Terek Hopkins writes about real stuff that never happened. He started doing this, in part, when he was in high school, after he broke his hand and didn’t have anything else to do.  Growing up, his dad would tell him stories about an interdimensional space traveler trying to find his way home.

He attended the University of Oregon, took part in the Kidd Workshops, and then moved to Spain, where he worked as a teacher for a few years. When he got back he worked on a cattle ranch, and as a bartender.

He’s always done his best to live near the ocean. 

His stories have appeared in Connotation Press, Hawaii Pacific Review, Columbia Journal and The Normal School. His short story, “She Used to Steal Horses” appears in Epoch Magazine’s 71:1 edition.

His first novel, Tourniquet, is forthcoming.