Uneven Ground

Listen to Uneven Ground, Chapter 11: The Beautiful Insanity, read by the author, SJ Hodges.

Waimano Falls O’ahu, Hawai’i March 11, 2022

San Diego, CA - March 8, 2022 with Ceci Los Angeles - March 10 with Ceci

Spring Break with Cecilia takes an unexpected turn from a deeply nostalgic visit to Legoland to an impulsive blast through Los Angeles, where Cecilia remembers life with her daddy.

Uneven Ground

A story of loss and love, sex and spirits, death and dating, hiking and healthcare, Uneven Ground contains raw images and vivid descriptions of situations that could be potentially triggering and/or cause traumatic physiological and psychological responses. 

Uneven Ground is meant for mature audiences only. 

For more information, go to: http://www.uneven-ground.com

Uneven Ground, Chapter 10: Strapped. Read by the author SJ Hodges.

Kanawha State Forest

Charleston, WV 

March 5, 2022

 & Dallas, Texas 

March 7, 2022

After enduring her Mother's shocking confessions, SJ travels to Texas seeking comfort from Kez, only to realize the dangerous realities of their pasts have come between them.

Uneven Ground

A story of loss and love, sex and spirits, death and dating, hiking and healthcare, Uneven Ground contains raw images and vivid descriptions of situations that could be potentially triggering and/or cause traumatic physiological and psychological responses. 

Uneven Ground is meant for mature audiences only. 

For more information, go to https://www.uneven-ground.com/

Uneven Ground, Chapter 9: Dead Dad. Birth Mom. Read by the author SJ Hodges.

Kanawha River Trail
Charleston, WV
March 4, 2022

Feeling a surprising call to forgiveness, SJ visits her father's grave where she, instead, makes the decision to stop keeping his secrets.


Uneven Ground

A story of loss and love, sex and spirits, death and dating, hiking and healthcare, Uneven Ground contains raw images and vivid descriptions of situations that could be potentially triggering and/or cause traumatic physiological and psychological responses. 

Uneven Ground is meant for mature audiences only. 

For more information go to https://www.uneven-ground.com/

Uneven Ground, Chapter 8: A House Made of Dirt, read by the author SJ Hodges

Crabapple to Rattlesnake Trail.                                                     
Kanawha State Forest.                 
Charleston, WV.                               
3/2/2022

Hiking in West Virginia, SJ revisits the wildness and dangers of her childhood, remembering the freedom of the forest, the family fights and abuse. Thirty years later, with her Mom dying in hospice, she has to admit: she’s still carrying an unspoken hope for reconciliation with her mother. Will a moment of lucidity finally bring closure for their troubled relationship?

Uneven Ground

A story of loss and love, sex and spirits, death and dating, hiking and healthcare, Uneven Ground contains raw images and vivid descriptions of situations that could be potentially triggering and/or cause traumatic physiological and psychological responses. 

Uneven Ground is meant for mature audiences only. 

For more information, go to: http://www.uneven-ground.com

Uneven Ground Chapter 7: Operating Systems

Charleston, West Virginia 

February 25, 2022 

After a frantic call from hospice, SJ jumps on a plane back to West Virginia mulling over the family secrets and lineage of mental illness and dementia that separated mothers from daughters for generations.

Uneven Ground

A story of loss and love, sex and spirits, death and dating, hiking and healthcare, Uneven Ground contains raw images and vivid descriptions of situations that could be potentially triggering and/or cause traumatic physiological and psychological responses. 

Uneven Ground is meant for mature audiences only. 

For more information, go to: http://www.uneven-ground.com

Uneven Ground, read by the author SJ Hodges

Chapter 6: Dating With My Dead Husband

Ka’iwi Shoreline Trail 

O’ahu, Hawai’i 

February 14, 2022 

SJ reluctantly enters the realm of online dating, cougar culture, and ghosting to discover her dead husband is actually choosing the men she’s allowed to date.

Uneven Ground

A story of loss and love, sex and spirits, death and dating, hiking and healthcare, Uneven Ground contains raw images and vivid descriptions of situations that could be potentially triggering and/or cause traumatic physiological and psychological responses. 

Uneven Ground is meant for mature audiences only. 

For more information, go to: http://www.uneven-ground.com

Chapter 5: A Warmer Kiss

Kuli’ou’ou Ditch Trail
O’ahu, Hawai’i
January 2022

Wakes and memorials and ashes, oh my!  The corpse of a dead pig triggers memories of funeral parlors past, a country wake, a Hollywood memorial, and the marching orders of Mama Ayahuasca.

***Trigger warning: Chapter Five is a raw, uncensored exploration of Clayton’s wake and his memorial. It is for mature audiences only.

Uneven Ground

An episodic memoir unfolding in (mostly) real-time, Uneven Ground follows the widowed mom and writer, SJ Hodges, as she travels the world with her daughter, exploring the magical, mystical, and often miserable journey from grief to resilience to courage to joy.

Not necessarily in that order.

For More Information go to:  http://www.uneven-ground.com

Compassion for Christmas

California, Colorado, O’ahu, 
The Holidays of 2018 - 2021

Back home in time for the holidays, SJ goes into quarantine and a tailspin, triggered by memories of her husband’s dying wish and the attention of a new man.

Uneven Ground

A story of loss and love, sex and spirits, death and dating, hiking and healthcare, Uneven Ground contains raw images and vivid descriptions of situations that could be potentially triggering and/or cause traumatic physiological and psychological responses. 

Uneven Ground is meant for mature audiences only. 

For more information, go to: http://www.uneven-ground.com

Uneven Ground Chapter 3 Bonus Episode: The Second Ceremony

Excerpt: "I hadn’t flown all the way to Peru to spend the night vomiting and shitting myself, unable to truly experience the full power of those magical men. I wanted back in."

Uneven Ground
A story of loss and love, sex and spirits, death and dating, hiking and healthcare, Uneven Ground contains raw images and vivid descriptions of situations that could be potentially triggering and/or cause traumatic physiological and psychological responses. 

Uneven Ground is meant for mature audiences only. 

For more information go to: www.uneven-ground.com

 Open Heart Surgery

The Amazon Jungle (Loreto) 

Chullachaqui Lodge

November 29, 2021

SJ travels deep into the Amazon jungle for an Ayahuasca ceremony. Her hope? To reunite with her dead husband.  The curandero had other plans.

Uneven Ground
A story of loss and love, sex and spirits, death and dating, hiking and healthcare, Uneven Ground contains raw images and vivid descriptions of situations that could be potentially triggering and/or cause traumatic physiological and psychological responses. 

Uneven Ground is meant for mature audiences only.
For more information, go to: http://www.uneven-ground.com