Bedtime Stories for Musicians and Other People, Dawoud “the Renegade Sufi” Kringle’s collection of fictional short stories about musicians, will make you wonder if you first encountered Kringle’s manuscript in a dream. His stories, like memory itself, refuse to be linear. 

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Most biographies would list the author’s literary credentials. But that’s not why you’re here. You’re here because you need these stories to be so meaningful that they hurt. Because stories like “The Mad Poet and the Witness” force you to taste your own heart. Because “Chatbot” asks if love is real, and if the only true answer will frighten you. Because “An American Drama” rips open the scars of American culture to reveal the blood under the facade. These tales don’t want to be understood, they want you to weep tears of joy. 

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As one reads these stories, one realizes they had to be written by a musician and no one else. Only someone who’s chased the white whale of truth in a musical note could weave such tales where art and metaphysics collide. His words are a rare and humbling catalyst that transforms the reader into a mirror reflecting the agony and ecstasy an artist pours into their work. Kringle has carved a path where few dare to walk, occasionally looking back and inviting us to join him.

 

When you finish this book, you may wonder if you read the stories or if the stories read you. 

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In addition to the book Bedtime Stories for Musicians and Other People, Dawoud is a regular contributor to doobeedoobeedoo.info, the flagship online magazine for Musicians For Musicians, the musicians' rights advocacy foundation. 

 

He also writes for his Substack page, sharing his philosophies on spirituality, religion, culture, music, politics, and other fascinating and often controversial ideas. 

 

Follow the links below, and enjoy! 

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