My Name Is Sheba by Monroe Jones

05.16.2023

Chapter 33: Home

Grand Finale. Original song: Long As I Got My Music, by Kandace Springs. “My Name Is Sheba,” is the twice monthly fictional saga of iconic jazz/R&B; artist, Sheba Hawkins, who rose from obscurity as an orphan, to superstardom, and the...

05.02.2023

Chapter 32: My Name Is Sheba

Sheba tours the album, and lands a performing slot at the Grammy Awards. Original song: My Name Is Sheba, Kandace Springs. “My Name Is Sheba,” is the twice monthly fictional saga of iconic jazz/R&B; artist, Sheba Hawkins, who rose from...

04.17.2023

Chapter 31: Worlds Collide

Sheba finishes her album, and crosses paths with Rusty. “My Name Is Sheba,” is the twice monthly fictional saga of iconic jazz/R&B; artist, Sheba Hawkins, who rose from obscurity as an orphan, to superstardom, and the music she created along...

04.02.2023

Chapter 30: All In

Sheba meets her biological parents! “My Name Is Sheba,” is the twice monthly fictional saga of iconic jazz/R&B; artist, Sheba Hawkins, who rose from obscurity as an orphan, to superstardom, and the music she created along the way. It’s also...

03.20.2023

Chapter 29: Second Chances

Sylvia Rheem offers Sheba a deal, promising that, this time around, it will be different. They will call the shots together, and make the record Sheba wants to make. Now being the head of the label, Sylvia has the control...

03.06.2023

Chapter 28: I’m Big

Sheba withdraws, and pours herself into her role as Creative Director at Branford. Although she continues to make music on her own, she works for years at the children’s home, convinced her shot at being an artist has passed her...

02.21.2023

Chapter 27: The Benefit Of The Doubt

All’s well on the date until, on the way home, Rusty decides to tell Sheba he knows who her biological parents are. He spills his heart to Sheba in a letter. Sheba shuts down. Rusty reveals to Birdie that he’s...

02.14.2023

Intermission Short: Dystopian Love Song

“World To Me” Song Link: https://vimeo.com/506272362 “My Name Is Sheba,” is the twice monthly fictional saga of iconic jazz/R&B; artist, Sheba Hawkins, who rose from obscurity as an orphan, to superstardom, and the music she created along the way. It’s...

02.06.2023

Chapter 26: The Pizza Spot

Rusty and Sheba go out—It’s a date! “My Name Is Sheba,” is the twice monthly fictional saga of iconic jazz/R&B; artist, Sheba Hawkins, who rose from obscurity as an orphan, to superstardom, and the music she created along the way....

01.22.2023

Chapter 25: Where To Now?

Sheba gets dropped from the label. It rocks her world, and sends her to a dark, introspective place. Rusty and Birdie are there to help her pick up the pieces. “My Name Is Sheba,” is the twice monthly fictional saga...

01.11.2023

The Story Behind The Story (Part 2) with Kandace Springs

“My Name Is Sheba,” is the twice monthly fictional saga of iconic jazz/R&B; artist, Sheba Hawkins, who rose from obscurity as an orphan, to superstardom, and the music she created along the way. It’s also about the creative life, and...

12.25.2022

Chapter 24: Feels Like Home

Sheba visits Birdie and Rusty at the children’s home in Brooklyn. It’s the first time she’s been back to Branford since she was a little girl. She spends the day making the rounds, they hang in the cellar as Sheba...

12.12.2022

Chapter 23: So Close

Sheba meets Burg! They end up working together in the studio, and collaborating on one of Sheba’s songs. Original song: Simple Things, by Kandace Springs. “My Name Is Sheba,” is the twice monthly fictional saga of iconic jazz/R&B; artist, Sheba...

11.28.2022

Chapter 22: Simple Things

Sheba finds herself at odds with her producer, Beat Vin, who keeps pushing for Sheba to be anyone other than who she really is. Sheba decides to humor him, and come up with the worst song she can think of...

11.14.2022

Chapter 21: Hello Luna

Sheba graduates high school from Clearwood Academy, signs with RMLG, moves to New York, and begins work on her first album. They surround her with music industry veterans, who try to make Sheba conform to their vision of a “hit”...

10.31.2022

The Story Behind The Story (Part 1)

“My Name Is Sheba,” is the twice monthly fictional saga of iconic jazz/R&B; artist, Sheba Hawkins, who rose from obscurity as an orphan, to superstardom, and the music she created along the way. It’s also about the creative life, and...

10.17.2022

Chapter 20: Good-bye Shelli

Sheba and Sheila Dull have a major confrontation. Sheba now knows and accepts who she is, and the path ahead. They come to an understanding. Sylvia Rheem calls to say that the label meeting was a huge success. She’s got...

10.03.2022

Chapter 19: Pinch Me

Sheba, Tula, and Jay are chauffeured to New York, courtesy of RM Label Group. They spend the day wooing Sylvia Rheem, Paul Fairway, Don Latham, and the staff. Original song: I Don’t Want Love Anymore, by Kandace Springs. “My Name...

09.19.2022

Chapter 18: Sylvia Rheem Makes Her Move

Sheba meets Sylvia Rheem. Sylvia invites Sheba to New York to spend the day at the label. However, Sheila and Brad Dull do not approve of Sheba’s pursuit of music. So, she plots to skip school with her best friend...

09.05.2022

Chapter 17: Carter Meets Birdie

Carter Baird goes snooping for the deeper story, landing at Branford, and meeting Birdie and Rusty. Sheba’s life and path start to emerge as she takes stock of her friends at school, J-Wax Records, reconnecting with Rusty and Birdie, and...

08.22.2022

Intermission Episode: LIFE OF WEEN

In this, our second intermission episode we’re once again doing something a little different. It’s kind of a palette cleanser. I hope you like it. It’s a new concept for a series called, “I Had This…”, as in I had...

08.08.2022

Chapter 16: Sweet Sixteen

We check in with Burgundy and Blue on their world tour, as their G550 reaches cruising altitude. Burg reveals more to Carter Baird in a late night, off-the-record conversation. Sheba sells out a 3,000 seat amphitheater through tickets they sold...

07.25.2022

Chapter 15: A Shepherd's Heart

Sheba, now a teenager working in a record store in Philadelphia, reconnects with Rusty after they catch up in a nearby diner. They talk until sunset, Rusty filling her in on Branford, and Sheba taking it all in. Both inwardly...

07.11.2022

Chapter 14: The Dull Life

Sheba settles into life with her adoptive family. But it quickly becomes evident that neither party is actually who the other thought them to be. As Sheba struggles to maintain her identity, she finds a quirky group of kids at...

06.27.2022

Chapter 13: Exile

We catch up with Sheba’s biological parents Burg and Colette, of Burgundy and Blue, through their Vanity Fair interview with Carter Baird. Burg and Colette, we find, have masked the pain of their loss, with the pursuit of success. By...

06.13.2022

Chapter 12: A Real Family

Just as Sheba begins to find her way, and forge relationships with those who love her for the quirky little girl she is, she meets her adoptive family. Enter Brad And Sheila Dull. “My Name Is Sheba,” is the biweekly...

05.30.2022

Chapter 11: What Goes Around

After discovering Dr. Horowitz’s evil intent to make Sheba her experiment, Rusty, at great risk to himself and others, plots her downfall. “My Name Is Sheba,” is the biweekly fictional saga of iconic jazz/R&B; artist, Sheba Hawkins, who rose from...

05.16.2022

Chapter 10: Rusty Comes Home

Rusty Decker, troubled kid, and a victim of the system, finds himself back in Branford for the fourth time, after living by his wits on the street. His friendship with Birdie, and fascination with Sheba, begin to warm Rusty’s heart,...

05.02.2022

Chapter 9: Sheba Strikes A Chord

Sheba begins to secretly explore her music on the old upright piano, as she sneaks in and out of the cellar. She learns to play the system, and appease the doctor, but unbeknownst to her, she’s discovered by the groundskeeper,...

04.18.2022

Chapter 8: My Best Friend

Dr. Vivian Horowitz, published child psychiatrist, emerges as Sheba’s full-blown antagonist, But by her pressure tactics, she unwittingly pushes Sheba into deeper self-discovery, and a knowledge of her path, when Sheba stumbles onto the old piano in the cellar. “My...

04.04.2022

Chapter 7: Creative Life Beautiful Struggle

Sheba’s early days at the orphanage. Her peculiarities, and the staff’s struggle to make her conform, and “fit in,” as a “normal” child. This chapter explores Sheba’s nature as a creative, how she sees the world, and the polarization that...

03.22.2022

Intermission: Doing Things That Might Not Work

“My Name Is Sheba,” is the biweekly fictional saga of iconic jazz/R&B; artist, Sheba Hawkins, who rose from obscurity as an orphan, to superstardom, and the music she created along the way. It’s also about the creative life, and the...

03.08.2022

Chapter 6: At What Cost

Burg and Colette receive a surprise visit from Child Protective Services rep, Laura Steward. Their discouragement and despair at an all-time high, Burg and Colette are convinced that they are unfit parents. Tearfully, they relinquish their baby, Sheba to Amanda...

02.21.2022

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