Burning My Manuscripts in a Shichirin
It's been a few years since I started writing fiction.
Fragments — Latest first
Slingshot
An acquaintance of mine juggles several jobs and spends most of the year traveling.
Code as Narrative
After a hiatus of several years, I recently returned to coding,
My Own Universe
“It really comes down to whether you find it bothersome,” the tinnitus specialist says,
A System of Trust and Transcendence
My scheduled flight was canceled due to heavy snow.
Monday Morning
The British magazine The Economist publishes an annual “Big Mac Index.”
Northbound, Southbound, and the Direction of Meaning
A couple I know lives in northern Tohoku, and every few years, I drop in on them.
Visitors to Bangkok
Whenever people hear about the nightlife districts scattered across the world,
A Stifling Library
I sometimes visit a university library. Not as a student, alumnus, or faculty member, but as a neighborhood resident granted access through a community program.
Egg and Lettuce Fried Rice, Hot and Sour Soup
Wherever I’ve traveled in the world, Chinese food has been my salvation.
Escape
Toward the end of the twentieth century, I was living in a Tokyo apartment and commuting once a week to Urawa in Saitama Prefecture to ...
My Physics Teacher
Physics was my worst subject, but I liked the teacher.
The Third Winter
In October, morning temperatures dropped into the single digits.
Duckweed
Apparently, most people don’t move all that often in their lifetimes.