Stories With Pulse

Essays, creative deep-dives, queer life, music, theater, identity, and emotionally intelligent storytelling.

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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.

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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 album cover by Waymon Hudson featuring dark atmospheric portrait of two men about to kiss with a cityscape in the background symbolizing emotional pop music and tactile sound

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" single cover by Waymon Hudson, a cinematic pop love ballad from the album Through My Skin

💛 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.

🌴 The Pura Vida Diet: Farmers’ Markets, Fresh Food Culture, and What to Skip at the Grocery Store in Costa Rica

Costa Rica food culture is fresh, affordable, and pura vida. Shop at ferias for fruit that puts the U.S. organic aisle to shame, eat $5 casados at local sodas, and stock up on Lizano sauce and tortillas. Skip overpriced imports and embrace gallo pinto, fresh coffee, and plantains as staples. Here’s how to eat like a local in Costa Rica.

🌴 Pura Vida Diaries

Waymon Hudson

Sep 24, 20255 min read

Healthcare in Costa Rica — Public vs Private & Everything In Between

Costa Rica healthcare is one of the best in Latin America — affordable, reliable, and inclusive. From public care (Caja) to private hospitals, here’s how the system works, what it costs, how to access medications, and why many expats use both. Plus: LGBTQ inclusivity and why residency means paying into the system that supports you

🌴 Pura Vida Diaries

Waymon Hudson

Sep 10, 20253 min read

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The Anti-Hustle Queer Expat Life: How I Left Burnout Behind and Found Joy in the Jungle

After burnout, political exhaustion, and being harassed for being gay, I left the U.S. and moved to Costa Rica. I didn’t quit working — I quit the grind. What I found was queer joy, jungle stillness, rescued dogs, and a life that finally made space for me to breathe, create, and be fully myself.

🌴 Pura Vida Diaries

Waymon Hudson

Jul 11, 20253 min read