I love Japan’s TV dramas. For one thing, most of the stories are simple, making them easy for me to follow in Japanese. For another[…]

I have watched quite possibly far too much Japanese TV since I first came to live in Japan in 2009. While by no means does[…]

I’m gradually falling into the world of gardening, learning more with each passing season and each new plant bought. The other day a nearby bookstore[…]

As I wrote in 2020, Japan is more about the New Year than Christmas when it comes to major holidays. Christmas is for going out[…]

I’m really excited to announce I had a short story published called “Fading” in an anthology by Quill & Crow Publishing House that they have[…]

For me, writing feels a lot like a disease at times. Or maybe an addiction. When I have a story idea in my mind, my[…]

I’m extremely happy to report I had a short, slightly scary story published on HalfHourtoKill.com called “Tsumi.” You can read it here. In Japanese, 罪[…]

Not quite so long ago, Japan used to have a plethora of overnight trains with beds so you could wake up at your destination. The[…]

In Japan, you’re not likely to wander into a grocery store and find the same fruit available all year round. The only exceptions I’ve ever[…]

I don’t know what it is, but every person from Japan I’ve ever met has reacted to seeing a squirrel the same way most would[…]