Preface
As I sit here writing this document, I find myself a bit down in the dumps. The reason that I am down in the dumps is that I seem to have lost the original manuscript of my memoirs. Now, I have to rewrite every thought I had about my life and relive some memories that I wish to forget. Maybe forget is not the right word, maybe I should say there are some memories that I don’t want to think about. Even though, I have to rewrite my words, I will try to look upon this task as a way to strengthen my thoughts and my words. I am not a writer, nor am I going to try and pass myself off as one.
About a year ago, I thought it would be therapeutic to write down my story and how I remember it. I did write down a lot of information and stepped away right before my surgery in October of 2024. I decided to pick it back up around May of this year only to realizing that I had lost the work that I had placed in Google Drive. To this day, I do not know what I did with the information. The only thing I know for sure is that the document is gone.
I decided that losing the document was a good thing. I was trying to write this document as if it were a series of letters written to someone who is struggling with being transgender and I was offering them advice. As mentioned, I am not a writer and even though, the ideas sounded great in my mind, they did not translate well to the written language.
It is now almost a new year and a chance to go through my thoughts again and instead of trying to be fancy, I will write down what my thoughts were and my feeling on them now. I have been putting my thoughts on “paper” off and on for the last few months and I want to share them but I was unsure how I would like to share them. The document is slow going and if I am to be honest, I may never finish it. With that though in mind, I decided to add the sections to my blog as I finish them and if I feel happy with the results.
At times, I will use artificial intelligence (AI) to help clean up my thought or to add images to this document.
(Me using A.I.)
AI can be a useful tool to the talented and the untalented(me), provided that it is used properly and not as a crutch to stand on.
I am hoping that as I write this new memoir, I will be able to express my thoughts and feelings in a coherent and ordered format.
(can’t get enough AI)