Barbara Abigail Hemingway

Barbara Abigail Hemingway is a writer drawn to the stories that often go unnoticed.

Her work begins with a simple question: What is really happening in this person’s life? Rather than chasing the loudest story, Hemingway looks for the quieter ones—the friendship that survives decades, the woman who changes one room so she can remain in the home she loves, the person who finally takes a long-delayed journey, or the woman who begins again later in life.

Her stories are people pieces in the truest sense. She is interested in ordinary lives, meaningful choices, relationships, independence, work, family, caregiving, beauty, identity, learning and travel. Her subjects are people making decisions, changing direction, holding on, letting go and discovering that age does not mean a story is finished.

Place matters, too. Hemingway looks beyond landmarks to the people who give a city its character, listening for the human stories within neighborhoods, newspapers, cafés, shops and everyday routines.

At the heart of her writing is a respect for ordinary people and the lives they have built. She believes there is almost always a story hiding in plain sight—and that sometimes you simply have to stop long enough to notice it for yourself.