. All rights reserved.