Mark Altenhofen

Altenhofen is an upcoming writer. He has been previously published in Aphelion webzine. He currently works, writes, and lives in a gated community in Faribault, Minnesota, and is a member of the Faribault Writers’ Collective.


Articles by Mark Altenhofen

A pencil drawing by Mark Altenhofen shows a face partly dissolving into abstract shapes, with a hand holding a stitched ball, a full moon, and a small bicycle. Flowing lines blend the elements, giving a dreamlike, surreal effect.
Prison and Justice Writing
Monday November 16

Breathe into the Ground

“This time… this time you breathed into the ground so your children wouldn’t hear your startled sobs that escaped from your chest as you thought about your friend.”

A set of railroad tracks stretches into the distance under a partly cloudy sky at sunset, with sunlight shining near the horizon and gravel covering the ground between and around the rails.
Prison and Justice Writing
Monday August 6

On a Railroad (Soo-Line)

“The Soo-Line was not the sole property of youth, though. Others, who had once been young and full of bravado, traveled on occasion down its rusted steel path. They were infrequent visitors to a world we claimed for ourselves.”