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 Gro...

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...

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 image...

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 ab...

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...

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,...

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. U...

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 s...

 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...

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 description...

SJ climbs Huyana Picchu, guided (and haunted) by the ghost of her charismatic brother-in-law while revisiting the darkness that claimed his life and threatened hers. 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 physi...

THE PASSAGE IS A PORTAL Palccoyo (aka “Rainbow Mountain”) Cusco, Peru December 5, 2021 Secretly transporting the ashes of her dead husband in a shampoo bottle, SJ travels with Warrior Retreats to Peru, where she climbs Rainbow Mountain, confronting both the dizzying altitude and her powerlessness in the face of death.  Uneven Ground A story of loss and love, sex and spirits, death and dating, hiki...

Welcome to SJ Hodges's 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