I’m taking a break from talking about my upcoming novel, Sand, Sea and Stone, and its indiegogo campaign to relate a tale of living in Japan. Enjoy. Yesterday was one of those days that all of us immigrants have to face over from time to time. A nice little visit to the immigration center to … More Immigration Center
Today has been a day for just managing to try and pick things up a little. That goes both for the real life and the writing life. Real life terms, I’ve been getting caught up on laundry, playing with my birds (literally), putting out the recycling, and once I’m done with this post I’ll be … More Housekeeping
I’m back from camp training and am using a bit of the rest time to work on the sequel. I’ve been super fortunate this time to be working with a de facto editor who is really helping me tighten up this manuscript. Within days of sending him the second draft he responded with a variety … More Still Editing and Still Planning
For the fourth summer in a row, I will be spending much of my time this year working at a summer camp in the mountains of Japan. All in all it will be over a month spent at camp, pretty much on a five days on, three days off schedule. Some of the things I … More Off to Camp
It’s June 21st. “First day of summer?” you ask. Well, yes. But also its my birthday. Now, most years I just spend my birthday feeling extra surly and, honestly, just kind of waiting for something to go wrong. But this year I’m trying something different. I’m trying to get into that whole vibe that this … More In Celebration of ME!
This is one of those days where social media is nifty. Especially that part where we get reminded of past events. Sure, many of those reminders are rather bland, but every now and then something worthwhile comes up. Five years ago I was accepted into grad school here in Tokyo. At the time my wife … More Five Years Ago
After way too much real life and too much construction happening next door, Lydia and I were finally able to connect and record the next episode of our Starman podcast! It will be out in less than 12 hours. This time we are talking about the first issue of the Shade miniseries from 1997. A … More New Episode out Tomorrow!
Yesterday my wife and I finally had time to catch up and trade some stories about our time while I was at camp. After I shared one incident, she told me that it would make a great post for this site. I’ve learned to trust her insight, so here we go. A little background. I’ve … More The Girl Who Didn’t Believe Me
Today is the last day of Spring Break. The Mrs and I celebrated by heading out to one of my favorite Tokyo eateries. Tokyo is full of great places to eat, but I only know of one that has falafel and the like. I don’t really even know what to call this style. I think … More Too Much Food
Rika Thomas is a superstar. There are many, many reasons for me to say that. The one I’m focusing on for the moment is her art. She did the cover and interior illustrations for my novel, Deadly Troubadours, and she has agreed to do the same for the sequel. The style she uses for those … More My Talented Wife
Deadly Troubadour 