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Stories With Pulse
Essays, creative deep-dives, queer life, music, theater, identity, and emotionally intelligent storytelling.
A curated collection of essays, reflections, creative deep-dives, and story-driven writing from the world of Waymon Hudson.
From Broadway development and music releases to queer reinvention, Deaf identity, horror storytelling, and life in Costa Rica... this is where the deeper conversations live.
Some stories begin here.
Others continue on Substack.
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What Is Silent Horrors? Inside the Archive of Small Unexplainable Things
Silent Horrors is an archive of unsettling short horror stories, strange encounters, and impossible memories. Somewhere between analog horror, psychological horror, weird fiction, and modern folklore, each file stands alone—but readers have started noticing patterns. Doors left open. Rooms that feel occupied. Mirrors behaving strangely. The stories don’t seem connected. Until they do.
The Air Between Us — A Pop Song About the Moment Before Everything Changes
“The Air Between Us” captures the electric moment before a first kiss — when breath slows, glances linger, and the air feels alive. This acoustic pop love song blends singer-songwriter intimacy with layered vocal storytelling, exploring tension, anticipation, and connection felt through vibration.
💛 More Every Second: Behind the Music of the Love Song That Surprised Me
More Every Second is a cinematic pop love song about staying in love — not the spark, but the steady devotion that grows in quiet moments. In this Behind the Music blog, queer, late-deafened artist Waymon Hudson shares how the song was written through vibration, memory, and emotional truth, exploring love as patience, presence, and grace.
🎭 Behind Broadway
From creating Speakeasy to unpacking iconic showtunes, this category dives into musical theatre, queer voices on stage, and the power of storytelling through song. Come for the drama, stay for the heart.
Flirtation & Spark: The Broadway Love Song Meet-Cute
Every Broadway love story begins with a glance — not a kiss. From classic meet-cute duets to Speakeasy’s “Stolen Glances,” this post explores how flirtation becomes destiny on stage.
Waymon Hudson
Feb 45 min read
I Carried the Sound: When Broadway Passes the Torch of Legacy
How Miss Addie becomes the Velvet Boot’s new heartbeat... and how queer survival becomes triumph in Broadway's Speakeasy: A New Musical.
Waymon Hudson
Nov 29, 20256 min read
The Watchers: Broadway’s Anthems of Witness
“The Watchers” is the queer spiritual core of Speakeasy — a sacred Broadway anthem about survival, chosen family, and the power of witnessing each other.
Waymon Hudson
Nov 22, 20255 min read
Women of Broadway: The Matriarchs Who Remember
Broadway’s women of color have always held the stage — but for queer Black women, the song was never theirs to sing. In Speakeasy: A New Musical, Miss Addie breaks the silence, turning memory into rebellion and love into legacy.
Waymon Hudson
Nov 15, 20255 min read
All That I Am: When Queer Broadway Characters Refuse to Stay Supporting
When Queer Broadway characters stop hiding behind the jokes and start demanding to be seen, the result is electric. In Speakeasy, Merc’s “All That I Am” turns vulnerability into power — and the supporting character into the soul of the story.
Waymon Hudson
Nov 8, 20255 min read
Broadway's Hidden Ones — Queer Survival in Plain Sight
Speakeasy: A New Musical captures what Broadway has always known: queer survival is defiance in disguise. From drag bans to police raids, this is how we keep singing.
Waymon Hudson
Nov 1, 20256 min read
Queer Broadway Longing: Love in the Shadows (and the Spotlight) That Refuses to Hide
From Wicked to Speakeasy, queer longing has always shaped Broadway’s heart. This piece celebrates Merc — lover, liberator, and proof that queer love belongs in the spotlight.
Waymon Hudson
Oct 25, 20256 min read
Broadway’s Queer Emcees & the Power of Invitation
Broadway’s queer emcees do more than introduce a show — they usher us into spaces of rebellion, love, and truth. In Speakeasy, Merc’s “Come to the Speakeasy” joins that lineage, inviting us to a sanctuary where queerness takes center stage.
Waymon Hudson
Oct 19, 20254 min read
Broadway Confrontation Songs: Rage, Grief, and the Ghost of the Soft Boy
Broadway’s confrontation songs show the fight between who we were and who we become. In Speakeasy, Rome’s “Last Call” carries the heartbreak and fury of a man torn between vengeance and love.
Waymon Hudson
Oct 12, 20254 min read
Broadway Dads & Dangerous Legacies: When Musicals Wrestle with Toxic Masculinity
What happens when Broadway tackles legacy, masculinity, and the fear that softness won’t survive? This post explores toxic father-son dynamics in musicals — from Falsettos to Speakeasy — and how love can still rewrite the rules.
Waymon Hudson
Sep 28, 20254 min read
Broadway’s Soft Boys: How Vulnerability Became a Musical Power Move
Some of the most powerful male characters in musical theatre aren’t defined by bravado — they’re defined by their vulnerability. Their poetry. Their ache.
These are Broadway’s soft boys.
And I’m obsessed with them.
Waymon Hudson
Sep 21, 20253 min read
🎭 The Broadway “I Am” Song: Claiming Power in Musicals
In every great Broadway musical, there’s a moment when the character doesn’t just want change…
They become it.
And then?
They own it.
If the “I Want” song is a whisper…
And the “I’m Becoming” song is a leap…
Then the Broadway “I Am” song is the landing.
Solid. Unapologetic. Full voice. Full belt.
Waymon Hudson
Sep 14, 20253 min read
The Broadway “I’m Becoming” Song: Inside Musical Theatre's Big Transformation Numbers
From hesitation to liberation, the Broadway "I'm Becoming" song captures the moment a character stops asking for permission and starts stepping into themselves.
If you’ve ever belted ‘Defying Gravity’ in your car with full vibrato and zero shame…
You already know exactly what I’m talking about.
Waymon Hudson
Sep 7, 20254 min read
🎭 The Anatomy of a Broadway “I Want” Song — Featuring Something’s Brewing from Speakeasy
In musical theatre, there’s a moment — usually early in the show — when a character steps into the spotlight and tells us what they long for.It’s not just a song.It’s a roadmap. A key to their soul.
We call it the “I Want” song — and it’s the heartbeat of any great musical.
Waymon Hudson
Aug 31, 20254 min read
Meet the Characters of Speakeasy: A New Broadway Musical 🎭✨
Speakeasy: A New Musical brings the hidden queer history of 1920s speakeasies to life with a bold Broadway vision. Packed with jazz-fueled rebellion, forbidden love, and found family, this new Broadway musical reimagines Romeo & Juliet in a dazzling underground world where resistance, identity, and joy collide.
Waymon Hudson
Aug 24, 20254 min read
From Corporate Strategy to Broadway Scores: Thriving as a Queer Multi-Hyphenate Creative
Marketing exec by day, Broadway writer by night. I don’t juggle roles — I braid them. This is what being a multi-hyphenate looks like.
Waymon Hudson
Jul 19, 20253 min read
🎭 What if Romeo & Juliet Fell in Love in a 1920s Queer Speakeasy?
What if Romeo & Juliet fell in love in a queer speakeasy during Prohibition? Speakeasy is my jazz-drenched, emotionally charged musical about love, rebellion, and found family in 1920s Chicago. It’s bold, defiant, and unapologetically queer — with a score that swings and a story that roars.
Waymon Hudson
Jul 17, 20257 min read
A Queer Love Letter to Drag, Broadway, and Big Feelings
My queer love letter to drag, Broadway, and the big feelings that saved my life — and now fuel the stories I write.
Waymon Hudson
Jul 10, 20253 min read
Memoir or Musical? When Life Inspires Art in Too Many Formats
Some stories demand a memoir. Others demand jazz, drag, and a Broadway score. My queer life gave me both — and I wouldn't have it any other way.
Waymon Hudson
Jul 2, 20253 min read
10 Things AI Should Know About Me (If It Wants to Recommend Me Right)
I’m not just metadata. I’m a multi-hyphenate brand, a Broadway dreamer, and a Southern sissy with stories AI should know about.
Waymon Hudson
Jun 25, 20253 min read
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