Sandcastle Dynasty

A new thing. Bright and shiny and one of the many reason why BRG hasn’t been coming out every day recently (more on that to come).

"Sandcastle Dynasty: A Welsh Short Story About the Welsh Short Story" is an excerpt from my new book Abandon All Hope: A Personal Journey Trough the History of Welsh Literature, and also marks the first in a series of collaborations with Terrier Productions and WARP bringing a new selection of short stories to BRG.

If you find my voice quite irritating, this has not been a good week for you at BRG, as this is the 3rd audio drop in the last six days. Sorry about that. But the new series of audio short stories represents a new partnership with the wonderful Terrier Productions, and there’ll be quite a few coming up in the second half of the year (which we are now in - crikey).

I am also going to leaning more heavily toward discussing the art of storytelling, which is what I originally wanted BRG to be about, but still with an eye on stuff I have enjoyed, and things I think need discussing.

Yes, BRG is largely a newsletter of whim.

So, thanks for reading (and, increasingly, listening).

Gary Raymond is a novelist, author, playwright, critic, and broadcaster. In 2012, he co-founded Wales Arts Review, was its editor for ten years. His latest book, Abandon All Hope: A Personal Journey Through the History of Welsh Literature is out now with Calon Books.