Here’s a Friday treat for all you Speakers in Code followers – a movie to watch at work! Finding Home is a documentary short that follows former psychotherapist turned indie folk sensation, William Fitzsimmons, as he explores his childhood with two blind parents, his parents’ divorce, and ultimately, the demise of his own marriage. With … Read more
There’s an audible sigh at the end of this song that sounds like resignation and defeat. The kind of sigh that suggests bottoming out and silently thinking to yourself, “What the hell just happened to my life?” Or maybe it’s William Fitzsimmons’ reaction to finally singing those words that have caused the most pain: “I … Read more
It’s time to get sad. Well, you don’t really have to get sad. There is hope here, just take the album cover shown above for Damien Rice’s My Favourite Faded Fantasy (what a sad bastard title that is!). The poor chaps at the top have “made it,” although they have nowhere to go. I’d like … Read more
Photo by Erin Brown It’s quite easy to label William Fitzsimmons as a sad bastard. In fact, the singer-songwriter who now lives in Jacksonville, Illinois, might even agree with you. He sings in a hushed voice, and his songs are often based on broken relationships and broken hearts. Plus, that beard he sports just makes … Read more