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Hank Stephenson

Hank Stephenson is a writer, former bookseller, and a manuscript reader for The Sun. He is still adjusting to chilly Wisconsin while writing fantasy novels and improving his Brazilian jujitsu.

— From March 2024
Essays, Memoirs, & True Stories

Don’t Think Too Hard about Avocados

I swear my brain wasn’t always like this. I used to daydream during church sermons, school lessons, and long bus rides. I may have been a shy, awkward nerd with good grades and bad social skills, but inside I was building worlds, whole continents created from nothing and populated with sprawling cities, brave heroes, and looming threats. These days the continents are barren, the heroes defenseless against spotted produce.

March 2024
Essays, Memoirs, & True Stories

The Point

Home is 1.1 miles away, about a five-minute bike ride. I can feel the distance in my gut, like a rubber band with one end attached to my apartment and the other to my lower intestine.

February 2021
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