PinnedRyan HoffmannHippopotamus MouthAnd then there was a period of time — a long period of time — when I thought it would be easier to be asleep than to be alive.2 min read·Mar 23, 2023--1--1
PinnedRyan HoffmannEucalyptusThe sun is setting over Dulcian, and the girl stands starving. So few ask about her, it’s a wonder she’s still standing. She has so much to…3 min read·May 18, 2023----
Ryan HoffmannAlmost Real LifeI’d never really watched anyone eat an open-faced potato before — like really watched them — but gosh, glossing around the table, I…4 min read·Mar 14, 2024--2--2
Ryan HoffmannShells and StonesWe have a game now. I am shells, and he is stones. The board is wooden. Twelve holes.4 min read·Jan 16, 2024--1--1
Ryan HoffmannBlue Lobster“Come here,” he said. And so I did. I was a better listener back then — I should attribute all of that to him.2 min read·Nov 25, 2023----
Ryan HoffmannPiss and Shit“She lacks a natural beauty,” she said. “That is it.”2 min read·Aug 23, 2023----
Ryan HoffmannBean Clams“You fill the corners of every room,” she says. “You are magnificent.”3 min read·Aug 9, 2023----
Ryan HoffmannRed RocksNotice the boy within the man, the man within the boy. Who’s to say which it is or which it isn’t — there’s no game to it. For this…3 min read·Jun 20, 2023----
Ryan HoffmannBoglandThere be a bog by the boy’s home. Bout twenty steps at most. After the blue sky done swallowed, this boy listen from he home. Stick he head…3 min read·Jun 18, 2023----