Folks who are enamored of every word they write are unlikely to write well. Erasing is the key to good writing. Nowadays we are blessed with that ubiquitous servant, the Delete key. It must be used with abandon and with nary a second's hesitation.
Another key is revision, the more the merrier. I try to write early then allow the article to ferment for a while; upon returning to it a week or so later, I'm much more inclined to notice problems.
I write program notes for a number of institutions, including the San Francisco Symphony. In most cases I can't reproduce those notes here since I don't retain the copyright. However, I can link you to a page that directs you to the dates a particular article may be in print, and/or provide links to online publications of my articles.
The link will also point you to those times when I am appearing as a pre-concert lecturer, and where I'll be, in case you'd like to attend.
A collection of passages taken from my writings over the years, arranged by topic.
An expanding collection of "rescued" articles from S.F. Classical Music Examiner.
A ten-year plus correspondence on an almost daily basis produced quite a heap of stuff, much of it not worth saving. However, there are some good gleanings in the vastness.
This section is sure to continue expanding—I have a lot more material to comb through.
General-purpose essays on a topics from soup to nuts.
I've written quite a bit on Theravada Buddhism; here's the collection. I probably won't be expanding it any time soon, though.
