A.R. Hansen

Author of Battle of the Mind

25 posts
Things to hate about Fall that make it loveable

Things to hate about Fall that make it loveable

A fleeting temperature of lukewarmth that prompts orange scarves to appear. Pink nose ducked inside to smell cotton smoke— taken…


Dec 1, 2023
1 min read
Mama

Mama

Mama was a stranger. Mama was a taxi. Mama was Papa’s. Mama knew that I sat on the edge…


Dec 1, 2023
2 min read
Maria

Maria

It’s cold, Maria– this garden of pale gaze, where broken daisies turn to grays, misused to drunk mold, and…


Sep 1, 2023
1 min read
Cross-Cultural Healthcare: The Religion of Medicine

Cross-Cultural Healthcare: The Religion of Medicine

As modern medicine continues to expand, with perspectives of science changing, cross-cultural medicine plays a critical role in a growing…


May 3, 2023
7 min read
When The Brontide Comes - Chapter 3

When The Brontide Comes - Chapter 3

There are three known approaches to stress: acceptance, rejection, and denial. Acceptance was easiest found in Noah; running across the…


Apr 7, 2023
5 min read
When The Brontide Comes - Chapter 2

When The Brontide Comes - Chapter 2

When Sarah woke up, she looked at the design of white swirls above her. She thought about waves and almost…


Apr 7, 2023
7 min read
When The Brontide Comes - Chapter 1

When The Brontide Comes - Chapter 1

“Sarah!” Annabelle shouted, her face grinning playfully as she anxiously danced on the dock, her long legs smooth as waves…


Apr 7, 2023
14 min read
A long-awaited return

A long-awaited return

For those who have come to me with distressed looks in your eyes, whispering, “My dear, have you stopped… writing?…


Apr 7, 2023
1 min read
Book 2 -- Check.

Book 2 -- Check.

I finished. When I made a promise in February to complete the first draft of my second novel by March,…


Apr 7, 2023
2 min read