Of interest to probably nobody but me, I finally got around to compiling a CD of songs related to my novel-in-progress, Maps and Legends. Anyone notice a theme?

"Until the End of the World," U2
"World on Fire," Sarah McLachlan
"Without a Trace," Soul Asylum (maybe one of the top 10 songs from the '90s, in my humble opinion)
"When the World Ends," Dave Matthews Band
"Waiting for the World to Change," John Mayer
"Strange World," Sarah McLachlan
"Spirits in the Material World," The Police
"Secret World," Peter Gabriel
"Power of Two," Indigo Girls
"Perfect Blue Buildings," Counting Crows
"The Passenger," Iggy Pop
"The Painted Desert," 10,000 Maniacs
"Of the Girl," Pearl Jam
"Maps and Legends," R.E.M
"In This World," Moby
"Here's Where the Story Ends," The Sundays

Interesting. Like any mix tape, I think there are probably some places to tweak yet, but it'll do for now. I'm sure there'll be a part 2. (It was so easy with the previous book, because I just keyed up some techno music...). Later!