The Spicy Cauldron

hocus, pocus & abracadabra by the pet portraits artist & author of WOOF! & CHICKENS AS PETS

January 15, 2013
by Andrew S. Hinkinson
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Poem // His Smile

His smile was composed of light, innocence, okay, maybe not, the beginnings of guile, perhaps, bright-white, youthful teeth, lips yet to form big, broken words of hate but, made clear, sadly experienced in sounds from a suffering background. Anyone would … Continue reading

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August 20, 2012
by Andrew S. Hinkinson
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How Great A Thing Is Love?

I miss my cat Dolly. She was a beautiful tabby and I bought her from a pet shop in Kilburn, London in 1987 when I was 20 years old. She died at midnight on Midsummer’s Eve in 2006, having reached … Continue reading

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September 21, 2011
by Andrew S. Hinkinson
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Stop the hate. So that more kids like Jamey don’t die.

This beautiful, sweet, hopeful 14-year-old American boy called Jamey Rodemeyer (see video, below) was brought to my attention when Lady Gaga posted a tweet about him, with a link to his YouTube video. Gaga called, not for the first time, … Continue reading