Post-Show Blues & Pre-Vegas Hustle
Posted by Eric Welch on May 8th 2025
The show is over.The lights have gone dark, applause faded, and life snaps back to what it always was.
I wake with that heavy tug in my chest—that low-grade depression that sneaks in once the adrenaline burns off. Maybe it’s the booze. Maybe it’s the weed. Maybe it’s just the weight of hard living pressing down. But really? Deep down? I know what it is.
It’s the absen
…
Curtain Calls
Posted by Eric Welch on Apr 19th 2025
The lights are blinding.The audience is packed.My heart pounds like a war drum, but I’m breathing through it.
This is it.
No turning back.
Fuck.
What if I forget my lines?What if I miss my cue?
I peek through the curtain. My mom and stepdad are out there, front row, smiling, ready for a performance they will have no idea how to process. I laugh to myself—they’re about to witness
…