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Redemption

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Tedium: 8 — An Apocalyptic Roadside Attraction

Middlegate becomes an oasis before a deal goes down in the east — Find all episodes in the series here: Tedium - A Fiction Series A fiction series about a burned-out musician who departs on an impromptu journey from the California coast through the…gentrybronson.medium.com It was macabre. A gothic children’s exhibit. A series of blackened and burnt structures had been cobbled together to form a methamphetamine miniature golf course in the center of nowhere.

Fiction

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Tedium: 8 — An Apocalyptic Roadside Attraction
Tedium: 8 — An Apocalyptic Roadside Attraction
Fiction

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The Memoirist

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Learning Loneliness in Track Town

My nine months as an outsider in Oregon — I stood in his bathroom with a bucket, a sponge, and a can of Ajax bleach. He was in the doorway. A strange and angular-looking middle-aged man staring at me through wire-rimmed glasses with a lascivious grin. My skinny body was nervous, but I was broke and I needed the…

Memoir

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Learning Loneliness in Track Town
Learning Loneliness in Track Town
Memoir

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Age of Empathy

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Creative Courage and Vulnerability

How to take risks and be authentic with your writing and creativity — Many creative people find it difficult to write and create honest work from their own experiences because they’re afraid to be vulnerable and show their inner thoughts and sensitive history. I believe the best creativity comes from real life and the most authentic stories come from true experiences. It’s our…

Writing

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Creative Courage and Vulnerability
Creative Courage and Vulnerability
Writing

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Invisible Illness

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My Birth Defect Changed Me: From Innocent to Misfit and Victim to Hero

A year of testing, surgery, embarrassment, and pain led to being more than a survivor — My mom, dad, and I were all in a patient waiting room in Minneapolis. A small room in an area of the children’s hospital. I was cold, wearing nothing but a thin, paper hospital gown. It was the late 80s and I had turned 15 the day before. Half my…

Health

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My Birth Defect Changed Me: From Innocent to Misfit and Victim to Hero
My Birth Defect Changed Me: From Innocent to Misfit and Victim to Hero
Health

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The Riff

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My Barefoot Piano Punk Video Life

“Wild Women” in San Francisco led to “No Games” in Amsterdam and an anthem at Oakland Coliseum — The studio was filled with smoke. My eyes were red and puffy and each breath I took was filled with leftover joint fumes. I stared through the haze over the microphone into the engineering booth waiting for talk back. “That was dope.” “Really? You thought so?” I asked. “Yeah, bro…

Music

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My Barefoot Piano Punk Video Life
My Barefoot Piano Punk Video Life
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Aug 7

Creative Courage and Vulnerability: An Invitation To My Medium Day Session

Learn how to take risks and be authentic with your writing and creativity — I’m happy to announce that I’ll be talking about Creative Courage and Vulnerability on Saturday, August 12th, as part of the Medium Day international virtual conference! My session will happen at: 10:30 am PST / 11:30 am MST / 12:30 pm CST / 1:30 pm EST / 6:30 pm GMT+1…

Medium Day

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Creative Courage and Vulnerability: An Invitation To My Medium Day Session
Creative Courage and Vulnerability: An Invitation To My Medium Day Session
Medium Day

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Redemption

·Aug 3

Tedium: 7 — Delilah’s Confession

An affair in the Yucatan leads to disturbing acts of violence — Find all episodes here: Tedium - A Fiction Series A fiction series about a burned-out musician who departs on an impromptu journey from San Francisco through the desert…gentrybronson.medium.com Music rose from the jukebox. First a whispered woman’s voice singing, then gentle guitar spilled over a seductive dance of bass, percussion, and piano. Jarette immediately recognized the song and the singer. Once I Loved by Astrud Gilberto.

Fiction

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Tedium: 7 — Delilah’s Confession
Tedium: 7 — Delilah’s Confession
Fiction

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The Memoirist

·Jul 21

Fourth Grade Broke My Face

My dog, a farm animal, Mr. Smedge, and Marty Bangles led to a first base disaster — It was late September and I could feel winter coming. The leaves had changed color and the grass was nearly brown. Winter was always around the corner in Granite City. Snow often fell in October and stayed until May. At Westforest Elementary, teachers made us go outside for recess at…

Memoir

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Fourth Grade Broke My Face
Fourth Grade Broke My Face
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The Memoirist

·Jul 6

My Wicked Kindergarten Teacher

Mrs. Kablutsen was my nemesis — We sat cross-legged on the colorful carpet in three rows. Thirty small bodies looking straight ahead with young, innocent faces at Mrs. Kablutsen. She stood in front of an empty blackboard and seemed too old to be a kindergarten teacher. Mrs. Kablutsen looked like the dolls my grandmother made from…

Memoir

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My Wicked Kindergarten Teacher
My Wicked Kindergarten Teacher
Memoir

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Pure Fiction

·Jul 1

I Was Born on the Thumb of a Hitchhiker’s Curse, Pt. 4 — Finale

An occasionally true story about nearly dying in Turkey, how the Queen of Voodoo removed a curse, and the magnetic pull of the road — Months after my stint performing in Holland, I was in a village in Turkey near Adana on the Syrian border. I thought I was gathering musical ideas, but really I was drawn by the magnet again to a new, foreign place and heading deep into it. I woke up one…

Fiction

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I Was Born on the Thumb of a Hitchhiker’s Curse, Pt. 4 — Finale
I Was Born on the Thumb of a Hitchhiker’s Curse, Pt. 4 — Finale
Fiction

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Gentry Bronson

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Creative & Media Producer. Writer. Editor. Composer. Songwriter. Pianist. Traveler. Singer. Surfer. Waterman. @gentrybronson https://gentrybronson.com

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