The Thirtieth Anniversary of “Little Earthquakes”

Here’s a photo from the 90s. (It’s my calico cat, Cosette.) Even this photo is newer than the album.

It’s the 30th anniversary of Tori Amos’s album Little Earthquakes.

That means my CD is 30 years old. I listened to it today, and while the CD case was dusty and slightly cracked, the CD still plays. The first time I heard it, I was an undergraduate and was mesmerized — asked who the singer-songwriter was and purchased the CD. Instant fan. Back then I still mostly listened to…