Writer, poet, musician, and artist ~ I like to keep things weird. When I’m not hanging out in San Francisco’s Chinatown, I can usually be found reading stacks of books and scribbling poems on torn envelopes in cafes around the city. With a B.A. in English, I’m a word nerd who loves to pick apart sentences, craft compelling stories, and help fellow writers.
And yes, my middle name really is ‘Happy.’
Since 2017, I’ve been blogging about writing, poetry, short stories, the arts, and more. Browsing my posts, you’ll find that I love stuff like the Dark Shadows TV series or learning how to play a Theremini. I gravitate toward the strange, and slightly obscene so you’re likely to come across monsters and things that “…comfort the disturbed and disturbs the comfortable.”
Recent Publications & Events
“Thoughts on You” poem published in Forum Literary Magazine, May 2024
More About Alina Happy Hansen
(Current Student) Master of Library and Information Science from San Jose State University
Education: Bachelor of Arts in English, Minor in Writing and Rhetoric Studies from The University of Utah
Alina is a Professional Writer and Mentor on Fiverr and a coordinator for organizations in San Francisco, CA.
Read an excerpt from Alina Happy Hansen’s blog post I Love Living in San Francisco: A Writer’s Reflection
“The last two months have been wild. I have been caught up in moving to San Francisco and exploring the city. Going from a slightly greener and very dry Salt Lake City to humid city life by the sea has been an enormous change. But I love every minute of it.“