Hey. I've got another new song I'd like to share with those who are interested... but I've come to realize that FA just isn't the place to share my music anymore.

I've never been a professional or even a proficient musician, and I'm never going to be. There was a time when FA had a musical community that accepted this, so long as you were trying to do your best with what you had. That time is past. I don't post much, but when I do, it's pretty much crickets for a response. And if I do get an encouraging comment or favorite here or there (which, I assure, you, I do appreciate), it's from an old friend or acquaintance. I'm not complaining about that, I'm just saying that I'm not generating any new interest here, and I'm not going to. This place is not a home for me anymore.

So here's what I'm gonna do. From now on, if I have a song that I want to share with the few people who might actually give a shit, I'm not going to upload the song to FA. I'll put it on my Soundcloud page, and make a journal entry that links to it. That way, the people who are already following me can still be notified about it, but hopefully I won't have to deal with people who don't know the first thing about me but still want to tell me all the ways I should change what I'm doing. I may not gain any new followers this way, but like I said, that's already the way it is now.

First up is a demo for "Survivor's Guilt", a song about the nasty ways in which early-life emotional trauma can affect the adult that you become. Sounds like fun!

And if you haven't heard it yet, check out my other recent upload "Dinosaurs", a nostalgic little musical visit to the wonderfully tacky old roadside attractions of Route 1 in Saugus, Massachusetts.