Author • Poet • Literary Architect Director, AC Bilbrew Writers Workshop Writing about resilience, memory, and becominghttps://bsky.app/profile/chatwrites.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/chatwrites.bsky.social/post/3mkm6kevyxc2qThis essay grew out of watching how neighborhoods, the media, and “public opinion” twist a simple act into a cultural battle. Twenty‑four years later, we’re still arguing over what’s right in front of us. https://charleslchatmon.substack.com/p/a-pictures-worth-a-thousand-words-34f29 Apr 2026 03:41 +0000at://did:plc:35uyee6uduq7bdu43xorglru/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkm6kevyxc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/chatwrites.bsky.social/post/3mkkn5kwlzs2sA brief look into the love, loss, and lingering memories that define The Albatross, and how one man learns to carry the weight of heartbreak toward healing. https://charleslchatmon.substack.com/p/the-albatross-a-tragic-love-story28 Apr 2026 12:57 +0000at://did:plc:35uyee6uduq7bdu43xorglru/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkn5kwlzs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/chatwrites.bsky.social/post/3mk7wdgxknc2pFound my VoyageLA interview from September 2025. I cover a lot in this one — It’s All About Fate, my writing process, and the creative journey behind it all. Scroll until you see the VoyageLA header and you’ll find the full conversation. #author #booksky #southcentralla https://voyagela.com/interview/life-values-legacy-our-chat-with-charles-l-chatmon-of-south-los-angeles-highlight24 Apr 2026 06:42 +0000at://did:plc:35uyee6uduq7bdu43xorglru/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk7wdgxknc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/chatwrites.bsky.social/post/3mik2tjqhzc2pWhat if the real danger isn’t the leader on the stage, but the crowd that chooses to become monstrous for him? That’s the question behind my new allegory, Rally of Monsters. #politics #leaders #followers #fervor https://charleslchatmon.substack.com/p/rally-of-monsters-f8202 Apr 2026 20:39 +0000at://did:plc:35uyee6uduq7bdu43xorglru/app.bsky.feed.post/3mik2tjqhzc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/chatwrites.bsky.social/post/3miajcgibpc2tSome days survival feels like a second chance. Other days it feels like a responsibility. I’m learning to honor both.30 Mar 2026 01:31 +0000at://did:plc:35uyee6uduq7bdu43xorglru/app.bsky.feed.post/3miajcgibpc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/chatwrites.bsky.social/post/3mgvbhw3pfk2oHere comes the new housing our local councilman will definitely push for... https://www.lafocusnews.com/crenshaw-christian-center-announces-closure-of-price-christian-schools-after-40-years-of-service/?utm_content=sked_69b1b78952252e103e3d904a&utm_medium=social&utm_name=sked&utm_source=instagram12 Mar 2026 20:47 +0000at://did:plc:35uyee6uduq7bdu43xorglru/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgvbhw3pfk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/chatwrites.bsky.social/post/3mggktyztzc2fA reflection on how America decides whose suffering matters. The hierarchy of whose life counts has shifted in form but not in function. An essay about the uncomfortable truth that tragedies become national stories while others fade into silence.07 Mar 2026 00:25 +0000at://did:plc:35uyee6uduq7bdu43xorglru/app.bsky.feed.post/3mggktyztzc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/chatwrites.bsky.social/post/3mewirifh3c2mWhat a young radio host reminded me about journalism’s forgotten discipline. https://substack.com/home/post/p-18800911115 Feb 2026 21:40 +0000at://did:plc:35uyee6uduq7bdu43xorglru/app.bsky.feed.post/3mewirifh3c2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/chatwrites.bsky.social/post/3mewfmmtcr22eSurviving a stroke changed everything for me. Not just my health — my purpose. I write differently now. I live differently now. Clarity has a way of arriving when you least expect it.\ I shared the full story with Love What Matters: https://www.lovewhatmatters.com/stroke-survivor-positive-outlook-on-life/ #strokesurvivor15 Feb 2026 20:43 +0000at://did:plc:35uyee6uduq7bdu43xorglru/app.bsky.feed.post/3mewfmmtcr22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/chatwrites.bsky.social/post/3mdnr47ivec2xHighlighting the consequences of a generation shaped by politicians and influencers who led us off course. https://youtu.be/KU9s0dRG-uI?si=0HbpNWqA4Jq5kQcj30 Jan 2026 16:50 +0000at://did:plc:35uyee6uduq7bdu43xorglru/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdnr47ivec2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/chatwrites.bsky.social/post/3mdgjsixgoc2yHighlighting the consequences of a generation shaped by politicians and influencers who led us off course. https://charleslchatmon.substack.com/p/we-wanted-this-to-happen27 Jan 2026 19:50 +0000at://did:plc:35uyee6uduq7bdu43xorglru/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdgjsixgoc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/chatwrites.bsky.social/post/3md52hpeepc2yWe’re watching the modern media landscape drift toward the same information control Orwell warned us about. This isn’t paranoia. It’s a playbook. And it’s unfolding in real time. https://youtu.be/f0FeId6AdGs?si=i1ugNdQnKMuFm4UV24 Jan 2026 01:22 +0000at://did:plc:35uyee6uduq7bdu43xorglru/app.bsky.feed.post/3md52hpeepc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/chatwrites.bsky.social/post/3mcgguchnn22fA video essay on the killing of Renee Nicole Good, and what her death reveals about our broken response to violence and the gang mentality, not limited to the streets of America, but with armed warriors. https://youtu.be/BXeuvy5Y2mk?si=FO7RWxUzKB4aClRq15 Jan 2026 01:33 +0000at://did:plc:35uyee6uduq7bdu43xorglru/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcgguchnn22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/chatwrites.bsky.social/post/3mbsumear2k2oThis essay is 'Sponsored by the Letter P': https://open.substack.com/pub/charleslchatmon/p/sponsored-by-the-letter-p?r=3axl0r&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true07 Jan 2026 06:45 +0000at://did:plc:35uyee6uduq7bdu43xorglru/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbsumear2k2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/chatwrites.bsky.social/post/3mbrycvgr2c27“Are You Better Off?” — L.A. Watts Times, 200406 Jan 2026 22:19 +0000at://did:plc:35uyee6uduq7bdu43xorglru/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbrycvgr2c27https://bsky.app/profile/chatwrites.bsky.social/post/3mam55tqmnk2q"How long will it be before We The People realize the permission of ‘anything goes’ does not apply in this reality? Maybe it’s already too late, something Tech Brother has already counted on." https://medium.com/@charleslchatmon/big-brother-is-now-tech-brother-55257b7504e422 Dec 2025 21:04 +0000at://did:plc:35uyee6uduq7bdu43xorglru/app.bsky.feed.post/3mam55tqmnk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/chatwrites.bsky.social/post/3m7ucxciuuk23A Message to Black Women: reactions and poem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqnxJmmVhBk13 Dec 2025 09:44 +0000at://did:plc:35uyee6uduq7bdu43xorglru/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7ucxciuuk23https://bsky.app/profile/chatwrites.bsky.social/post/3m7qko6wkgs2a1974: Get Christie Love 2025: Get Kristi Noem11 Dec 2025 21:52 +0000at://did:plc:35uyee6uduq7bdu43xorglru/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7qko6wkgs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/chatwrites.bsky.social/post/3m7op72gfas2kWhy do I love to write? https://youtube.com/shorts/UlLCIj5BD4I?feature=share11 Dec 2025 04:07 +0000at://did:plc:35uyee6uduq7bdu43xorglru/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7op72gfas2khttps://bsky.app/profile/chatwrites.bsky.social/post/3m4pkrzljqs2o"Why Do You Call Yourself an Ally?" the latest entry on my Substack page: charleslchatmon.substack.com03 Nov 2025 08:06 +0000at://did:plc:35uyee6uduq7bdu43xorglru/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4pkrzljqs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/chatwrites.bsky.social/post/3lzkapzs3y227Literary Devices and the Woke Strategy: https://youtu.be/WCDLGVOYlf4?feature=shared24 Sep 2025 01:07 +0000at://did:plc:35uyee6uduq7bdu43xorglru/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzkapzs3y227https://bsky.app/profile/chatwrites.bsky.social/post/3lyirymyo222bThe Writing While Black Interview: https://youtu.be/mJ9MPsVkYkI?feature=shared #author #blackauthor #crimethriller #poems #sciencefiction #youngadult #anthology #southlosangeles #narratives10 Sep 2025 17:45 +0000at://did:plc:35uyee6uduq7bdu43xorglru/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyirymyo222b