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Fire & Sound

by Maggie Pope

Honest stories, useful ideas, and weekly inspiration for everyday people who tucked their musical interests away while building the rest of their lives. May you be inspired to create, sing, write, and share the music you’ve carried. Expect to become slightly more brave-ish.

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Letter 2 🦚 A Case for Art... Peacocks, Tricycles, and the Torch Dance.

ISSUE NO. 02 • OCTOBER 11, 2026 Good Morning, Glorious Human. There's this amazing little bookstore near me (shout-out to Wellington Square Bookshop!) that Noah and I visited not too long ago for the first time. We floated around in there, marinating in the magical vibe, jewel-toned velvets, little treasures, and shelves of books that felt like you could tip one down into your hands, fold it open, and the magical world residing inside would bloom right out of it and engulf you right then and...

4 days ago • 2 min read
A whimsical folk art black-and-white illustration of a frog carrying a guitar toward a small glowing campfire.

ISSUE NO. 01 • OCTOBER 4, 2026 Good morning, friend! This is the first Letter (with the capital “L” because it’s a THING) so I’ll introduce myself. My name is Maggie. Pronounced… Maggie. Or May-ghee if you are from Seattle like my freshman year college roommate. This is significant because I have had more than one (actually, many) person(s) in my lifetime ask if I was from Seattle. I apparently have some sort of Seattle (sometimes Portland) vibe happening. It’s not because of the way I...

11 days ago • 3 min read