Writing Prompt 303 – way of the fish people

March 11, 2026.Reading time 1 minute.

image: misty golden night 11.2025

Writing Prompt 302 – being in the world

March 5, 2026.Reading time 1 minute.

image: watercolor sketch by hudson valley artist

“Let’s talk about dead people” – Jesse Welles

March 2, 2026.Reading time less than 1 minute.

“It’s an à la carte buffet, man. The bigger you build it, the more people you’ll meet. What music industry? Make your own industry, your own factory. Your factory might just be your house in a subdivision in Arkansas. That’s my industry. I hired my cat. ” Jesse Welles, from Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers: Jesse Welles on creating your own music industry

photo of Jesse Welles by Joey Lusterman

Flipside Musical Tide

January 5, 2026.Reading time 2 minutes.

Rearview Mirror I’m grateful for music. Especially when the world is crazy! I haven’t experienced performing music on a regular basis since Summer 2021. I’ve been part of a few projects since coming back east, but nothing has stuck. Maybe my musical adventures are over, and maybe they aren’t. (The first time I retired from […]