by Mel Hutchins | Aug 23, 2024 | Mel's Musings
Love is Not Enough. You taught me what it felt like to be safe. To be desired. To be respected. You broke the chains others had shackled me in. You shattered beliefs that kept me up at night. You set free the parts of me that had lost hope. You showed me I...
by Mel Hutchins | May 12, 2024 | Mel's Musings
The Chosen One TRIGGER WARNING: This post is about experiencing SA and rape. Reader’s discretion is advised. She’s scared. She is terrified. To fill out a profile with some nice pictures. To go outside. To socialize. To talk to anyone she doesn’t know. To...
by Mel Hutchins | Jan 29, 2020 | Mel's Musings
Love: Dancing Leaves and Crashing Seas Love. What is it? I a culture run by social media and marketing, it is #goals, a swipe right, Fifty Shades of Grey, or a month in “paradise.” It is sought after through the glowing screens of smartphones, computers,...
by Mel Hutchins | Feb 11, 2018 | Story Behind the Art
Home is Where the Mind is You wake up from a dream. The sun is lightly shining through your window, the promise of a new day. You walk to the light and watch. Outside lays the new beginning. Happy faces everywhere. The promise of friends, excitement,...
by Mel Hutchins | Jan 27, 2018 | Story Behind the Art
Death: The Light on a Raven’s Wings In western culture the raven has been known as a symbol of death, a bad omen. On the contrary, for some Native cultures, he is a God, a symbol of wisdom, rebirth, and metamorphism. This is how the story goes. These are the...
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