I will be posting ‘Flash Fiction’ pieces (100 words or less) starting next week. This is my way of practicing while also showing my creative process! There will be one or two posts a week of my flash fiction next to my regular ‘Free Hand’ poetry posts.
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.
Free Hand #15 (Give Me My Music)
It’s been raining all week. Nice weather, I like it very much. Currently reading about four books simultaneously on different things, fiction and poetry books. Also listening to Lady Gaga’s latest album Joanne (2016). Cannot see the sun, the blood in my mouth bubbles over my lips and my mind swims in the dark….
Free Hand #14 (Speculative Poetry)
It’s only Tuesday and it feels like the end of the week for me. I often take into account the weather when I start my daily writing. I try to work through my environment before writing on other subjects. Also, listening to: Veruca Salt, Album: Ghost Notes (2015) SPECULATIVE POETRY Daytime with…
Currently Reading: After the Quake by Haruki Murakami
WARNING: SPOILERS I thought I would begin posting short reflections on what I am currently reading since I have extra time this summer to focus on my blog. I am thinking that I will do one of these posts once a week, since I have an ever shuffling stack of books that I am always…
Free Hand #13 (Synthetic City)
Today is one of those days that I struggle with SLC. This is a rough piece that I jotted down about my own personal conflict with SLC. My blood is hot and the water boils against my skin. The cool wave of wind holds tight to my skin, breathing through my clothes and outlining my…