Gen X writer with a fake name—roamin’ the Dirty South with incense smoke & mixtape ghosts. Sometimes fiction, always true: stories stitched from kudzu, cigar boxes, found faith, & the ridiculocity of having raised ourselves.
Conversation from the Crossroads of Southern music, history, & culture is an independent project of historian Dr. Bob Beatty, author of 'Play All Night! Duane Allman and the Journey to Fillmore East.' No affiliation/endorsement with the Allman Brothers.
Hey there! I'm Rick West, and I write about transitions large and small, becoming a free-range human, laughing out loud. On this channel find short stories, poetry, essays, life musings, and an occasional original music video.
www.rick-west.com
