Author: hansmhirschi

Martin is eighty-four years old, a Korean War veteran, living quietly in a retirement home in upstate New York. His days are ruled by the routine of the staff, but in his thoughts and dreams, Martin often returns to the Seoul of his youth, and the lost true love of his life. Two close friends urge him to travel back to search for his love. What awaits Martin in Korea, more than six decades after … after he left the country on a troop transport back to the U.S.?Returning to the Land of the Morning Calm is a story of…

When Hunter MacIntyre is diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease, he decides to keep a journal to track his disintegrating mind. A heartbreaking portrayal that reveals how this illness affects both individuals and their loved ones.

This is the story of Nilas and how he navigates life, trying to reconcile being gay as well as being Sami. Set over several decades, we follow Nilas and his Swedish husband Casper, as they build a life amid the shallows of bigotry, discrimination, and the onset of the AIDS crisis.Last Winter’s Snow portrays recent LGBT history from a Swedish perspective, from the days when being gay was … was considered a “mental disorder” to today’s modern anti-discrimination legislation and the move toward equality. It’s also the story of one couple and the ups and downs of everyday life in…