Context: The weather recently in Salt Lake City has been rainy. April is usually a stormy month but is highlighted with a few sparse days with sunshine. Recently a new law was passed that will be in effect starting next year. Today is a rainy day. Thunder echoing back against the sky, the grey…
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.
Nine Inch Nails: Soundtrack to a Life I’ve Never Lived
Among the countless bands that I listen to there is not a single one that can compare to Nine Inch Nails, their music has become a soundtrack.
Notebook Excerpts #2: March 2017
Here is the second ‘Notebook Excerpts’ post. These bits are from the recently completed notebook from March 2017. Thank you for reading! key: + marks breaks in writing + The color fades from the sky, and the hardest part is letting go. Letting the sun set-completely- I can’t do this. + There is an edge…
Celebrating National Poetry Month for 2017!
Hello Readers! I wanted to announce my plans for my blog this month and what to expect with special consideration for National Poetry Month. I plan on publishing mainly poetry pieces and book lists (emphasizing heavily on poetry) in celebration. I will also probably write up pieces on a few of my all time favorite…
My Top Five Favorite Books: Poetry and Fiction
These are my top five books that I either (A) think about at least once a day (B) have read multiple times and can’t put down or (B) that I completely love. If I were to put down all the books that can be included within A,B, and C, this would be a huge post!…