SCROLL DOWNGful Character Bios
Walter Atkinson
Walter has worked as an engineer for Consolidated Desk for thirty years, the last ten as Supervisor of Drawers and Drawer Dividers. He’s the husband of Doreen and the proud father of Curtis and Leo. In his spare time Walter makes birdhouses from reclaimed drawer dividers.
Kermit Blanding
Kermit was born and raised on the Cornflowers Commune in unincorporated Pigeon Junction, Iowa. When he was a child he discovered the remains of a woolly mammoth, which sparked his interest in natural history. He pursued higher education at Iḷisaġvik Community College in Barrow, Alaska, where he also hoped to explore the vast wilderness. During a hiking accident, he fell into a coma and was revived through natural herbs and sweat lodge therapy. As part of his rehabilitation he learned to read and speak again by listening to and reciting short stories. He now shares this gift via Gfulness while continuing to search for ancient remains in Iowa. Kermit has 29 siblings and half-siblings.
Taylee Brixton
Taylee is an ASMR artist originally from Colorado Springs, Nevada. Seven years ago, while on the phone with a customer service representative for Lululemon, tears began to stream down Taylee’s face as she heard a cough drop rolling around in the rep’s mouth — it was then she realized the true power of ASMR. The mind-body connection that this amazing practice ignites warmed her soul and made her completely forget about her yoga pants being on back order for an entire two minutes. After waiting a few years for a condenser mic in her favorite color to go on sale, she wasted no time in recording her own unique ASMR to share the joy of tingles, and her particular gift for dispensing them, with the world.
James Cordell
James has been teaching high school history for nearly 50 years. In the past 5 years, he has received worldwide attention for his ability to put all students to sleep within the first ten minutes of his 55 minute daily lectures. His soft, relaxed, dulcet tones, expressionless face, and slow but precise movements, perfectly mixed with material about early Prussia has been able to knock out even the most eager and aspiring students. James acknowledges that students are overworked and sometimes just need a nap. His methods of lecturing while the students nap has been shown to increase retention of information and, amazingly, 100% of his students pass with an A+ while getting some much needed rest. His special talent has snowballed into students making audio recordings and sharing them on social media sites like: Sleep Tube, Face-In-The-Pillow-Book, and InstaDream.
Audrey Gerberg
Audrey is a resident in the Logan Square Neighborhood in Chicago. She inherited a large sum of money from her parents and lives alone In a two flat where she knits sweaters, brews coffee and spends time with her cats Zuzu and Penelope. When Audrey was five years old she fell out of a tree and broke her ankle. She found meditation and being grateful were things that got her through her fear of falling from 25ft up in the air. She loves helping people heal through motivational meditations. She has a small scar she loves to share with anyone who wants to see and she often contributes to her blog “Audrey’s Corner” where she shares her favorite tips, recipes and gratitude practices.
Wilburt Middlesex
Wilburt is the creator/singer/producer of the solo group Tuvin’ Gruvin’ and sings all the tracks on every song including performing the Tuvan throat singing, his special specialty. Wilburt grew up in New England and went to Dartmouth College on an a cappella scholarship and graduated Suma Kuma Matadda. His grandfather owns Martha’s Vinyard so he has been there quite a lot of times, frequently even, and he’s probably there now creating or collaborating on a world music project of some kind that’s from another country like Zimbabwe or Cambodia or The Cayman Islands. His dream is to one day travel the world via boat and perform a concert in every country in the entire world either alone or with local musicians (like, really popular local musicians). Neeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrnnnnnnnnnnng (that’s Tuvan speak for something like ‘Peace & Love’).
Lianne Sun
Lianne started meditating when she was 10 years old and actually hasn’t ever stopped. Except for a few times to record Gfulness voice overs. And once she went for a swim… but otherwise she’s meditating 24/7 and sustains her life force by recycle-eating the Qi that she creates with her meditation.
Hank Richardson
Hank was born in Laramie, Wyoming where his family owns and operates a Beefalo ranch. He studied journalism at the University of Wyoming where he also lettered in mixed doubles badminton. A shoulder injury prevented him from pursuing a professional career in the sport. Hank interned at the Spiro Agnew Vice Presidential Library and reported on traffic and weather for several local stations before joining the Gfulness News team. In his spare time he develops new varieties of domesticated and wild game meat jerkies.
Vinny from Queens
He may be from Queens with his rough exterior, but growing up with two hippy parents shaped his career as one of the most sought out meditation guides. He spent his summers at yoga camps in the Outer Banks, and his winters in Queens where he still lives today. He is a die hard Yankees fan and lives in a small studio apartment. He occasionally rents it out on AirBNB but remains there and guides his guests through meditations during their stay. An avid cannabis advocate, he once ingested a 500 milligrams edible before a Dead & Company show and said he saw Buddha telling him to quit his job in masonry and become a mediation guide. And that he did. He has written several essays and just published a book titled “Breathwork & Bongs”. When he’s not working he spends time with his girlfriend Samara and her son Bryce.