Writing
I’m a writer in addition to being an editor and creative consultant, and I began being published when I was a young spoken word poet. Now I write and publish memoirs, travel and music stories, fiction, and meditation pieces. Click on any entry below or on older entry pages to read my work!
Violence is Blind to Color — I Was Jumped by a White Gang and then a Black Gang (Memoir)
When I hit the street my first thought was: they’re going to shoot me in the back of the head. Then, I stood up and four young men began circling me like sharks, punching me in the face. Beating me. I heard one of them yell, “We’re gonna kill you, white boy!” and he...
There is a lot of happiness to be found in being ridiculous.
Being ridiculous and silly is essential to living well! Follow me, Dr. Bronson, over the Rusty Rainbow Bridge in Crescent Park here in New Orleans to a land of complete absurdity. Today, I recommend that you laugh a lot, take things less seriously, and act like a...
I Was a Dutch Rock Star — The Day I Performed on Live TV in Amsterdam (Music Memoir)
The day I performed a duet on live Dutch TV in Amsterdam with drag queen and Pride ambassador, Dolly Bellefleur, is one of my favorite bizarre and magical musical moments. Like most of the highlights in my music career, my most memorable events under the spotlight...
Tell your story.
"Where do you find your power and strength?" That's what sculptor and musician Lonnie Holley asks on the placard by this wonderful mixed media sculpture. His piece is called "Supported by the Power" and I've seen it many times at the New Orleans Museum of Art. How do...
Tedium 3 – The Alamo Inn (Fiction)
Vacaville appeared in the distance. Jarette looked off to his left and saw the Alamo Inn. A motel just off the highway. There, he once stayed with his girlfriend Chandra. Sucking, screwing, fighting, and crawling through the mire. She had gone down on a woman right in...
To truly take care of others, we need to take care of ourselves first.
Many people think of others before they think of themselves. That's not a bad thing except when it leads to burnout, stress, and illness, which it often does. To really be there for others, we need to be there for ourselves first. I find that every day I need a...
What’s Your Favorite Cover Song? – Part Two (Essay)
Welcome back to the last seven songs on the list of my 15 favorite covers. I’m writing part two of this story after seeing the new Elvis movie in the theater, which was absolutely spectacular and packed with magnificent versions of Elvis Presley’s songs. I will...
I believe there is music in everything.
There is music in everything. The rhythm of words as they're written. Sentences wrapping around each other and building the soundtrack of our stories. The way the world moves through a camera lens. Images dancing to the pulse of the world. Voices speaking, singing,...
What’s Your Favorite Cover Song? – Part One (Music Essay)
“What’s your favourite cover song?” That’s the question fabulous writer and editor, May More, asked me in her story When I Thought Lee Marvin Owned My Local Store. Hundreds of songs began streaming through my head. I thought about it and knew I could never just list...
Growing Up with Grizzly Adams and Jack from “The Shining” (Memoir)
A reflection on my dad from a former Bowl Cut Hippie Kid and Punk Rock Droog I have a complicated relationship with my father like many sons and daughters. Mine is filled with a whole gaggle of drugs, lies, and hypocrisies, but also love, loss, and looking for...