I am an official FINALIST for the Mark of Excellence Award in Feature Writing for 2018! The Mark of Excellence Award is presented by the Society of Professional Journalists to collegiate student newspapers, journals, and writers. My Finalist Article that I wrote for The Daily Utah Chronicle: 5 Horror Movies that Subvert Tropes of Gender,…
Author: Alina H. Hansen Writer & Poet
Alina Happy Hansen is a writer, poet, and blogger based in San Francisco. Besides writing nearly 24/7 and reading stacks of books, Alina enjoys watching classic horror films and listening to Stoner Metal. She holds a Bachelors of Arts in English with a Minor in Writing and Rhetoric Studies from The University of Utah.
“Bertha” (Part 2): A Short Story Series
“Bertha” is a short story about a strange woman who frequents a local bar. The bartender has a habit of noticing peculiarities about this woman and creates little stories about her in his head each time she visits.
Poem #188 (Power of the Mind)
The power of the mind comes alive in the darkness of the dreams, they drift and destroy the world, fading into the sun, into the sky. Thank you for reading my work! I hope you will return in the future! If you would like to read more of my poems or be notified when…
Poem #187 (Snags in the Details)
carpet clean, woven polyester mind torn up, the fabric ripped at the edge, snagged on toenails and calloused heels. Different eyes in the carpet, look cold and watching upwards for passerbys. I felt like experimenting a little bit with this. Thank you for reading my work! I hope you will return in the future!…
Poem #186 (Sun Bellows Heat)
Sun bellows heat scorching earth moving sky clouds lit and glowing. Thank you for reading my work! Please follow or subscribe to my emailing list on the right to read more of my poems! -Alina