So slick, the body pulls back from the ocean tide. The waves collapse against the shore. Where did you find me? Among the rubble and washed up bleached out, salted wood? I am waiting silently under the millions of stones that litter this beach. I am waiting to be revived, returned to the land of…
Author: Alina H. Hansen Writer & Poet
The Lighthouse: Flash Fiction Series #4
The Lighthouse by Alina Happy Hansen There she stood. Her figure silhouetted against the moon, distant and lonesome, looking out towards the sea. The spinning light reached out across the void, touching waves, touching clouds until disappearing back behind the trees. Lighthouse, candle, and a memory of a death. He calls out to her…
Book Review: Singing School by Robert Pinsky
(photo: amazon.com) This is a short reflection of Singing School by Robert Pinsky which was one of the poetry books on My Summer Poetry Reading List. It has taken me a while to finish it since I’ve been neck deep in reading the Harry Potter books among many others. I admit I had some assumptions about…
Freehand Poem #28
I’m trying something different today. I’ve been reading a lot of old poems lately that span across a few hundred years so some of the language has been rubbing off on me. I sought out relief for the pain in my stomach. It grows like the weeds that take root in the summer….
My Nomination for the Liebster Award
Oh WOW! Thank you HappymessHappiness for nominating me!!! I am so honored! The Rules: Answer the 11 questions that your nominator has asked you. Nominate 11 other bloggers. Ask your nominees 11 questions. Let them know that you have nominated them. My…