Murmurs and Dreams

Scarecrow Deep Dive: Japanese Literature, Part 12

The Tale of Shunkin, Friendship

Aug 24 • 

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July 2025

The Revolutionary Simplicity of Ikiru

How small gestures make a huge difference

Jul 14 • 

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June 2025

Scarecrow Deep Dive: Naruse Mikio

VHS only: some time spent with MOTHER (1952)

Jun 1 • 

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May 2025

The New Novel

The reason you'll be seeing me less often on Substack

May 18 • 

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The Con Experience

221B Con, Sakura-Con, and more

May 12 • 

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Scarecrow Deep Dive: Japanese Literature, Part 11

The Sound of Waves Parts 1 & 2, Growing Up

May 5 • 

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April 2025

Lost Connections

Losing friends along the way

Apr 14 • 

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Random Thoughts

Stuff that's been on my mind recently

Apr 6 • 

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March 2025

Scarecrow Deep Dive: Japanese Literature, Part 10

Season of the Sun, Student Days, The Grave of the Wild Chrysanthemum

Mar 31 • 

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When Can Art Be Tinkered With?

Or is there such a thing as a definitive version in art?

Mar 23 • 

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Scarecrow Deep Dive: Japanese Literature, Part 9

Sanshiro, the Judoist: Parts 1-3

Mar 10 • 

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My Japan Adventure Began 20 Years Ago this June

On Wednesday, June 15, 2005, I flew from Hartford to Detroit en route to Japan, landing there on June 16 (Japan local time).

Mar 2 • 

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