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Another Tang Dynasty Tune
Genji #8 A celebration under the red maple leaves (花の宴 / hana no en)
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Lost In Translation: In Praise Of Learning Languages
In Arkady Martine’s 2019 debut novel A Memory called Empire, newly-appointed Ambassador Mahit Dzmare travels via jumpgate from her home planet at the…
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蛙始鳴 Frogs Start Singing
The Sound of Summer
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The Orchid
An excerpt from my story in the Michigan Quarterly Review--they did such a beautiful job with layout and edits!! 感謝！！
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Waves of the Blue Sea: A Dance-Tune of the Tang Dynasty
#7 A celebration under the red maple leaves—紅葉賀 / momiji no ga
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April 2023
Music and Genji
Re-Reading Genji #6 末摘花 / suetsumuhana
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The Grain Rains 穀雨
Minding the gaps...
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Oracle Bones and Writing in the Time of the Gods神代文字
1. What if before the adoption of Chinese characters, the Japanese had their own script? When I first arrived in Japan, I was surprised to discover that…
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Demons of the Heart 心の鬼
Re-Reading Genji #5 わかむらさき (若紫 / Wakamurasaki)
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Moles Turn into Quail
【田鼠化して鶉となる】 でんそかしてうずらとなる
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A Walk on the Wild Side
(One from the Archives)
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March 2023
Ciao Carpaccio!
ukai cormorant fishing in Japan
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