Artist Bio
Influences: The Script, Tristan Prettyman, P!nk, Kelly Clarkson, and a wide range of folk singers for their honest lyrics and social commentary; Beethoven for the passion in the music. My tastes range from Bob Marley to Benny Goodman, from Black-Eyed Peas to bar songs. There is beauty in it all!
Sassy and honest, with a biting sarcasm. I have a few serious neurological conditions (pain and muscle function; they do impair speech at times) I've been dealing with and music has been great therapy for the body and soul. I love the creative challenge of FAWM, and the inevitable release and growth that comes with it. This is fun for me - nothing more. I don't care about commercial viability or song length or even if something is "good" or not.
Update 2 for 2022: yeah, so... I've decided to go for a FAWM x 4. That would nearly match what I completed during 50/90 last summer in 1/3 the time, so slightly ambitious, but I have a lot of childhood/teenhood trauma to work through, so there's no lack of material. We'll see how this lands. For the record, NO - I will not be giving co-writing credit to my Sh!tty Sh!tty Family for all the songs I'm writing about them. They've gotten enough out of me already.
Update for 2022:
There are several real life priorities I'm focused on this year, so I'll likely only post lyrics this FAWM even though almost every song does have music. That's how I handled 50/90 in 2021, and I was very happy with the results. I ended up with way better writing and a lot of emotional processing that I could then go back and work through after the challenge was finished. My goal is to have fun, enjoy the community, and reach new creative levels for myself while keeping the plates of my spoonie life spinning without too much effort. Production on any level is not a concern this year.
BuT yOu caN jUsT Do a VoIcE aPp dEmO: ...I said what I said.
I can't wait to challenge myself and be inspired by my fellow FAWMers. Let's do this!
2022: ????
2021 (50/90): 60/63 - someone discovered skirmishes! 3 were the result of morphs, so I only take credit for 60 songs.
2021: 17
2020: 14
2017-2019: we do not discuss these years
2016: 1
2015: 14
2014: 14
Songs (19)
| #1 | As the Earth Slowly Awakens |
10 Feb 2022 |
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| #2 |  Great Expectations  |
8 Feb 2022 |
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| #3 | Time for Letting Go  |
14 Feb 2022 |
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| #4 | Fresh Start |
6 Feb 2022 |
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| #5 | Only What I Need |
7 Feb 2022 |
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| #6 | The Tree Remembers |
10 Feb 2022 |
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| #7 | Room to Fail (This Whole Love Thing) |
10 Feb 2022 |
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| #8 | I'll Just Let It Burn |
15 Feb 2022 |
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| #9 | My Happily Ever After |
12 Feb 2022 |
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| #10 | Name In A Jar |
9 Feb 2022 |
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| #11 | In The In Between |
8 Feb 2022 |
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| #12 | Mixed Messages (Pretty) |
9 Feb 2022 |
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| #13 | Another Weed In My Life |
8 Feb 2022 |
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| #14 | Daughters of the Daughters |
3 Feb 2022 |
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| #15 | Let's Complain About the Weather Instead @apolez3
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3 Feb 2022 |
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| #16 | Questions We Ignore @kahlo2013 |
5 Feb 2022 |
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| #17 | We All Fall Down |
3 Feb 2022 |
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| #18 | Social Ladder |
2 Feb 2022 |
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| #19 | You'll See Our Faces, Not Our Backs |
7 Feb 2022 |
Soundboard
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@hmorg Mar 2022
Thanks for the comment on "Florida Man"! I wish the evening news would have a Florida man segment to end on a lighter note, I'd volunteer this for the soundtrack.
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@emplate Mar 2022
Thank you for the compliments! Quite a guy that Florida Man indeed.
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@marthie Feb 2022
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@tootoobee Feb 2022
Hi there, it's your turn in the lyric morph chain :) are you still on it or should I pass it to the next person in line?
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@nancyrost Feb 2022
I alluded to your anecdote in this song - hope you like it, and let me know if / how you want to be mentioned. :-)
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@clownresidue Feb 2022
thank you for comment! and thank you for making prompts!! :)
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@coolparadiso Feb 2022
I agree its only there views that matter and i hope am reflecting what many of them tell me -It has very high profile politically here - possibly election winning stuff (whether they are doing it right reasons is debatable but hey if it gets the right outcomes that is good) I have other views but they are probably for a different time and place
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@coolparadiso Feb 2022
Perhaps i also live in a very different place that is going forward not backwards
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@adnama17 Feb 2022
Hahahahahahaha! Sounds like a great word to make fun of to me!
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@liz561 Feb 2022
Thanks so much for your comments on my song Time to Do the Cleaning. I really had a lot of fun with it.
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@kenmattsson Feb 2022
Just replied and yes it was in my Spam folder? How did you know? We can chat later tonight if you'd like.
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@kenmattsson Feb 2022
So glad to have you here with me and supporting. Would love to chat sometime. I don't know where that screaming metalhead came from, and it's frankly freaking me out a little!
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@andrea Feb 2022
Thanks for the quick answer. I will think about this some more before I make a decision.
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@andrea Feb 2022
Hi, I have a question and hope you can answer for me. I did a rewrite for my skirmish post (I believed I could fly). I added quite a bit. It is more like the opposite of failing -lol. I wanted to know if it is appropriate to post it as a new 'song'? Thanks, Andrea
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@azraelarmond33 Feb 2022
Thanks for welcoming me to the community and for your kind words about my song!
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@leakyplusme2 Feb 2022
Thank you vivalarayna that was kind of you to say.
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@n24 Feb 2022
I really appreciate the feedback thank you! Also adore the detail of people seeking Medusa out to bother her and then being pissed at the outcome…
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@jayjay Feb 2022
Thank you so much for the great feedback. I’ve only been doing this for a minute so it means a lot.
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@miga Feb 2022
I promise I don't have anything against winter per se - it really has its own beauty and, after all, there is the joy of slowing down and stuff like hot chocolate ;) Thanks so much for listening!
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@auditasum Feb 2022
Thank you for understanding the Rihanna of it all
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@redlady8029 Feb 2022
Thanks for the feedback on Love and Alcohol.
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@mishykatz Feb 2022
Thank you for the feedback on This Crazy Show!! Much appreciated and the demo has been added :) <3
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@elesimo Jan 2022
Hello! Happy FAWM!
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@andygetch Jan 2022
Consider the official FAWM hello, its been fun chats in the Zoom group and I am looking forward to what you come up with this FAWM!
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@wacha Jan 2022
Glad to see you're back, looking forward to what you write this FAWM!
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@metalfoot Jan 2022
:) Great to see you back as well!
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@adnama17 Jan 2022
Yo Yo Yo!
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@aeye Jan 2022
Hope you have a great FAWM!!
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@hummingbear Jan 2022
Have a fabulous FAWM!
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@fuzzy Jan 2022
Hey, so glad you're back!
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@adnama17 Jan 2022
'allo!
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@zecoop Jan 2022
Hey!! Nice to see familiar names back and good to see you! Happy FAWM!
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@kenmattsson Jan 2022
Happy FAWM!