When my brother told me he was Trans and was going to tackle the full change, I was a little surprised. He then shared the long process he had been through. The therapy, the difficult relationships, coming out to friends and family. All of this was in service of being able to live his true self as a woman.  Years later with the process complete she felt so much better about her identity but she faced a whole slew of political and social challenges. This was very frustrating. At every turn people wanted her to defend all of these controversial stories in the media surrounding Trans people. She had never been a political activist so this was a foreign avenue and one that made her very unhappy. I wrote this song to remind people that being Trans is about the individual and their journey. All of the expectations that follow are outside influences often merely tolerated by those individuals. If they weren't being targeted so viciously their lives would likely go back to the basics of, ...

Over the years I was told that I would make a good song writer but for some reason the notion never jelled. I tried a few times to put something together but with no success. What changed? Artificial Intelligence. There are now dozens of software sites that will help you assemble the pieces to make a great song.  I did a little research and chose Suno.com. You basically just have to write the lyrics, pick the style of music and then start producing. The controls range from simple to advanced and if you sign up for their Pro or Premiere plans then you own the rights to anything you create. The writing came easily this time. I'm not sure why. I had five subjects that I felt needed to be expressed and explored them all in depth. Over the course of only five days I wrote and published five songs. The styles range from indie and alternative rock to punk and alt metal. The subjects range from heartbreak and poverty to Trans issues and the Epstein files. I received overwhelmingly positive...