You know when you just start to like someone and it feels new? You're nervous, you fumble...you want to savor the moment, also take it slow and not make the wrong move. But hey, even if you do, everything happens in its own time, just when it's supposed to.

City Streets

I wrote this song mostly as a reminder to myself not to entertain someone that doesn't give you the respect you deserve. Respect for yourself is much more important.

Don't Say Anything

Simply put: this song is about consent.

There are some things that should go without saying. Ask before intimacy. Don't drug people. Rape isn't cool. Fooling around with underage children is NOT okay. Don't film intimate encounters without their knowledge. Really this should be basic, common-sense ideas, like thou shalt not kill, don't take what's not yours, and don't eat the leftovers that have been in your fridge for two weeks. But APPARENTLY, this concept is often lost in translation. So I'm going to SCREAM IT AND KEEP DOING SO UNTIL THIS BEHAVIOR IS ERADICATED. YES I'M MAD AND YOU SHOULD BE TOO. THANK YOU FOR COMING TO MY TEDTALK.

Holding Cards

A fun, feel-good tune about being in love.

Featuring Avery Sanders on brass.

Nobody Like You

I was twenty-something before I ever went to a concert by myself, and that's one of my biggest regrets to this day. I should have stepped out sooner. NEVER miss a show because none of your friends are going; you have friends there, you just haven't met them yet. "We all came for a good time"

Party Of One

It's a tradition in my church for members of the congregation to dig the graves of those that have passed as a ministry to the church, I've been doing it since I was a child, so have my parents, and my father's parents. We go out with shovels and by hand remove the dirt to make a sacred space for our beloved, all while telling stories of the deceased, celebrating their life, and reliving their memories together. It is a beautiful and cathartic experience that is unique, just like every person that now "resides" on the chapel grounds.

Ruth Etc