William James (Bill Stambaugh) had his first feature at the Lounge in November of 2026. 

He has been writing since his college days. A performer at heart, he was pulled to the stage at an early age and has never looked back. He is an actor, director, teacher, and coach who preaches self-confidence in his guidance to poets and actors who want to elevate to the next level. 

As the dark days of Covid-19 were finally fading, he wandered into the theatre his wife was president of and watched a group of poets begin rehearsing for a presentation they were getting ready for, offered to assist in their ‘organization’ of the presentation … and he has been religiously following them ever since. Now, 3 years after his first evening at the Lizard Lounge, he is a timekeeper/scorekeeper as well as a co-host (and part-time LL Slam Team coach) for the Sunday evening festivities each week, and he could not be happier or prouder to be a part of such an amazing community.

He is humbled to be surrounded by such talent, and he owes a lot to these artists, all of them, for bringing him into such an amazing circle….

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