Very Short Notes I Wrote To You While I Was High On Cocaine

by Darnell Lamont Walker

It’s Los Angeles and New York City, Brooklyn actually, in 2000-something, and standing this close to a speaker, my body begins feeling like a pulsar. A few seconds ago, I was leaning against a broken restroom stall door, keeping it shut, taking bumps off a key.

This book is about who comes to mind, and all the things I needed to say but wasn’t sober enough to call. Sober enough, however, to create these very short notes.

These thoughts are pure.

Written by Darnell Lamont Walker and dedicated to a all things pure, Very Short Notes I Wrote to You While I Was High on Cocaine is strictly about like, love, and musings born after midnight.

Unknown Binding

First published January 1, 2015

About the author

Darnell Lamont Walker is a death doula and writer, a bridge guiding individuals and communities through grief, toward healing, meaning, and whatever joy remains. An Emmy-nominated children’s television writer (Work It Out Wombats!, Karma’s World, Blue’s Clues & You), he believes storytelling—whether for children or those facing life’s hardest transitions—is a path to connection, safety, and belonging. His upcoming book, Never Can Say Goodbye (Harper One), explores his experiences as a death doula, offering insight into loss, love, and the ways we find our way forward. Through words and witness, he helps others honor their stories, navigate the in-between, and embrace what comes next.

Reviews

[Darnell Lamont Walker · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazingly poetic and tearful. All the feels exist in there.