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Ryan Hoffmann

Pinned

Blue Lobster

“This week has been good to us,” I said. “Yes,” the boy said. “Each night I have dreamed.”

Dec 6, 2024

Blue Lobster

Dec 6, 2024

Pinned

Pelicans

I am an old man. A simple sap. And I know when it is going to rain.

May 16, 2024

Pelicans

May 16, 2024

Pinned

Crocodile Skin

Observe the boy in his natural element. Clay hut with four corners. One door. Smell like hemp in here. Red flooring, red ceiling rounded to…

Dec 16, 2022

Crocodile Skin

Dec 16, 2022

How I Drive

I don’t know my way around this world. And honestly, I don’t mind.

Jan 4

How I Drive

Jan 4

Forgetfulness

There are foibles one must grow comfort in. I suppose mine is forgetfulness.

Dec 16, 2024

Forgetfulness

Dec 16, 2024

The Pearl & The Oyster

“So it is like a pearl then?” The boy asked.

Dec 9, 2024

The Pearl & The Oyster

Dec 9, 2024

Potato Salad

I am up high in the perch, level with the sun and the clouds, staring down at a frail, tan child playing hopscotch across two yellow lines.

Jul 25, 2024

Potato Salad

Jul 25, 2024

Almost Real Life

I’d never really watched anyone eat an open-faced potato before — like really watched them — but gosh, glossing around the table, I…

Mar 14, 2024

Almost Real Life

Mar 14, 2024

Shells and Stones

We have a game now. I am shells, and he is stones. The board is wooden. Twelve holes.

Jan 16, 2024

Shells and Stones

Jan 16, 2024

Peeling Potatoes

“Come here,” he said. And so I did. I was a better listener back then — I should attribute all of that to him.

Nov 25, 2023

Peeling Potatoes

Nov 25, 2023

Ryan Hoffmann

Ryan Hoffmann

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I write stories of wisdom, wonder, and the beauty of discovery - the difference between the real and imagined is somewhere between the water and the leaves.

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