In Sickness and in Health | a fool’s tale

Posted by on Sep 1, 2019 in cancer diary | No Comments
In Sickness and in Health | a fool’s tale

Nancy, Frank and Fred | a love triangle or In Sickness and in Health | a fool’s tale My heart is full of love. It embraces Fred, my angry liver. [Please listen to Mercy, from Six Prayers

Old Crones | life and death in the forest

Posted by on Aug 25, 2019 in cancer diary | No Comments
Old Crones | life and death in the forest

Five songs comprise The Game [of life], a song-cycle composed in the fall of 2007 out of desperation – desperation to create! Here are three… It had been several months of hellish administrative work and a year

The Tools of Life | loving the things around us

Posted by on Aug 18, 2019 in cancer diary | No Comments
The Tools of Life | loving the things around us

I have written much about the love that surrounds my dance with cancer. It is my lifeboat. I am eternally grateful for the outpouring from my community, which is so much more expansive than I realized. But

More Meditations and Prayers

Posted by on Aug 11, 2019 in cancer diary | No Comments
More Meditations and Prayers

Meditations being the theme of this post, I add a video of Rain in VT as recorded by Dieter Hennings, professor of music at University of Kentucky. Dear Dieter posted this during the past week in an

Cancer | I am the Gryphon

Posted by on Aug 4, 2019 in cancer diary, music | No Comments
Cancer | I am the Gryphon

I wrote this post last October after failed retina surgery and a positive prostate biopsy. My prognosis has progressed as has my psychology about death, fear and career. But this stage was a difficult and important one.

Lost Dogs | Fear or Joy?

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Lost Dogs | Fear or Joy?

Between October 2018 and April 2019, I lived in limbo. I wrote this story at that time. I recently learned I had two forms of cancer. We watched both with regular checkups, not knowing if or when

Sacred Music by Frank A. Wallace, Part II

Posted by on Jul 21, 2019 in cancer diary, music | No Comments
Sacred Music by Frank A. Wallace, Part II

Daily life is sacred This video by my son Adam Wallace uses my playing of Reverence, Prayer #3 from Six Prayers on Six Strings to accompany his gorgeous photos of the High Line in New York City.

Sacred Music by Frank A. Wallace, part I

Posted by on Jul 14, 2019 in cancer diary, composition | No Comments
Sacred Music by Frank A. Wallace, part I

Daily Prayer #3 My mind is one with God My body is one with God My soul is God My roots are spiritual As I have mentioned in a Coming out with Cancer, my current bible is

Prayers and Songs for Anger | Frank Wallace

Posted by on Jul 7, 2019 in cancer diary, music | No Comments
Prayers and Songs for Anger | Frank Wallace

The images in this blog are by Yeiter, a local friend and great artist/photographer The Roots of Strife In Coming Out with Cancer I discussed my struggle, my battle, with anger and regret, doubt and dissatisfaction. My

Soul and Spirit

Posted by on Jun 30, 2019 in Blog, cancer diary, recording | No Comments
Soul and Spirit

Soul and Spirit My soul is deep My core is strong My body is at rest My heart is full My mouth speaks truth My eyes see wonder My mind is at peace My spirit flies I