R.E Hengsterman

R.E. HENGSTERMAN is a former emergency room nurse. Born in Virginia and raised in New York, he holds masters' degrees from Appalachian State University and the University of North Carolina Wilmington, where he took up short story writing. He currently lives in North Carolina with the family and occasionally wears pants. His work can be found at his website - rehengsterman. His short-story collection The Paper Boy & The Winter War is forthcoming from Unsolicited Press October 31st, 2022.

R.E Hengsterman

A Murder of Crows, fiction by R.E Hengsterman at Spillwords.com

A Murder of Crows

R.E Hengsterman·September 13, 2022

A Murder of Crows written by: R.E Hengsterman @robhengsterman My grandmother, a pillar of the old craft, spoke...

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Thump, a flash fiction written by R.E Hengsterman at Spillwords.com

Thump

R.E Hengsterman·May 23, 2020

Thump written by: R.E Hengsterman @robhengsterman The overhead surgical lights exploit the man’s ashen flesh. “Airway,” someone yells. ...

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Float, a short story written by R.E Hengsterman at Spillwords.com

Float

R.E Hengsterman·May 28, 2019

Float written by: R.E Hengsterman @robhengsterman With a flick of his fingernail, he decapitates the honeybee, pinching its...

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Slum Flower's Not So Elegant Death, written by R.E Hengsterman at Spillwords.com

Slum Flower’s Not So Elegant Death

R.E Hengsterman·March 17, 2019

Slum Flower’s Not So Elegant Death written by: R.E Hengsterman @robhengsterman Even daybreak didn’t slow the lot lizards...

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Spotlight On Writers - R.E Hengsterman, an interview at Spillwords.com

Spotlight On Writers – R.E Hengsterman

R.E Hengsterman·March 9, 2019

Spotlight On Writers R.E Hengsterman @robhengsterman Where, do you hail from? Hey folks, I was born in...

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Lost & Found, written by R.E Hengsterman at Spillwords.com

Lost and Found

R.E Hengsterman·January 4, 2019

Lost & Found written by: R.E Hengsterman @robhengsterman Lost, the hours listening to your voice hammer against the...

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A Stopping Place written by R.E Hengsterman at Spillwords.com

A Stopping Place

R.E Hengsterman·November 22, 2018

A Stopping Place written by: R.E Hengsterman @robhengsterman The pre-arrival of my arrival is the loss of a...

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Dandelion, a short story written by R.E Hengsterman at Spillwords.com

Dandelion

R.E Hengsterman·July 26, 2018

Dandelion written by: R.E Hengsterman @robhengsterman She called it Dandelion. I didn’t question. How could I? I’d brought...

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