Thursday, August 17, 2017


Many thanks to the amazingly talented Meg Pokrass, reigning queen of flash fiction, for taking some of my shorts for her zine, New Flash Fiction. And BTW, Meg has an acceptance from Tin House! 

Saturday, August 12, 2017



Sonic Boom, Issue #9 is out! It has work by some amazing writers and artists including moi. Not that I'm amazing but... Check it out! See for yourself.  http://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/61020d_94180e85dbdb42babb14b01ade4b243b.pdf

Friday, August 11, 2017


Many thanks to Meg Pokrass, editor of the great zine--New Flash Fiction--for accepting my flash. She is truly the Queen of Flash Fiction and a very funny and lovable lady. 









Tuesday, August 1, 2017


Many thanks to Janet Krypers of Scars Publications, who is a dynamic poet, both with the written and spoken word, for including more of my photos to my art gallery at Scars.

http://scars.tv/art/Kyle_Hemmings/index.htm





Was listening to the 1968 album, The Notorious Byrd Brothers, a record that for me ranks up there with the greatest music from that period--Love's Forever Changes, Spirit's Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus and The Blues Project's Projections. The album was one of the first that used a moog synthesizer and there are all kind of studio effects to predate electronic experimentation that was to follow in the 70s and 80s. (Simon and Garfunkel, and The Monkees also used the moog on one of their efforts.) David Crosby, who was fired from the band in '67 appears on some of the tracks. Interestingly, one outtake from the album is the beautiful "Triad" that was later recorded by The Jefferson Airplane on Crown of Creation. What amazes me most about this album is how well it has stood up to to the test of time. After this experimental masterpiece, The Byrds followed a more country-styled music for their next venture--Sweetheart of the Rodeo. They were the first band I ever saw in 1970.