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David Henson and his wife have lived in Belgium and Hong Kong over the years and now reside in Illinois, USA with their dog, who loves to take them for walks in the woods. David obtained a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a master’s in creative writing. Despite those degrees he somehow spent his career in the corporate world. After retiring, David learned to play piano, focusing on boogie-woogie and classical styles (managing to get tennis elbow from over-practicing the finale of In The Hall of the Mountain King). He then returned to creative writing, which he’d put on the back shelf after crafting poetry in his younger years and having two chapbooks published. Today, he writes poetry, microfictions and short stories. His work has been nominated for three Pushcart Prizes, Best of the Net and Best Small Fictions and has appeared in various journals, including ScribesMICRO, Literally Stories, Fiction on the Web, Bewildering Stories, Gone Lawn, Moonpark Review and Pithead Chapel. 
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Featured author in ScribesMICRO - Issue 24
Interview with David Henson about his story
"I’ve Started Remembering the Future"
Honorable Mention for The Scribes Prize 2024
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What inspired this piece?
My own thoughts and feelings about aging as I approach my 74th birthday.
What draws you to the micro-fiction format?
I love the challenge of telling a story that stimulates contemplation and emotions, whether poignancy, humor, suspense, etc., in 90-110 words.
Who are some authors that inspire you?
Hemingway, Kafka, Dickinson, Frost. "Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening" is one of my favorite poems.
If you could continue writing your story after these 100 words, what would happen next?
I think the narrator would fade away. If he’s lucky, maybe his spirit would soar with the birds.
What's next on the horizon for you?
I’m just going to keep writing micros, poems and short stories for submissions to online journals. No novels in my future.
My own thoughts and feelings about aging as I approach my 74th birthday.
What draws you to the micro-fiction format?
I love the challenge of telling a story that stimulates contemplation and emotions, whether poignancy, humor, suspense, etc., in 90-110 words.
Who are some authors that inspire you?
Hemingway, Kafka, Dickinson, Frost. "Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening" is one of my favorite poems.
If you could continue writing your story after these 100 words, what would happen next?
I think the narrator would fade away. If he’s lucky, maybe his spirit would soar with the birds.
What's next on the horizon for you?
I’m just going to keep writing micros, poems and short stories for submissions to online journals. No novels in my future.
Interview with David Henson about his story
"The Grass Back Home is Knee-Deep Under the Walnut Tree"
Honorable Mention for The Scribes Prize 2023
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What inspired this piece?
This story is a metaphor about my father dying from a debilitating disease.
What draws you to the micro-fiction format?
I like the challenge of trying to connect with the reader with such few words.
Who are some authors that inspire you?
Ernest Hemingway, Franz Kafka and Emily Dickinson.
If you could continue writing your story after these 100 words, what would happen next?
Nature would leave my father alone, and he would make a miraculous recovery.
What's next on the horizon for you?
More of the same, I hope, including having more piece published by ScribesMICRO.
This story is a metaphor about my father dying from a debilitating disease.
What draws you to the micro-fiction format?
I like the challenge of trying to connect with the reader with such few words.
Who are some authors that inspire you?
Ernest Hemingway, Franz Kafka and Emily Dickinson.
If you could continue writing your story after these 100 words, what would happen next?
Nature would leave my father alone, and he would make a miraculous recovery.
What's next on the horizon for you?
More of the same, I hope, including having more piece published by ScribesMICRO.