The Brussels Review

07/10/2025

“Stand close and feel each space – they are like Rothko’s colour fields, here eliciting a calm, reflecting emotion. Stare at the painting and see how it moves from abstract fields to a representative landscape, then to fields that provoke different emotions, and back again, as the eyes, mind, and feelings take turns catching our attention.”

From Pippa Darbyshire’s Love of Nature
by Patrick ten Brink.

Read the full art review on our website and explore how Darbyshire’s colours invite stillness, emotion, and reflection.

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03/10/2025

How to Set His House on Fire, a beautifully written poem by Arber Selmani. Discover this piece, and more of his work, in the Autumn issue of The Brussels Review.

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02/10/2025

"In 1858, a young caricaturist in Le Havre named Oscar met a bearded painter who refused to let him waste his gift. That meeting lit a spark. Soon after, Oscar realized that drawing was not just about capturing a moment, but about capturing his own impression of reality.''

Jake Kendall succeeded in telling a beautiful story of friendship and art coming to life.
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01/10/2025

''The handle made a slight click as Theo turned, pushed down on it, and slowly opened the door. He kept his eyes on the linoleum floor. He smiled, then looked up. The bed was empty. He glanced again at the number beside the door. It was Room 641, but no one was there.''

You will leave this story with a shiver, as it makes you reflect on transience. Karla S. Bryant succeeds in making the unsaid words felt, almost heard in your own thoughts. Discover it now in our new autumn edition.

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30/09/2025

"In desperation Dori put her Minnie Mouse head and dress on and waved to Sara with her little white paw.
Sara had screamed, “Mama, Mama,” and rushed to Liz’s waiting arms."

Immerse yourself in The American Dream by Faith Miller, featured in our new autumn issue. Let her beautiful words draw you in, offering a moving and thought-provoking reflection that lingers long after you’ve finished reading.

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30/09/2025

Join us at The Asian Literary Festival Brussels for a celebration of diverse voices and captivating stories from across the world. Our publisher, Dritan Kici, will be speaking on Sunday at 4 PM.

29/09/2025

Two days left to submit! Don't be afraid to let your inner demons out!

26/09/2025

A parent watches their daughter slip away into addiction, her presence fading like a dream too far to touch. In this spare, aching poem, poppies stand in for all that numbs, distances, and ultimately consumes.

A parent mourns his child's descent into addiction and unreachable dreams beyond a parent's grasp.

26/09/2025

25/09/2025

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25/09/2025

From paper to pixels, The Brussels Review follows you everywhere. We almost released it on stone tablets, but someone said that was ‘too dramatic'.