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Atomic Number Six, 6535 E 5th Street, Tulsa, OK (2025)

01/21/2025

Kaitlyn - Tulsa - Cosmetology Student

“I’ve struggled with my mental health my whole life. Growing up, it was a daily challenge to get through the day without constant panic attacks. I never imagined I’d be able to go outside on my own, let alone stand on a stage.

Fast forward to when I was 14, competing in my first pageant. It was a tough and mentally draining experience, but I was determined to face my anxiety and keep moving forward.

Since that experience, I’ve grown a lot. I still have tough days. While I was competing at Nationals, living out one of the best weeks of my life, I was also grieving the loss of my grandparents that summer.

I’ve learned that the journey isn’t always easy—there are good days and bad days, and that’s okay.

This journey has changed my life. I now share my story of struggle and grief with girls all over the world, showing them that no matter what they face, they can still achieve their dreams.”

01/13/2025

Melissa Burns - Tulsa - Dj / Hair Stylest

I’ve played at Rabbit Hole Tulsa all on my own 3 times before the new year and made my mark in St. Louis for my sweet friend Sophia Carriss WHICH BTW THIS GIRL IS AN AMAZING ARTIST AND SINGER. Definitely check her out! I also played at many of venues and for many other wonderful business owners as well as production companies I am surrounded by so many. The Wave Hair Salon, I couldn’t be more grateful to experience what is going on in Oklahoma's music industry! For some reason, it won’t let me tag everyone but I will be making a video with all kinds of memories soon!
I also stepped out independently as a hairstylist again to start my own business once again and decided to join The Wave Hair Salon so I can continue to spread love and follow my passions to create new music as I start to learn more about production this year! I want to make music that sounds as magical as you all have made me feel. 2025 is going to be a wild ride!

01/12/2025

Kenneth Richmond - Tulsa - Jack of all trades.

Christina Richmond and myself won tickets to See Slaughter at the IDL Ballroom thanks to KMOD.
After the show I wanted to meet Eddie Trunk, who I have listened to for years and respect and was giddy over meeting.
So he has his back to me and I am waiting for him to turn around and a group of people force their way thru Christina and myself and proceed to freak out Eddie. While this is going on one of the girls was taking pictures and had leaned over so far she was putting her shoulder, head, and camera almost directly into Christian's face.
She proceeded to get in my face telling me if I had a problem with her to take it up with her man. He was a HUGE dude, so even though I knew my butt was about to get handed to me I said "I will".
Christina at this point is freaking out telling me to calm down and I kept telling her I was fine I would handle it. The girls man turned to me and said you gotta problem man? I said nope just waiting to meet Eddie. The guy said cool gave me a hand shake and pulled me in and said excuse my girl she is hammered. I said it is all good, just wanna meet Eddie.
So his girl kept getting in my face calling me a bitch. I tuned her out at that point. i knew her man wasn't gonna do anything, so I considered it done.
Next thing I know I am talking to the one and only Eddie Trunk!! Turn around to get a picture with him, right? Got my arm around Eddie Trunk posing for my picture with him, yet the picture taker is uh gone.
Apparently, Christina heard Bitch come out of the girls mouth one to many times and hit the girl in the head and they were going at it when I seen this. So arm around Eddie Trunk I used my other arm to wrap around Christina's shoulder and chest and pull her off the girl. The whole time never taking my other arm from around Eddie. He had to love that.
So Christina took one quick photo of Eddie and me together, I got his autograph and we got the hell out of there.

❤️

01/09/2025

Reiley - Tulsa - Dancer

Me and Garrett met in preschool. However, I don’t really count it because we obviously remember nothing from that time. But he went to different schools after that and I stayed at Immanuel (side note/ fun fact: my school was a tiny private Christian school that’s preschool-12th grade and we only graduated with a class of 5). Halfway through freshman year, Garrett came back to my school which is a fun story for another day. Christmas Eve of sophomore year he told me he liked me, but I didn’t know what to say. A few days later I finally told him I realized I liked him and wanted to be in a relationship.
Relationships at our school never lasted long so classmates had a lot of bets on how long we would last, but little did they know we were very competitive people and were determined to last longer than they said. And thankfully he was a great guy that I actually wanted to stick around with. Middle of freshman year of college he proposed to me right before we turned 19 and we thought we’d get married within a year a two but plans changed and things came up and we waited way longer than we expected. But I’ll wait any amount of time we need. I know getting married young isn’t the norm. People say to experience life and try new things and go crazy before you meet the one. But I’d rather experience everything with someone. After we get married we want to travel the world start our careers and be the “mom and dad” of our friend group. We just celebrated being together for 4 years. We might be young and dumb and broke, but we have big plans and we’re just excited to do life together and see what God has in store for us.

01/07/2025

Lyric / Tulsa / Miss Brookside

I’m Lyric, an 18-year-old freshman in college with big dreams. My ultimate goal is to become Miss Oklahoma, and in everything I do, I strive to make everyone feel welcome and valued. Whether meeting new people or taking on challenges, I want to create an environment where others feel seen, heard, and accepted.

Pageants have been an instrumental part of my life, teaching me how to connect with others and advocate for healthcare accessibility and affordability. Through my platform, I’ve worked to raise awareness about the importance of regular screenings and the need to make healthcare more accessible to everyone. I believe that access to quality care shouldn’t be a privilege, but a right, and I strive to make a difference by encouraging others to take proactive steps toward better health.

I’m on a mission to learn, grow, and pave the way for future success. With a passion for sports marketing and a dream to become the social media manager for the Dallas Cowboys, I know the road ahead will be challenging, but it’s one I’m ready to take. Each step brings me closer to the future I’ve always imagined, and I can’t wait to see what’s next.

01/07/2025

Madii McCaslin - Tulsa - Artist

Up until now, I carried the victim mentality. I wanted so badly to heal myself and change who I was completely. I went to lengths to recreate myself. I started smoking w**d at 10 years old and doing drugs by 11. I grew up around violence and thought conflict resolution meant runnin' our ones. I set up fades with other people. I’ve had guns in my face. Been robbed for what I had on front and had to hustle it back. I used to run the streets faded and watched my homegirl get hit by a car in front of me. I hung out in trap houses with spoons and rotten food. I drove around drug dealers and held for them. I spent hours serving in the car. I tried to take my life by overdose in 2008. I’ve fought and fought and fought some more. I’ve been addicted to drugs and the party lifestyle.
The shadows are my superpower. Im fearless. I'm loyal. I'm riding for you regardless. i stand up for my friends and family. i give respect. i want to feel yourself and stand on ten. i will always keep it 100 with you.
Im integrating!
I surround myself with people who understand me and accept me. people who hold me accountable and reflect my shadows back to me. I'm living the authentic truth. I'm honoring my triggers because they show me where I am not free. Everyone should be free.

08/04/2024

Amanda Gunnels - Musician - Texas

Music has always been a part of me, and I knew it was the path I needed to take, but didn't always know how. The town I grew up in didn't have any kind of direction for someone wanting to be a professional musician... particularly because I was never looking to be a "star." I just wanted to write and create good songs that both gave me an outlet to express and that gave others a message that we're not alone in this world. (mellow dramatic, but I was an emo kid haha). I finally convinced my family that I would be ok if I moved to LA and went to a real professional school, and it changed my world. There were so many options to be a musician that I had never even thought of, and I wanted to explore all of them. This brings me to the best advice that has gotten me through pretty much everything and given me a life and career I never thought possible. I asked my teacher how to decide when to focus on my own music, and when to focus on being a supporting member for other artists, and she said, "Go with what's working at the time. Even if it's not technically what you want right now, if it's working then it will lead you where you need to be."
That has not only been in my music career but in life as well. It's advice that led me down a road of so many more experiences I would have missed had I just had a one-track mind. There are moments I wonder if I had "just stuck to it" then maybe I would have gone further solely in a songwriting career, but I really can't think about it too much because I would have never gotten the chance to travel the US for gigs and become a songwriter with sync placements and the ability to afford and create in my home studio. I never even thought I'd be a live performer at all, but here I am every weekend singing for a crowd of people and getting exactly what I wanted as a kid-- a place where music brings everyone together. Sometimes my focus is live music, sometimes it's recording my own, and sometimes it's recording and producing for others. And it just flows and continues to take me down paths I'd never dreamed of, but I'm just "going with what's working in the moment." And it really works.

07/25/2024

Joseph Dufresne - Owner / Personal Trainer / Musician - Oklahoma

I own and am the sole employee at MYSIDE FITNESS. My daily consists mostly of training 10-15 clients a day on average along with bookkeeping, social media content, supply refills, cleaning the gym, ordering/repairing equipment, and the inevitable rescheduling of appointments. Most importantly though, I am a teacher. At least that’s my goal. I do my best to make the environment here at MF as welcoming and inspiring as possible. A place where you can achieve a PR or even fail at a lift but walk away learning something from the attempt. If we’re being honest. That’s life. Everyday. Over and over. People get stronger physically at my gym. I also believe they become mentally stronger too. Start to see hurdles in their life that at one time may have seemed unmanageable or daunting. Now they know they’re capable of so much. Harnessing the feeling of driving through an impossible rep. I got into fitness through competitive cycling. The confidence I gained as well as the humbling experiences changed my life. I wanted to learn about fitness so I could share the inspiring moments I got to experience on the bike. Along the way, I’ve pivoted to becoming a well-rounded athlete. Finding a love for many different routes of health and fitness. I’ve tried crit racing, fondos, ultra-endurance, running, hiking, powerlifting, HIIT, bodybuilding, and even climbing. I didn’t enjoy all of them haha but I took a little away from each. Through all of this, I’ve picked up tidbits here and there that keep me engaged and well-rounded so I can be the best teacher, coach, and motivational point in my career field. I ask questions and work hard for the answers. This is the lifestyle I hope to share with you.
4 years in and it’s been a good run so far. There’s so much more to say and share about my job and life but I’ll keep it brief.

07/20/2024

Gabrielle Marie - Artist - Oklahoma

Growing up I had always wanted to be an artist. I didn't have much direction but I knew that I wanted to create more than anything. My aunt was an artist and I remember going to her house with all the other cousins and having little art/henna nights and I just knew that’s what I wanted to do. Throughout school, I had never taken an art class though. I was in a band that always counted for the credit so I didn't need to. It wasn't until college that I got to take my first serious art class. I was majoring in Apparel Design and decided that I would pick up a minor in Studio Arts. I later realized that my heart wasn't in clothing but in a wide variety of different mediums, including wood and metal. 2.5 years into my bachelor’s I traded in the mannequin and sewing lab for jewelry lab and wood/metal shops. I later graduated and found my love for wood burning and sculpture. While I still very much fit into the “starving artist” stereotype, I get to create jewelry and travel all over the States with my art and share it with people through vending art fairs and music festivals. Every time I begin to feel defeated, I push through to the next event and am reminded how truly wonderful it is to share my art with so many and meet beautiful people along the way.

07/19/2024

We need your stories.
None of this happens with out you.

EVERYONE has a story to tell.

07/19/2024

Eric Lee - Animation Director - Oklahoma

David and I found ourselves once to be the most sought after talent in high school art class. This meant we would often be caught up in the back of the classroom drawing commissioned ink pen tattoos on the arms of larger, much "cooler" upperclassmen.
David was an inspiration in my own personal creative growth during this time. The teacher had set up a typical art class fruit basket still life for us to draw not as it was, but rather "as we see it". For David, this meant covering his art in menacing tiny gremlins wreaking havoc upon his truly well-rendered pencil fruit basket; Like a scene straight out of Dantes Inferno. This memory has always challenged me to see the fun in the mundane and inject that into what I create.

07/18/2024

David Lackey - Photographer - Oklahoma

I grew up in Tulsa. I remember wanting to be in a band and join one so I did. I played for a few years. When that band folded I joined a different band. We played for a few years, Then I met a band in California and I moved and joined them. I was in California for like 8 months when that band decided to call it quits. So I came home. Went to school, and then another band from Florida picked me up. So I moved to Florida in 2005 and was there for 4 years. We spent 80% of our year on the road touring and playing music, played warped tour a few times, made some good friends, and met some of the best people I will ever know. They moved home started working, and decided it was not for me. So back out with another band for 3 years. About that time I was home from a tour so I went out to a club with a friend who was a photographer. The people who owned the biggest club in Tulsa at the time saw me running around with a camera and assumed I worked there as a photographer. So they hired me as their photographer. Which was crazy because I didn't even own a camera. A few months later I went back out on tour and I remember being sick. So I hung up the trombone and retired. So years passed, I kept on learning, picking up clubs and bars to take pictures at. Then I found out I was going to be a dad and my life changed forever. Suddenly all the cool things I did places I had been or people I had met didn't matter. My life was officially over and my son's life was the only thing that mattered. I kept shooting and learning. Picking up clients and work like Reedpop and Lucasfilm along with The BOK Center and Celebrity Attractions, while still working with my friends who were still in bands making videos for them like Goldfinger, MxPx, and Less than Jake. Also picking up sports photography with Tulsa Oilers. I eventually found my way to OSU where I finished my photography degree. Now I am here working on this project while finishing up projects and trying to be the best dad I can be by passing on everything I have learned.
And that is the REALLY quick version, there is A LOT more in-depth version that involves Hockey and Relationships and Moving and enough sadness and Heartbreak to choke you to death.

07/17/2024

K. Bakes - Arkansas

Baking is a thing and I do it…the people I have met from baking things have blown my mind. Insomnia gave me extra hours in a day/night that most people don’t have. Since I’m not able to sit still well or not be productive, I decided to go to work. From flops to fabulous creations, it’s been a wild ride. I am forever learning and changing things up. Art was something I never thought I was good at, but I now consider baking my art. The most beautiful part of it is bringing light and sweetness to people's lives through sweet treats. Bake life a little sweeter 😉

07/16/2024

Lesleigh Alam - Stay-at-home mom - Oklahoma

2018. It was March. It was Thursday. It was sunny. My dad killed himself. I was blindsided. Honestly, there had been seasons of life when he had been bad and institutionalized, where it wouldn't have come as a shock, but Dad had finally found the right mix of medications, and he was doing better than ever! He was such fun. He was a teacher, a dreamer, a music enthusiast, a singer, the best dad, an entrepreneur, and a brilliant businessman who even has some patents. Most of all, he was kind and loving. He had a way of making you feel like the only person in the room. We found out, after the fact, after having counted pills, that he had quit one of his meds cold turkey. I think he was doing SO good that he got ahead of himself and thought he didn't need it anymore. He was great until he wasn't that hateful day. I have many thoughts and feelings and ideas about mental illness and meds and su***de; one of them being that we need more language for it all. We need to develop language or a scale of some kind. For example: if someone says they're depressed, that could mean a whole range of things. Maybe it means they lost their favorite book, or it may mean they are thinking of ending it all. With sickness, such as cancer, we know stage 1-stage 4 is quite a range. Why don't we have that for mental illness yet?

07/15/2024

Kyla Cox - Administrative Office Assistant - Nevada

“You can’t control grief by subtracting joy from your life.”
-The Perfectionist Guide to Losing Control

I listened to that quote for the first time through my headphones on repeat. “You can’t control grief by subtracting joy from your life.”

I was 25 when I left home to chase a dream born from a craving for connection. I did not know what I was searching for, or what I would accomplish by moving to the Sierra Nevadas, I just knew I needed to do it. I needed to move to the mountains and re-imagine myself.

I expected to miss my family and friends, but what I didn’t expect- was the grief that would creep up in my happy moments… I’d be surrounded by beauty, but get an overwhelming sense of loss when I’d think about all the memories I was creating, with no one to share them with.

But I realized that because life is different when your dreams take you away from the ones you love, living in a place that inspires you makes life a little easier. I’ll always be the daughter who couldn’t bear to live in her hometown any longer, but now I know deep down that my people would rather settle for a FaceTime call than me missing out on my dreams.

Being human is such a wild experience… just a series of fleeting moments. Gotta catch and release as many good ones as we can!!

07/14/2024

Katy Gallagher - SoloParent / Amputee / Weird - Oklahoma

Each day is a struggle to find the courage to keep going… not because I’m an amputee. But because I’m human. Life is full of obstacles. It’s important to see obstacles as opportunities and to realize we are exactly where we are meant to be in life. There are no limits!!!
On May 14th, 2017 (Mother’s Day), I was hiking next to a waterfall in Colorado and fell off of a 50-foot cliff while trying to bring my chihuahua down who had wandered off… as I fell, my eyes locked with my son who was only 7 years old at the time. I thought, omg, I’m going to die, right in front of my child. My child has only one living parent. Me…. About 5 feet from the ground, my dog jumped from my arms (unharmed) and I hit the ground HARD on both feet, rolling forward several hundred feet into a stream at the bottom of the waterfall.

Long story short, I had to be airlifted to the nearest hospital, which was over 3 hours away from my home. I had shattered both of my feet and right leg. After countless surgeries and over 4 years later, I was in so much pain I could hardly walk. In October of 2021, I made the difficult decision to have my right leg amputated below the knee. Ever since I have been navigating my new life as an amputee. While many people have expressed how they couldn’t imagine going through such an experience, I have found new meaning in what it means to live. What it means to slow down, not sweat the small stuff, and bring value to not only my life but others.
I am a solo parent, I work full time and am finishing up my bachelor's degree in business at the University of Tulsa. I work hard to give back to the community and am involved in many projects to improve the lives of amputees. If anything, I hope to make a difference in the lives of at least a few people before I depart this earth. Never limit yourself. You are so much stronger than you know!! 💕

07/13/2024

Heather Elizabeth Beaver - Event Coordinator - Oklahoma

I’m tough. We all have identifiers. Mine is hard, unwavering, strong. I used to say “I’m the devil” because I thought it protected me. Then the man I loved hit me and told me to stop “faking upset” because I was “the strongest woman he knew”. I’ve since realized that people don’t see how much pain and vulnerability is under the surface of toughness. They see how much of their own pain they can add to it. So: Hi, I’m Heather. I cry when my friends are in pain. Leaning my shoulder against someone else’s is enough to push the demons away. I get goosebumps when I hear a poem, connect with a song, or see my siblings smile. I’m also tough, but that means something different now.

I appreciate your consideration. 🖤

07/12/2024

Crystal Diane Davis - Salon Owner/Stylist - Oklahoma

Being a hairstylist never crossed my mind, I was headed into the world of academia but then divorce and life happened. I needed to make a switch, so I made a list of what I needed out of a career and a friend pointed out that hairstylists fit the criteria. I took the leap and two layers began cosmology school. But there was one thing I knew for sure, I’d NEVER own a salon. Now, here I am approaching the 10 year anniversary of opening MySalon. Both were decisions made out of necessity and I’m amazed at how it all worked out. I can’t believe the life I have lived!

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