robingoldsby-de | Retrospect

Holding On, Letting Go by robingoldsby-de
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(19 Stories)

Prompted By Home

December 17, 2018 / Stories

"Don't worry. They have everything at IKEA. They probably even have the IKEA birthing room. Look, you've already peed your pants in a liquor store. What have you got to lose?"

Home for the Holidays by robingoldsby-de
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(19 Stories)

Prompted By Home

December 17, 2018 / Stories

We gripe about the USA. We find fault, we convince ourselves we’re the lucky ones—we got out just in time, we say.

The Girl Who Curtsied Twice by robingoldsby-de
10
(19 Stories)

Prompted By Fame

August 27, 2018 / Stories

Members of my family share a long and celebrated history of playing for royalty and heads of state. We are not exactly court jesters, but we come close. My Buckingham Palace event is one more gig on a long list of fancy-pants musical soirees.

Nakey: The Concert by robingoldsby-de
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(19 Stories)

Prompted By Nudity

July 10, 2018 / Stories

"Keep your eyes closed, Mrs. Goldsby, and imagine your listeners dressed in gabardine and silk. Or at the very least, underpants."

Don’t Eat Pie by robingoldsby-de
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(19 Stories)

Prompted By Diets

June 21, 2018 / Stories

January, 1981: “Ladies! Listen up! It’s ‘Team Time with Deanna!’ Grab your buddy and head to the center of the floor where we’ll meet and greet, dance and prance, and burn away that winter blubber.” Deanna is a thirty-five year old exercise instructor and seasoned resident of Queens. I am a twenty-three year-old out-of-work actor/pianist…

Playback 2011: The Summer of Love by robingoldsby-de
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(19 Stories)

Prompted By Weddings

June 13, 2018 / Stories

Pianist Robin Meloy Goldsby recalls a handful of unique, international weddings, as seen from the other side of the Steinway. Here comes the bride . . .

Emma by robingoldsby-de
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(19 Stories)

Prompted By Student Activism

April 17, 2018 / Stories

Never underestimate the fortitude of a passionate, teenage survivor carrying the weight of her brothers and sisters on her narrow shoulders.

Circus, Circus by robingoldsby-de
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(19 Stories)

Prompted By Let's Put On a Show

July 31, 2017 / Stories

I’m not scared, not at all. Of course I’ve never hiked through this particular corner of the city dressed like a hooker.

Beach Song by robingoldsby-de
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(19 Stories)

Prompted By The Beach

June 20, 2017 / Stories

By the end of my first summer, the subtle pulse of the waves syncs with my own rhythm. I am hooked. The sand shark never gets me.

The Notes That Got Away by robingoldsby-de
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(19 Stories)

Prompted By Father's Day

June 15, 2017 / Stories

In just one trip to the Giant Eagle grocery store I hear about a drunken host with a mynah bird that spewed racial insults, a greedy nightclub owner with a drawer full of stolen watches, and a girl singer with balloon boobs who would always blank out when trying to remember the words to "Accentuate the Positive."

TAPS by robingoldsby-de
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(19 Stories)

Prompted By War & Remembrance

May 29, 2017 / Stories

Grace's bugle will shatter the silent spring with piercing streams of silver. Four notes will hold up the sky while they echo through the cemetery, layered like too many tears on a little girl’s cheek.

Badass Randy and the Beauty Queens by robingoldsby-de
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(19 Stories)

Prompted By Too Young To Be This Old

May 16, 2017 / Stories

It is worth noting that my sister was born with coal black eyes and orange fuzz on her head. It is also worth noting that I have seen her bite a worm in half and that her favorite game is called "Let's Go Die."

Still Life with Grape and Hotdog by robingoldsby-de
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(19 Stories)

Prompted By Friendship

May 6, 2017 / Stories

I glance up from the piano and listen to his James Taylor-inspired voice sing the lyric we have crafted and feel dizzy with love, maybe for him, maybe for me, maybe for art. We do not have a romance, but this must count for something.

Varmint on the Roof: Not Exactly a Pet by robingoldsby-de
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(19 Stories)

Prompted By Pets

April 25, 2017 / Stories

As if a career in music isn’t perilous enough, American musician Robin Goldsby and her bassist husband take on a few critters roaming the German countryside. Thwack. Or is it thwump? Skittle, scratch, scrape, thwop. It’s a quarter to three and there’s no one in the place except you and me—thonk—and Dumbo? Has a baby elephant…

Blond Ambition 4.0 by robingoldsby-de
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(19 Stories)

Prompted By Big Fan

April 8, 2017 / Stories

The huddled masses make it impossible for me to get anywhere near the hotel’s entrance. Middle-aged women and gay men stand alongside pierced and tattooed teens—necks craned, toes tipped, autograph pens at the ready.

Song for Alice by robingoldsby-de
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(19 Stories)

Prompted By Altered States

March 30, 2017 / Stories

I hate November and I hate low-sodium lentil soup. And I wanted a goddamn drink. Is that so awful?

A Broken Hallelujah by robingoldsby-de
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(19 Stories)

Prompted By Women's Lib

March 14, 2017 / Stories

Decades of slow progress towards gender and racial equality seem to screech to a halt, leaving ugly orange skid marks on the potholed highway to equality.

Hold the Zucchini by robingoldsby-de
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(19 Stories)

Prompted By Cooking

February 7, 2017 / Stories

Hold the zucchini. Or any type of squash for that matter. I’m not technically allergic to squash, but it gives me the creeps.

What to Wear: A Musician’s Wardrobe through the Decades by robingoldsby-de
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(19 Stories)

Prompted By What We Wore

February 5, 2017 / Stories

I favored one dress—an electric-blue sateen-spandex thing—that was cut down to here and up to there. It threatened to expose my left breast every time I reached for the bass notes.

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Holding On, Letting Go by robingoldsby-de10 (19 Stories)

Home for the Holidays by robingoldsby-de10 (19 Stories)

The Girl Who Curtsied Twice by robingoldsby-de10 (19 Stories)

Nakey: The Concert by robingoldsby-de10 (19 Stories)

Don’t Eat Pie by robingoldsby-de10 (19 Stories)

Playback 2011: The Summer of Love by robingoldsby-de10 (19 Stories)

Emma by robingoldsby-de10 (19 Stories)

Circus, Circus by robingoldsby-de10 (19 Stories)

Beach Song by robingoldsby-de10 (19 Stories)

The Notes That Got Away by robingoldsby-de10 (19 Stories)

TAPS by robingoldsby-de10 (19 Stories)

Badass Randy and the Beauty Queens by robingoldsby-de10 (19 Stories)

Still Life with Grape and Hotdog by robingoldsby-de10 (19 Stories)

Varmint on the Roof: Not Exactly a Pet by robingoldsby-de10 (19 Stories)

Blond Ambition 4.0 by robingoldsby-de10 (19 Stories)

Song for Alice by robingoldsby-de10 (19 Stories)

A Broken Hallelujah by robingoldsby-de10 (19 Stories)

Hold the Zucchini by robingoldsby-de10 (19 Stories)

What to Wear: A Musician’s Wardrobe through the Decades by robingoldsby-de10 (19 Stories)

Holding On, Letting Go by robingoldsby-de
10
(19 Stories)

Home for the Holidays by robingoldsby-de
10
(19 Stories)

The Girl Who Curtsied Twice by robingoldsby-de
10
(19 Stories)

Nakey: The Concert by robingoldsby-de
10
(19 Stories)

Don’t Eat Pie by robingoldsby-de
10
(19 Stories)

Playback 2011: The Summer of Love by robingoldsby-de
10
(19 Stories)

Emma by robingoldsby-de
10
(19 Stories)

Circus, Circus by robingoldsby-de
10
(19 Stories)

Beach Song by robingoldsby-de
10
(19 Stories)

The Notes That Got Away by robingoldsby-de
10
(19 Stories)

TAPS by robingoldsby-de
10
(19 Stories)

Badass Randy and the Beauty Queens by robingoldsby-de
10
(19 Stories)

Still Life with Grape and Hotdog by robingoldsby-de
10
(19 Stories)

Varmint on the Roof: Not Exactly a Pet by robingoldsby-de
10
(19 Stories)

Blond Ambition 4.0 by robingoldsby-de
10
(19 Stories)

Song for Alice by robingoldsby-de
10
(19 Stories)

A Broken Hallelujah by robingoldsby-de
10
(19 Stories)

Hold the Zucchini by robingoldsby-de
10
(19 Stories)

What to Wear: A Musician’s Wardrobe through the Decades by robingoldsby-de
10
(19 Stories)