2026 is almost gone…

Written By Clay Crump

Well, not really, but the year has been slipping by. I know I disappeared, but this time the cocoon has been a creative chrysalis.

I have been working on updating my profile. I got a couple of acting credits under my belt, which came just in time. My family decided to shut down the family electric business and I didn’t know what to do with myself. My identity and origin was as Crump Electric. I have jokes and material that exist because of those experiences. But I have other experiences too. How do I monetize those things?

I am still licensed and insured and an electrical contractor and HVAC tech, but I haven’t been doing electrical work as much as I have been mentoring guys on the phone the apartment management company has call me to talk them through various electrical shenanigans.

I did a bunch of auditions since my last blog. I’ve started writing again. I have been creating, and I hope to eventually reveal to the world the new 2026 doings. Its neat.

I miss doing stand up. My mind has been on getting these new projects ready for the world. After that purge the canvas will be cleansed. I will return to the stage very soon.

I miss New York. A lot happened since I was last there. My buddy died, my Dad needed hospital level care at the end of the summer, Mom had a minor stroke. Life happened while I was busy making plans. I also told myself that I had to make many changes to my life and the structure of my existence, my core problems in accordance to my origins. And about that time ‘the world turned upside down’

So now, here we are, it is May of 2026 and that is where I have been. I have been working on myself for that end, to return to Manhattan a new, reorganized person. I have gained new ground, and shed some old skin.

More to come. I tell you the good stuff, I promise.

-Clay

Clay Crump

Clay Crump is an actor, stand-up comedian, and writer based in Kentucky. In addition to his work in film and television, he has written poetry exploring themes of identity, memory, and the passage of time. Originally writing poetry as a teenager in the early 1990s, he preserved much of his early work for decades before returning to it years later through independent publishing.
His debut collection, NOTES, FROM LIFE, was originally written between 1991 and 1993 and republished more than thirty years later in its original spirit — raw, reflective, and emotionally honest. His work blends confessional poetry, memory, surreal imagery, and themes of identity, nostalgia, solitude, and personal reflection.
In addition to writing, Crump is the founder of Clay Crump Press, an independent publishing imprint focused on creative projects.
He lives and works in Kentucky.

https://Claycrump.com
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