How to Japanese

• Tazaki Tsukuru and the Amazing Technicolor DREAM Liveblog! 2 months ago I was messaging with a buddy from my JET days yesterday who was proud to have just finished slogging through the English translation of 1Q84. He lives over on the West Coast and teaches Japanese (or at least he did…and … Continue reading →
• 投げそうだった！ 1 month ago I don’t even like baseball, but I couldn’t help but follow Yu Darvish’s near-perfect game the other night. Thanks to the ESPN app on my phone, I was notified after six perfect innings, and because I live in the south, … Continue reading →
• 号外 - Ploughshares Fantasy Blog Draft and New Site 4 months ago Because I don’t have enough blogging platforms already, I went and offered up my services to the Boston-based literary magazine
• Distant Disasters 3 months ago I have a nonfiction story online today over at Trop about my experience during Hurricane Katrina and the Great East Japan Earthquake. I was in Fukushima for Katrina, and in New Orleans for the quake, the tsunami, and the ensuing … Continue reading →
• Hard-boiled Wonderland Emergency Liveblog 4 months ago The Internet tells me that it’s been nearly two months since I last updated, which means I’ve broken my promise of weekly updates nearly eight times now. First the excuses: thesis, issues at school, issues on the homefront, Mardi Gras. … Continue reading →

• How to Fly First Class For Free Writing Contest October 2012 It helps if you live abroad for a while. Pick somewhere you’re interested in. Sure, Japan is a great choice. You love Japan – like really love Japan. It’s one of the first places you’ve been that’s made sense: it’s safe, beautiful, has...

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