The city is taking down the fences and blockades for APEC, and I’m relieved. The past week there was an undercurrent of tension pulsing through the city (huge understatement). We all need a break, some space, and just a moment to take a breath. This week I wrote here and there and tried to read…
Author: Alina H. Hansen Writer & Poet
NaNoWriMo23: End of Week Two
It’s a cold, crisp Sunday morning. There is a reassuring calm to the quiet streets even though APEC starts soon. Dry, crunchy leaves litter the sidewalk. My Boston Terrier stops to sniff a lamp post. The sky is a vibrant blue, speckled with cream-colored clouds, providing a pleasing stark contrast to the looming buildings downtown….
Starting NaNoWriMo23: Currently Reading, Spotify Playlist and More
It’s a muggy San Francisco morning and a wall of fog hangs low in the west as I walk to the store to pick up a few groceries. Golden potatoes, frozen broccoli, hard cider, chicken tenders, tofu, and more. The air is heavy, humid, and I sweat a bit, my cotton shirt sticks to my…
Greetings From the Happy Poet
Hello, It’s been a while. I haven’t posted anything since June with my Creature in the Forest series but I’ve read a few books, more recently Circe which I kind of enjoyed kind of didn’t toward the end (story = meh, but the writing is good).
Creature in the Forest (Part 6)
They have scared all the other animals away while they look for that man wedged in the rocks.