Writing
Essays
Short, irregular, and mostly about what I notice rather than what I know. Subscribe by RSS or on Substack.
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The Mountain
Something I wrote while waiting for my wife as Frenchman Mountain watched over me.
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How I calmed my brain
Letting go of my addictions is... addicting.
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Drops.
Based on a true story.
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I've never seen anything like this in my life!
Does this phrase really mean anything?
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Even if you build it, they won't come
The next step required for people to "come" after you "build"
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How my Japanese wife became a criminal day one in the U.S.
I should start out by saying my wife is a Japanese national.
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Are we victims of our own bubbles?
I'm not an independent thinker although I like to believe I am...
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Mystery solved about Japanese adjectives!
Thirty years fluent, five textbooks written, and it took a Korean class to show me why Japanese has two kinds of adjective.
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I’ve been meaning to do this for a decade…
The five special Japanese From Zero! covers I designed in 2012 while interpreting for Varian, why they never shipped, and the chibi special editions that finally did.
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Learn Japanese for more than just anime.
Anime is a fine reason to start. It is a poor reason to stop there.