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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.
FEATURED STORIES
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.
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.
Waymon Hudson
Mar 64 min read
💛 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.
Waymon Hudson
Feb 64 min read
🎶 Christmas in the Quiet: The Holiday Song for the Empty Chair
“Christmas in the Quiet” is the holiday song for the years we don’t talk about—the ones filled with memory, grief, and the ache of an empty chair. Here’s the intimate story behind Waymon Hudson’s newest winter ballad.
Waymon Hudson
Nov 28, 20254 min read
🎶 Before I Go by Waymon Hudson — A Quiet Goodbye That Comes Back Louder
He whispered goodbye every morning before his feet hit the floor. Before I Go is a breakup song about soft strength, quiet endings, and learning to love yourself more than the silence.
Waymon Hudson
Oct 5, 20253 min read
Ruin Me Slowly by Waymon Hudson — A Deaf Artist’s Debut Pop Single You’ll Feel in Your Skin
I may be deaf, but this is what I sound like now. Ruin Me Slowly is the first single from my upcoming album Through My Skin — a raw, sexy, and emotional project you don’t just hear — you feel. Here's why I made it, and what you can expect.
Waymon Hudson
Sep 12, 20253 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
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