Transgressions in Transubstantiation: The Mantras of Jameson Bayles

Current Ramblings

  • Update

    I’ve had a private life changing moment and have cancelled my remaining speaking engagements and readings for 2025. I’ve moved from the east coast and have settle back into the Midwest for a bit. My writing projects will continue beginning in 2026. I greatly appreciate the understanding of my fellow road companions during this trying Read more

  • Morgan Schmidt’s online drama

    I cannot stand drama as a whole, especially online/social media drama. Most of the time, I will simply not comment on it. However, I have recently become aware of Morgan’s Schmidt’s activities on social media and in particular on Goodreads. I won’t go into specific details, but the behavior is disgusting. I have known Morgan Read more

  • Base Jumping at Taughannock Falls

    In 2023, I was approached by Ghosts For Valhalla Press with a request for my next three manuscripts. There were a few projects that I had been developing but the first book I wanted to release was “Base Jumping at Taughannock Falls.” 10 months of development to finalize the script, GFVP and I went back Read more

  • The Apparition Juxtaposition Poetry Tour 2024 version

    The Apparition Juxtaposition Poetry began last year, and it was my understanding that the intent of the series was to highlight authors published by Ghosts For Valhalla Press. I was added onto the tour last year as a special guest. This year, the press sent out a request for published readers from Ghosts For Valhalla Read more

  • SPC Cameron Woolard Reading at Arlington National Cemetery

    There were a few hours in between shows at Arlington, VA, and Washington D.C. of The Mesenchymal Reprisal Poetry Tour where a group of us had a chance to tour the area. Due to the current political climate in Washington, I wasn’t interested in seeing the capital or the White House. If I wanted to Read more

  • Prelude vibrations to The Mesenchymal Reprisal Poetry Tour 2024

    This tour has become a beast of its own. 57 different locations in 13 states, and the District of Columbia. Originally pitched as a solo tour (which I wasn’t comfortable doing), I asked poets Dan Altimus, Bracha Weiss, Linke De Vries, Jouquin Perez, Amanthi, and Sofia Ayala, visual artists Valentine Becerra and Vincent Bequet, as Read more