Shit, I’m high. I’m tripping on being here with Jake as—my eyes trail to a quote at the bottom of the CD: “Jake Easton is the infamous fifth Troubadour.” –Martin Scorsese. Holy fuck! Original Song: "Smells Like Fire" Performed by: Drew Blank MusicWritten by: Andrew BernsteinAvailable on: Apple Music, Spotify, YouTubeArtist WebsiteTwitter
Mar 24, 2021
19 min
Pete slides a guitar case onto the counter and Jake unsnaps the clasps. He lifts the guitar and positions it. My stomach quivers at the sight of his hands on the rich wood. He turns a tuning peg. Oh, shit. I can’t deal with this. I can’t breathe. Just before his fingers land on the strings, I turn away. I am not ready to watch him play. Original song: "Bombs"Performed by: Rob GilesWritten by: Stephanie Carlisi (Franki Pineapple) & Rob GilesAvailable: Unreleased
Jan 2, 2021
9 min
Daddy had taught us to make a wish by closing our eyes and touching the ceiling of the car when we drove through the tunnel in Malibu Canyon. Original song: "Maybe It's Time"Performed by: Lauren jenifer GatesWritten by: Stephanie Carlisi (Franki Pineapple), Tim Kobza & Danielle TrudeauAvailable: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/laurenjenifergates/maybe-its-time
Dec 24, 2020
7 min
Jake squeezes my hand across the table and it feels way too nice; I feel it between my legs. What the fuck? Original song: "CrazyTown"Composed by: Franki PineappleAvailable: Unreleased
Nov 16, 2020
19 min
At five I was a daredevil like my daddy; that's what they all said. I loved that rush of feeling way up high, alone, on the edge with no way of coming down. I trusted myself, as I held on to Bob's head with no fear of abandonment or falling. That was my last memory of feeling safe in my world. Original song: "Anywhere Beautiful"Performed by: John TorresWritten by: John Torres, Stephanie Carlisi (FP) & Tim KobzaAvailable: Unreleased
Oct 13, 2020
3 min
I spot him sitting at the sushi bar. He’s not wearing the hat, but there’s no mistaking a cowboy in a strip mall sushi restaurant smack-dab-in-the-middle of some idle Tuesday in L.A. There’s also no mistaking the look on the cowboy’s face when he first sees me. Original song: "Signs In The Night"Performed by: Franki Pineapple (FP)Written by: Stephanie Carlisi (aka FP) & Tim Kobza Available on: Unreleased
Sep 28, 2020
36 min
I tear off the headset like a prisoner breaking free of shackles and dive for my purse. As my fingers fish my tattered cell from the chaos of my ragged bag, I say a quick prayer: God, please let this be someone interesting with some prospect of work more compelling than telemarketing. As I answer the call, God answers my prayer. Father F*cker! produced by: Signs In The Night LLCOriginal song: Give It All AwayPerformed by: Rob GilesWritten by: Rob Giles & Stephanie Carlisi (FP)Available: Unreleased
Sep 13, 2020
5 min
My act of writing a letter to my father was innocent. Later I'll look back and wonder: had I known whom my ceremony would summon, would I have written that letter?Original song: "Ocean"Performed by: John Torres Written by: John Torres, Stephanie Carlisi (aka FP), Tim KobzaAvailable on: Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube (award-winning music video)
Sep 8, 2020
13 min