Bedtime Stories for Musicians and Other People
The New Book by Dawoud Kringle
Bedtime Stories for Musicians and Other People, Dawoud “the Renegade Sufi” Kringle’s collection of fictional short stories about musicians
Most biographies would list the author’s literary credentials. But the real reason one would read this is because they need these stories to be meaningful.
These stories transform, and reveal unexpected connections. Readers may find themselves wondering whether they encountered these tales on the page or somewhere deeper long before opening the book.
“The Mad Poet and the Witness” forces you to taste your own heart.
“Chatbot” asks if love is real, and if the only true answer will frighten you.
“An American Drama” rips open the scars of the roots of American culture to reveal the blood under the facade.
These stories do not offer simple conclusions. Instead, they encourage readers to bring their own experiences, questions, and insights into the journey.
Rather than providing answers, the stories create opportunities for reflection. They ask what art can reveal, what beauty can conceal, and how imagination can illuminate aspects of ourselves that often remain hidden. Readers may find moments of wonder, discomfort, recognition, joy, or all of these at once.
Kringle follows a path where creativity and inquiry meet, occasionally looking back and extending an invitation to anyone curious enough to follow.
By the final page, some readers may find themselves asking an unusual question: did they read the stories, or did the stories read them?
(We recommend using Google Chrome. If there's a problem, email Dawoud at godsunrulyfriends@gmail.com. He'll send you a sample).
For those of you in the New York City area, you can purchase copies at the following retailers:
Village Works Books.
12 St. Marks Place, New York, NY
Scente Elete
313 W 48th Street New York, NY 10036
Spoonbill Books
218 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11249
Downtown Music Gallery
3 Monroe St, New York, NY 10002
https://www.downtownmusicgallery.com/
Catalyst Records
Essex Market 88 Essex St, New York, NY 10002
https://www.essexmarket.nyc/vendors/catalyst-records-les
Caffeine Underground
447 Central Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
https://www.caffeineunderground.com/
The 2nd edition of Bedtime Stories for Musicians and Other People is in the works. There will be revisions of the old stories as well as new stories. It's worth the wait.
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A friend asked Dawoud to write an essay on his book. Please download a free copy of the essay.
As promised on the For Your Ears page, here are individual tracks you can purchase.
Coming Soon - Physical Media!
The Power and the Longing, and Chariot Between Worlds are available on CD.
For those without a CD player, I plan to have a special offer. You will be able to purchase my entire music catalog on a flash drive. This includes everything that you can download from my Bandcamp page, plus lots of bonus tracks.
Soon to be available, digital prints of my artwork, video artwork and exclusive music videos (in MOV and mp4 format), and other cool stuff.