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Happy Saturday, Anomalies! Halloween is next weekend, and I have no plans and no outfit, even though I've been wanting to be Kylo Ren for years. Perhaps next year. I've been teaching music tech to 5th-8th graders on Tuesdays for a nonprofit organization for the past three years, and it dawned on me

J. K. Rowling created the world of Harry Potter. George R. R. Martin made Westeros and Essos. Tolkien realized Middle-earth. And a baby-faced forty-five-year-old black chick dreamed of The Citadel. At first, my imaginary world was made up of shades of bluegreen, red, yellow, orange—sunset colors. Th

Happy Mid-September Anomalies! I dug up something from the vault from 2000 that makes me want to hide under a pillow. Not only did I record this a lifetime ago, but I also never, ever play it and probably have forgotten how. Nevertheless, it was on my first demo collection, created in 2002, and is a

I’m in the thick of it but I am surviving. Perhaps one day, I’ll be thriving. As always Anomalies, you are with me and lodged in my heart. Sometime soon, I will have more artistic/musical relating things to post. I have a grip of old poetry just sitting there. —Storm Phoenix

Happy Almost August Anomalies! Heat season is in full effect, and I am so grateful for air conditioners, fans, ice-cold beverages, and cold showers.... Aww, hell nah. I cannot do a cold shower if my life depended on it. I'm that person who comes in the house sweaty and then gets even more sweaty bec

Anomalies! I have not forgotten about you. Life is just a bit busy these days and I am still finding my footing with my life changes. But…Wimbledon! I’m so obsessed with tennis right now and rooting for Coco Gauff to win it dammit. On the men’s side, I wanted Grigor Dimitrov to pull a miraculous com

Well, well Anomalies. I am unfashionably late but I arrived nonetheless. I'm wearing a black-and-white polka dot dress with pink fishnet stockings and blue combat boots. Yep. The Met Gala ain't got nothin' on me. All I Can is a demo that I unfortunately mixed the main vocals either too far left or t

Happy Monday, Anomalies! I've been re-learning how to play this song on piano, and I'm not exactly sure if I'll play it live again but we'll see. Some of you may be familiar with it from my unreleased album, Revisions. I wrote Giving Up in my early twenties in the middle of a breakup and then I was

I didn’t like them at first. I asked my mom about them. She said it’s hereditary. I complained about them. I thought about removing them. I thought they were a nuisance. And then one day this year, they grew on me. Well, technically they’ve already grown on me, but face-wise, they’ve grown on me. It

Happy Monday, Anomalies. This is another song from my unreleased album Revisions. The rhythm and cadence were inspired by a song my mom and my uncle wrote called "I Do Like It," I believe. She wrote these bomb-ass lyrics: "Lock me in your mind and dedicate some time to me." I loved how jazzy and up-

Happy Friday, Anomalies! Ooh, I haven't said that in a minute. Here's a raw-as-hell video of me sharing the story of an elementary, Valentine-born little girl who receives a gift during school hours. —Storm Phoenix

Hey Anomalies! I had a video I wanted to post, but unfortunately, it was too large to upload. I’ll have to figure that out because it’s about a pink pencil and a certain Valentine-born elementary school kid. I wonder who that could be? Anywho, as I said in my last post, changes are underway. Regardi

I turned forty-five this month. The road is curved and dimly lit, but I’m still walking. Thanks, Anomalies, for hanging on with me here. I know a few of you have left, and I understand. Times are tough for all of us, and I am grateful to anyone who has supported me through this Patreon journey for a

Happy January Anomalies! This month flew by, and I find myself wondering again where the time has gone. Whenever I hear Anomaly, I travel to another place—a place filled with blue-green, orange sunsets, tide pools that reflect moments from my life, and the smell of lemongrass and lavender. It is my

Happy New Year Anomalies! I am eager to be in 2026, but I am also cautious 'cause 2025 threw some major curves. As Alanis sings, "You live, you learn." I'm working on delivering more music here and know that I owe a few of you some covers. I haven't forgotten and appreciate your patience. Change is

The Red Hat on Christmas was given to the entertainer, the singer, the one with the biggest voice and the strongest soul. When she put it on, Tectonic Fire of STORM did only what Fire can do…burn brighter and dance. Merry Christmas Anomalies. May you all find your Red Hats.

Hi Anomalies. I know it has been some time. Thank you for staying here with me. Lately, I've finally found language for something I've felt my whole life - especially as a creative - but never knew how to name. Some humans move horizontally through the world - routines, rhythms, surfaces. Others mov

Missing our band ❤️... We've Just Begun to Live I am finding out that no matter how old I get I'm always in this skin I was given I'm discovering that no matter how much I think I lose I'm always breaking even You don't have to like what I say you don't have to listen to me — just go with your intui

Halloween done came and went, Anomalies. Now we find ourselves in the penultimate month of the year. It’s hard to believe it’s been almost two years since I started this Patreon. I’m still so elated to have this creative space — it came into my life at just the right time and continues to feed my so

While I share a lot in common with artists who sing and play piano, the common thread between me and D’Angelo—and the reason I loved him so much—was Prince. Alternative rock wasn’t the only thing I was vibing with in the ’90s. There was a whole R&B, Hip-Hop, and Neo-Soul movement happening too. Blac

To be honest, I can't quite remember the exact details of this grad school assignment but I do know that: after writing a stream of consciousness, I choose my favorite line and wrote a song about it. Snippets from my stream looked like this: Mountains are what keep me here City life infects all, con

Happy Weekend, Anomalies! I just realized my last post was my 100th Patreon post—hurray!! I can’t believe it. Thank you so much for your continued support. I truly appreciate each and every one of you. Your belief in me inspires me to keep creating and sharing my art. My heart is once again bursting

Anyone else watching the US Open? It’s been intense as hell, and I’ve found myself glued to the screen, obsessing over every match. I’m really looking forward to the finals this weekend—and also to reclaiming a little bit of my life once it’s over. Without giving too much away, Bathtub Tales is a st

Being in this creative space brings me so much joy. Thank you for your patience, Anomalies. I heard this song at the vet's office last week and couldn’t help but hum it the whole time. I knew right away I wanted to sing it for the I Hate Karaoke! Karaoke Series—and voilà! This is the first song on F

Hi Anomalies, I haven’t forgotten about posting. Our beloved cat has some health stuff going on and I have been dealing with doctors, urgent cares and prescriptions these past couple of weeks. Felis Sapian, The Anomaly

It’s no secret that the '90s is my favorite decade when it comes to music — but technically, my childhood was shaped by the most unique decade of all (in my humble opinion): the '80s. Whenever I watch Stranger Things, I’m reminded of the '80s landscape that decorated my early years. If the '90s were

First off, a big thank you to "Hello, Who Dis?" patron Albert (aka Alberrr – yes, with the extra R) for patiently waiting on this one. More Than This turned out to be more of an adventure than I expected. I changed my mind way too many times on the rhythm and cadence but finally landed on something

I Don’t Perform This Song…Ever. burdened pigeon—is a song that is, quite possibly, the very first complete thing I ever wrote when I got serious about songwriting. I don’t remember the exact age—early teens, for sure—but what I do remember is sitting at the piano for hours or hiding away in my room,

It’s really difficult to pick just five songs. I do have a favorite, but narrowing it down to only four more felt almost impossible. Honestly, I should’ve done a top ten. But oh well—hindsight’s 20/20, okeerrrrr... Here we go. Me, I'm Not by Nine Inch Nails I’ve always loved Nine Inch Nails, though

Happy Friday, Anomalies! First order of business: A huge shoutout to my lovely cousin Geneva—aka The Convention—for gifting me the most beautiful Happy Hour glass in the world! It absolutely made my day. Thank you! Second order of business: I LOVE tennis. I don’t play (and probably never will), but

Hello Anomalies, Technically, it's Saturday but in my head, I'm still partying like it's Friday...not really. I actually just got home from driving Uber and my knee is killing me. Ugh. Yes, I have another job on top of all the other ones which has lead me to subject of this latest post. Moving forwa

Love Kid Sis!

Happy Friday, Anomalies! I feel like crap today... anyone else? It’s funny how, right before artists share their work, they often prep the audience with disclaimers: “It’s just a demo,” “I didn’t warm up,” “The dog ate my lyrics”—you know, trying to soften the blow in case people end up hating it. S

Scores, because I just couldn't pick one. I just couldn't. When I was a little girl, I had a record player. The records I played were stories like Disney's Cinderella that were narrated with the accompanying music from the movie. My mom often recalls when I sang A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes in

I wrote this song two years ago when I was in a very, dark space. today I find myself not quite in that space but circling the edges. this song will be on the anomaly album. it's a very, very rough demo and the beat doesn't come close to what I envision for the song. there are curse words. what will

Every once in a blue moon, I take a creative writing course. If I had all the money in the world, I would have also gotten an MFA in that too. The last class I took was a long time ago and at that time, I was getting into writing something S. T. O. R. M. related. It was tough though because to write

It's Friday Anomalies and this week was a tiring one. It's Ms. Apple again and this time I chose one of my absolute favorites - Pale September. If you watch the video until the end, you'll find out why. Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die. I just felt like writing t

It's Friday? Holy smokes Anomalies. One of my favorite classes in grad school was Words For Music. It was a very intense class where we wrote a song almost every week. In this class, I met most of my lifelong graduate school friends and had so much fun creating and critiquing each other's works. Thi

I think I posted this on MySpace waayyy back in the day but this is one of those songs that just sits in a a folder somewhere. When I wrote the music, I was really excited. Then I wrote and sang the lyrics and felt like this song was more of a fit for my mom's voice. When I added the Chaka Khan-ish

This song is a work in progress. I've never performed it for anyone and I'm still working out the parts and how I want to sing it. If You is about recognizing the power that lives inside of us even when we are weighed down by the burdens of life. There is beauty in our flaws and there is music in ou

If there were no reward to reap No loving embrace to see me through This tedious path I've chosen here I certainly would've walked away By now The Patient I was not into Tool when I first heard them. In fact, I was kinda scared of their videos. There were creatures, creepy, crawly things, non-humans

Happy Friday Anomalies! I admit, I don't feel completely comfortable singing this song because it is a classic. There is nothing like the original - simply beautiful in the chords, vocals and lyrics. This song always tugs at my heart strings. I'm teaching it to a couple of my vocal students and they

Dreamer is one of those songs that stays in my head for a couple of days. It's in 5/4 which is a meter I don't usually compose in. The lyrics are about not losing hope even at the darkest of moments. They are also about not owing anyone an explanation about who or what one believes in. I enjoy singi

Hey Anomalies! How is it the end of my birthday month/Black History Month already??? I vote to add two more days to February 'cause this ain't fair. Who seconds the motion? Well, she at it again. I absolutely love this song with my whole heart, soul and then some. My friend Stacey and I sang this ov

I lost a great friend in 2007 and wrote this song some time later to help deal with those feelings. I don't think the song is completely about him but I believe it was what I needed to do at that time to deal with some of my grief. As Sirius Black says to Harry, “The ones who love us never really le

Promise me... You will love yourself more and be easier on yourself. You are beautiful and have a unique heart and soul. So what, you make mistakes, life happens. That doesn't mean you don't deserve to be cherished. You are enough as you are. Remember that there are moments when you flourish. Ask th

And yet...here I am doing it again. "How come you didn't tell me the cheese was good?" I absolutely love Shadowboxer by Fiona Apple. I first heard this song and Sleep To Dream on the radio in high school (shout out 91X) and was totally blown away. My brother Naje bought me her CD and told me she was

My wedding day was the best day of my life. It was the day I felt the most beautiful, the most loved and it marked the creation of my own family with my husband. It was also the last time my core family was together and because I was so overwhelmed with emotion, I knew that I would revisit that feel

Well, yes, I do. But every so often...

This is a tale of highs and Low. The Anomaly