Nan Hanway

Writer, Amateur Assassin, and Ghost Hunter.

Published Fiction

My story "The Mooring Field" in Diverse Arts Project - Winter 2017

Published FictionNancy Scott Hanway1 Comment

Excited that my short story "The Mooring Field" is in the latest issue of Diverse Arts Project, with a wonderful photo to illustrate it by Amanda North.

This story is another in the series of stories I've been writing that take place in northern California, in a hospice facility and in a women's prison.

Photo credit: Amanda North

Photo credit: Amanda North

http://thedap.squarespace.com/reportage/2016/12/26/the-mooring-field.html

Close to the Water

Published FictionNancy Scott HanwayComment

Proud that my flash piece, "Close to the Water," appears in the latest issue of Diverse Voices Quarterly. (I love that journal!) I've been writing a group of interconnected stories that all take place near Stinson Beach, north of San Francisco. It's one of my favorite places in the world (thanks to my wonderful father-in-law and stepmother-in-law for taking us there every summer.) Beautiful and yet also atmospheric. A fog bank hangs near shore, waiting to invade. 

Lately, I've been trying to stop censoring myself--to write about what I think. "Close to the Water" is the outcome: it's about death and violence against women.  I wrote it in an intense day and then spent a few weeks tinkering and editing.