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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.
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
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
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