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Wrapping Brilliant Disguise

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With a new Springsteen album set to release shortly (one that’s apparently “angry” and “terrific”), we decided to wrap up our year-long writing exercise, Brilliant Disguise, and leave things to Bruce for a while.

We wound up with ten fantastic entries in this limited series and, really, most of Bruce’s best albums stopped at or before ten songs, so quitting while we’re ahead makes more than a little sense.

Be sure to check out the final “track listing” here. We’ll also be Tweeting some of BD’s greatest hits all week long. (Because you are following us on Twitter, right?)

Thanks to everyone who contributed!

Walter Giersbach’s Last Show

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Here we are with the newest Brilliant Disguise: “Carnival’s Last Show,” by Walter Giersbach, based on lyrics from Springsteen’s “The Last Carnival.”

Tomorrow was the carnival’s last show, end of the run before the magic disappeared and the tumbleweed reclaimed the sandlot. We were striking the tents and moving on at midnight. Then we’d be as invisible as the spirit of Jesus on Monday morning.

Read the whole story here.

And if you think you’ve got what it takes to turn a Springsteen lyric into your own story, send it to us.

Danielle Stewart Won’t Fade Away

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It’s been a few months, but we’re finally back with a new Brilliant Disguise: “Coda,” by Danielle Stewart, based on lyrics from Springsteen’s “Fade Away.”

Here we go again. I’m losing a battle that I’m not even fighting. That’s part of the problem I guess.

It’s an imploding relationship as only Bruce — and Danielle Stewart — can write. You can read the whole story here.