Christopher McHaleApr 109 minLeaders. Do we need them?I grew up in a world of leaders. We're going to the Moon type leaders. Nowadays, we seem to have lost the leadership plot.
Christopher McHaleMar 410 minJimi Hendrix in LondonIn an excerpt from his memoir, Christopher McHale remembers the first time he saw Jimi Hendrix in a small club called the Speakeasy.
Christopher McHaleMar 31 minEverything You Need To Know About CreativityWhen I started writing at 8, I made a mistake I started. I never stopped. It consumes you. It makes it hard to have a relationship. It...
Christopher McHaleSep 11, 20219 minKing of NorwayI watched the Towers fall from Union Square. It’s the sound I remember most. And the smell. A couple of weeks later I wrote this story....
Christopher McHaleAug 10, 20213 minLaugh or Cry, the WorldI charged into 2020. I started a new business. I opened an account at a new bank. I met this fellow at a party and he seemed like a nice...
Christopher McHaleJul 20, 20213 minWe Light The Olympic Torch In A Changed WorldI used to dream of being in the Olympics. As a teen, I started running long-distance. Every day it was my favorite time of day, putting...
Christopher McHaleJul 20, 20211 minI Don't Want To Write ThisFlorida is gone. The Sunshine State becomes the Pirate State, as the Keys advance north to the Georgia border. Flooded Florida, already a...
Christopher McHaleJul 20, 20213 minEscape From A NarcissistYou’re always wrong. You walk on egg shells. Your goal is to make them happy. You try a million different things. Money, presents,...
Christopher McHaleJul 20, 20213 minMy Pandemic AnthemAs the masks drop, what world are we left with? What consequence do we carry with us? What has gone forever? President Biden is fond of...
Christopher McHaleJul 20, 20214 minThe One Choice Christians Refuse To MakePracticing Catholicism in America is a labyrinth of conflict and faith. I am both a Catholic and an American. I believe in the essential...
Christopher McHaleJul 20, 20212 minOur Condo FutureI can’t help but see the Florida condo collapse as symptomatic of the rising climate crisis. These things are hard to quantify, but a...
Christopher McHaleJun 14, 202110 minOur Dreams Can Turn To FireIn Adelaide, there’s a tree with guitars hanging from its branches. There’s a bright red Stratocaster, and a metallic green Les Paul....
Christopher McHaleJun 3, 20215 minPet Sounds vs. Sgt. PepperDuring the summer after The Beach Boys released their album Pet Sounds, the Beatles were in L.A.. The band was on their last tour and...
Christopher McHaleMay 25, 20211 minHeart Disease and MeHeart disease is a difficult steer to rope. It’s quiet. It’s invisible. My genes have a lot of practice dancing with arteries and valves....
Christopher McHaleMay 21, 20213 min5 Tips To Survive Encounters With Dysfunctional PeopleMay is Mental Health Month. 1. Dysfunctional people cause chaos. I used to think they put me on this earth to help dysfunctional people....
Christopher McHaleMay 20, 20211 minThe Alchemy of MixingPhoto by Mehmet Turgut Kirkgoz from Pexels I consider mixing music an alchemical process. My #1 mixing tip? Never begin a mix on...
Christopher McHaleMay 14, 202111 minShe Dances In My ShadowPhoto by Monica Mena Santos Martin tells me to be ready at 6 a.m. He has coffee in a thermos and hands me a cup. It’s medicine. I require...
Christopher McHaleMay 14, 20212 minOur Urgent Need For Ethical ReformThe previous president plowed through the guard rails protecting our Constitution and painted gray areas with his own personal logo. My...
Christopher McHaleApr 28, 20216 minOne Night I Drive Across the Karoo with a GirlTwo kids, really teens, we make our way south from Johannesburg, Jo’burg, eGoli, City of Gold, south past Bloemfontein, south along the...
Christopher McHaleApr 24, 20212 minTime for Ethical Reforms of Executive Branch Slips Away Congress must act. The previous president plowed through the guard rails protecting our Constitution and painted gray areas with his own...