Michael Hemmings
Books. Stories. Articles. Blogging.
Michael Hemmings
Wondering and Wandering
fantasy, sci-fi, Christianity critique
Michael Hemmings has had three careers. 1) The charitable sector (in the church)-neither ‘liberal’ nor ‘conservative’; rather, a critique that asks: what makes humans human and what in that world should be kept and what should be let go or reconfigured in the third millennium). 2) The private sector (in finance) and 3) The public sector (government).
He has a fourth career that has been ‘there’ for his whole life: he is a writer.
About Michael Hemmings
Over the years, he has published a few small pieces here and there and a nonfiction chapter in a published volume. He has a paper being prepared for publication from a conference on Violence and Religion. He has produced a large unpublished manuscript called An Original Sin: The Church, its Teaching of Contempt and the Sho’ah. He also has two unpublished fiction manuscripts (novellas), looking for homes.
An Original Sin
The Church, its Teaching of Contempt and the Sho’ah.
May 29, 2022
Canada
Violence and Religion
A paper is being prepared for publication, with others, from a conference on Violence and Religion.
May 29, 2022
Canada
Stay tuned
Coming Soon
Non-Fiction
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Blog I
Writing; engaging in creating (or inserting myself into) a community of writers (building relationships). My own writing and others; making commentary, asking for opinions, and having conversations.
Bruce Cockburn
Bruce Cockburn came to town in Victoria bc on Feb 2. It may be the last time we see him, so I am glad we were there. If you have not heard him sing or any of his, see his news on his site. he also has another set of songs coming out in a couple of months. At 77...
brandon sanderson-mistborn series
Almost finished the third volume of three (in less than a month!). Fantastic books: well crafted, characters are impeccably moulded, the pacing is just right, lots of turns and surprises, all meeting at perfect endings. These are the first volumes of his oeuvre...
Carlos Ruiz Zafon
In January 2023, I read Carlos Ruiz Zafon's four novels that are linked by a 'cemetery of forgotten books' in Barcelona. He died in June, 2020, a loss for literature and those who study, read and enjoy ideas and the solace of silence while so doing. These are...
Blog II
Commentary about Christianity, economics, and politics. The intent here is to create relationships with ‘followers’ or rather one with others who see their lives, like me, as a journey for understanding ourselves and learning more about what used to be called ‘the human condition’.
Donaldus Exclusus e Coelis, or, The Donald barred from heaven
[With thanks to Erasmus of Rotterdam] Peter looked through the lens, pulled his head from the observation binocular and asked Messenger Gabri-El, “What are those?” Gabri-El shrugged his shoulders. Peter looked again and turned back to Gabri-El. “Whoever he is, he...
Trump: from protomartyr to messiah in less than six days
The RNC anointed Donald Trump as a quasi-king messiah and potential president. For any christian to accept and follow any such human, is apostasy.
Donald trump: the making of a proto-martyr political saint.
Americans love their martyrs. Within a day of the shooting, one of the many photos of Trump being hustled off the stage, one was taken that is so perfect it could have been photo-shopped. He knows when to grab a spotlight, even it was an accident. It is a photo that...
