Human to Human – Part One: The Stories We Have Already Written

Have you ever sat with yourself? I mean really sat with yourself and asked, "What is the most honest way to encounter another human being?" I hadn't either. Not really, until recently. I had spent years asking different questions, wondering how to understand people, how to recognize character, how to know when something felt true … Continue reading Human to Human – Part One: The Stories We Have Already Written

Notes on a Manufactured Lover

There is something people misunderstand about writers, or at least about writers like me. They think I spend my life arranging words, tweaking sentences, chasing the perfect line. I do that, but that is not the heart of it. The real work happens before anything hits the page, in the quiet moments where someone assumes … Continue reading Notes on a Manufactured Lover

The Pursuit Itself Becomes the Confession

The more I observe, the more I realize that people are constantly revealing themselves. Not through what they say, but through what they pursue. Through what they cling to. Through what they refuse to release long after it has stopped serving them. The things people spend their lives chasing tell a far more honest story … Continue reading The Pursuit Itself Becomes the Confession

The Credence Frequency – An Evolving Story by T.A Hoyt

Before I wrote the piece below, someone asked me a simple question while asking me about working on artwork for the cover of my book: “What is The Credence Frequency actually about?” And the truth is, I realized I had never answered that directly. Not really. I could explain the characters. I could explain the … Continue reading The Credence Frequency – An Evolving Story by T.A Hoyt

Coffee Shop Conversation

I think if I’m honest, some part of this began weeks ago sitting in a coffee shop, somewhere in the middle of a conversation that lingered longer in me than I expected it to. One of those rare conversations that moves effortlessly between darkness and lightness, heavy things and playful things. The kind where it … Continue reading Coffee Shop Conversation

Standing in the Question

There are moments in life that don’t arrive with clarity… they arrive with pressure. Not loud, not chaotic, but steady. Persistent. Like something unseen has placed its hand between your shoulder blades and is asking, quietly but firmly, are you going to stay here, or are you going to move? Not tomorrow. Not eventually. Now. … Continue reading Standing in the Question

Back In The Saddle

Hello Everyone, It’s been a while since my hands have sat down and typed out the thoughts doing laps in my head — but here I am, back in the saddle. And if I fall out of it again… well, we’ll deal with that when it happens. For now, let’s talk. It’s been about four … Continue reading Back In The Saddle