Sean P Hotchkiss

June 12, 2024

PATRIARCHY

Father’s daughter, husband’s bride.The choice taken from her, and she accepts it–for now. Passive, subservient, obedient is how she has learned to be.But this is..

May 31, 2023

Mechanical Pencil

I prefer to write in pencilNot sure whyInk may be too permanent I wrote to you of my love“click”for you, the deepness of it There..

Meandering Mind

April 18, 2023

Today is my Birthday

Today is my Birthday. This should be a happy day, a joyous celebration of life. But all that I see in my feed is more..

March 10, 2023

That is gone.

When you held me,My muscles were calmed,My nerves were soothed,My blood was warmed.That is gone. That is gone. When you were with me,My eyes beheld..

January 21, 2023

Her Light is Not Gone

Her light is not gone.It has passed out of sight.Her brilliance remaining in memory. Her light is not gone.It has left me in darkness.Her shining..

Grief and Loss

November 28, 2022

Letting Go…

For weeks the concept of ‘letting go while still holding on’ has been tumbling around in my head. But until a few days ago I..

Meandering Mind

October 14, 2022

Inspiration

I’ve been thinking about the things that inspire me. Inspiration. What is it to be inspired or to inspire? If you search for the definitions..

Intros and Teasers

September 22, 2022

Flatulence Culvert

“Where does The Poopie Go?” Once upon a time there was a girl named Flatulence Culvert. She was a very smart girl, and very curious...

from the Muse

September 21, 2022

Admete

She is truly the spirit of the ocean sent to walk among us. Barely contained, always moving, shifting, changing. Usually benevolent and giving, but subject..

from the Muse

August 26, 2022

She…

… is a force, does she know it? … has strength, does she feel it? … is loved, does she see it? … has empathy,..

Grief and Loss

May 1, 2022

Not the Worst Day

Stop for a moment and look at the photograph before you proceed. Okay, that should be long enough. It is an overcast day, a gray..

Grief and Loss

January 21, 2021

THIS IS NOT GOODBYE

She did not say goodbye. This is not a sad thing, or a thing to cause regret. She did not say goodbye because she would..

August 19, 1994

LOVE

Love came to me, although I was not looking, LOVE found me. An UNDERSTANDING LOVE, a STRONG LOVE. A LOVE full of WARMTH and PASSION...