Learning the culture, not just the language

I came across this quote a little while ago: “The person who learns language without learning culture risks becoming a fluent fool,” and it struck[…]

The National Museum of Nature and Science

I’ve been to this museum several times, but I recently went back with a couple of friends, and I have to say I have mixed[…]

Literary rejections

It’s a difficult topic to write about, especially when you’re a writer like me who doesn’t have the cushion of resounding success to surround myself[…]

Fantasy Springs

Since hearing rumors about the possiblity of Fantasy Springs, I’ve wanted to go see it. However, considering half the planet of Disney fans want to[…]

Janus

I’m really happy to share I had a short story published in the Sci-Phi Journal. You can read the story here, if you’d like. I[…]

The Black List

The New York Times did a quick post of this on their Instagram feed, but The Black List, which used to only host screenplays that[…]

The CLAMP exhibit

Beginning on July 6 (though there was a special lottery ticket event for July3-5) and running unil September 23, an art museum in Tokyo is[…]

Spa Resort Hawaiians

Nestled seemingly in the middle of nowhere, Fukushima Prefecture, Spa Resort Hawaiians is a massive indoor waterpark and onsen that inspired a movie in Japan[…]

Unicorn Froot Loops

This is my tale of woe. Once upon a time, Kellogg’s imported Froot Loops to Japan. They called it Unicorn Froot Loops, but it was[…]

Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

In deciding I don’t need to follow strict rules, such as defeating Breath of the Wild first, I decided to put aside Breath of the[…]

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