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R.E. Hengsterman is a registered nurse, medical writer, Pushcart Prize–nominated, award-winning fiction writer, and educator with more than three decades of experience in healthcare. Author of the Shift Workers Paradox @ nursewhowrites.com
Props to my cover artist. Turned out amazing. Early copy in hand. Available everywhere 12/10/2025

Preorder for paperback this week. Ebook link in bio.

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November 16, 2025 at 2:35 AM
The Paper Boy & The Winter War (Second Edition) —
A collection of short stories by R.E. Hengsterman
Available in print (12.10.25) and ebook (Preorder Now)
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October 27, 2025 at 9:14 PM
A father, a daughter, and the silence between screens.

From Your Only Fan (Audio sample - full audio on website)— a story about the ache of digital distance, the ghosts we make online, and the love that refuses to look away.

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October 27, 2025 at 9:04 PM
A moment caught between faith and fatigue, between movement and meaning. Literary fiction for those who read what others scroll past.
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October 23, 2025 at 6:22 AM
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Are you financing someone's dream? The cautionary tale of those selling a promise of independence and freedom...
The Functional Nurse vs. Hustle Culture
Why the Instagram Dream of Economic Freedom— Wine Glass, Beach Photo, Luxury Car — Isn’t the Whole Story.In the age of polished Instagram reels and TikTok sound-bites, it’s too easy for nurses (and al...
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October 22, 2025 at 7:10 AM
“HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated there’s a 1,135% chance you’ll find a story in this book that moves you.”
Sometimes numbers exaggerate. Sometimes they don’t.
This one feels about right.

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October 21, 2025 at 1:49 PM
She found comfort in the routine: staff bending his limbs against contractures, laying bony prominences on pillows as if into coffins.

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October 21, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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Sign of the day…
October 18, 2025 at 4:41 PM