literature | Bryan Hemming

Après un Rêve

The third featured short story in my own unofficial celebration of Britain’s National Short Story Week comes from CollTales in New York. – Well, ladies, would you care to join … Continue reading →

November 19, 2014 · Leave a comment

The Creature in The Rose – A Tale from the Dark Side of Publishing

In 2004 two of my works Purple Haze and El Levante were published by BeWrite Books in a paperback anthology of 22 stories by 21 writers entitled The Creature in the Rose – Tales from the … Continue reading →

June 9, 2014 · 10 Comments

An American Husband – An American Trilogy 3

“Our Betty should never’ve wed ‘im in fust place,” announced Betty Touchette’s mother. “Any normal gal wi’ nowt fer brains but old tripe woulda knew it were doomed fore they … Continue reading →

December 29, 2013 · 2 Comments

Life imitating literature

When I first wrote Old Miguel and The Circus about a decade ago, I was trying to stretch suspension of disbelief to its very outer limit. Old Miguel’s tale of … Continue reading →

December 26, 2013 · 4 Comments

Hunger, the 19th century novel that spawned 20th century literature

THE OLD boarding house at Number 11 Tomtegaten no longer stands. Neither does the street. Most of the immediate area was demolished decades ago, leaving no trace of scenes Norwegian … Continue reading →

March 1, 2013 · Leave a comment