Noise Cancellation Blues

Something is coming through loud and clear.

In a house full of musicians, your ears become wily, fox-like. You can perceive stunning dimensions of sound that are unavailable to others: the overtones vibrating off a single plucked string, stacked on top of it like shimmering layers of hummingbird wings, vivid and alive. You can hear things in people’s voices when they sing, ribbons of sadness and …