Post-Show Blues & Pre-Vegas Hustle
Posted by Eric Welch on May 8th 2025
The show is over.The lights dimmed.The applause faded.And I was back to… this.
Same basement.Same grind.Same smoke-filled mornings.
But now, something felt… off.A quiet tug at the soul. Like a ghost of something beautiful I’d just touched, now gone too soon.
Maybe it was the weed.Maybe the alcohol.Maybe just the weight of hard living.
But if I’m honest?
It was the absence
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Curtain Calls
Posted by Eric Welch on Apr 19th 2025
The lights are bright.The audience is packed.My heart is beating fast, 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, ready for a performance they will have no idea how to process. I chuckle to myself—they’re about to witness some pure theatre
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