Cold and ice,
dreams boiling under skin
ready to fizzle into mist
exposed to winter air
golden kisses
barely warm enough
to feel, the sun.
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-Alina
Tag: writer
I’m a Winner of NaNoWriMo 2018!
I did it! I finally finished my book, Ghost in The Woods, today. I did have a head start at the beginning of the month, I already had about 16,000 words written but I still wanted to participate in NaNoWriMo so I could try to finish my book.
I am so glad I finished! It was a lot of hard working, brainstorming, and determination. Now I am looking forward to revising and honing my next couple of drafts. YAY!
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-Alina
Participating in NaNoWriMo2018
I’ve decided to participate in the National Novel Writing Month ! I have been working on my novel for a while. I wrote the first few pages back in 2014 then forgot about it until July of this year. I returned to what notes I had and became intrigued by where I could take the story, if possible even complete it. This last month I haven’t worked on it as much as I would have liked to so I decided to try NaNoWriMo this year. Although I already have about 16,000 words written which is quite a head start, I figured I should still take advantage of the opportunities and resources available and attempt to finish my novel!
Here I go! I will be posting behind the scenes access to my novel writing on my Patreon page soon! Check it out!
-Alina
Salt Lake City Cemetery
SLC Cemetery 2018 Photos by Alina Happy Hansen
Salt Lake City Cemetery is one of my favorite places (out of the very few in Utah). A few times a month I will go up and visit the cemetery and take a long leisurely walk around the grounds. I’ve been doing this for over six years now and still love it.
I think cemeteries are beautiful even when I was younger I would find books on the oldest cemeteries in America or funeral practices and spend hours reading and researching. There is an overwhelming sense of peace in a cemetery that I think may be similar to what religious people feel in places of worship. It is calming and comforting and the main reason why I visit cemeteries.
The Salt Lake City Cemetery is unique in that it contains graves and memorials of some popular Mormons like church presidents. What I think is great about the SLC Cemetery is that they have a “Person of the Month” and “Tree of the Month“. If I have spare time and I’m taking my walk in the cemetery, I usually look up the Person or Tree of the month and try to find them. Sometimes it’s pretty difficult but it’s a great way to get familiar with plot locations and the history of Salt Lake City’s past residents.
The SLC Cemetery also has its share of “Spooky Stuff” such as EMO’S GRAVE (allegedly visiting Emo’s grave and saying “Emo” over and over again you’ll see eyes looking back at you…I remember this story from high school) and Lilly Gray’s grave which states “Killed by the Beast 666” (also remember this one from high school…)
Even if you’re a resident or just passing through I would recommend visiting SLC Cemetery just for its beauty. It has a great view of the city below (it’s up on a hill a.k.a. the Avenues) and the trees are really magnificent plus there’s always plenty of deer and other wildlife.
(Can you find the deer in this picture?)
Utah State History Cemetery Burial Database
200 “N” Street, SLC UT
cemetery@slcgov.com
801-596-5020
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Words (poem #311)
Words, thoughts split into dreamt up
lives, discovering the night in the catacombs
of your mind. Say it out loud, what you desire
where are you going on this cold night?