Words. Pictures. Cats.
Translator of Strange Pictures, Strange Houses, Strange Buildings, Strange Maps etc.
Author of Discovering Yamaguchi Sake
by Nicole Kornher-Stace Publication Date: 13 Jun 2023 Full disclosure: I read this from a free review copy off Netgalley. Synopsis: In short (and I do mean short, because the book itself is roughly novella length at 139 pages double spaced), this is a story set in…
Continue reading...I have long been a fan of birds in general, which sounds like a silly thing to say but is merely the truth. Being close to birds reveals such cleverness, such expressiveness, that it's hard not to anthropomorphize them. Yet I have never really taken…
Continue reading...I'm trying lately to build a solid base of knowledge in ceramics, not only of aesthetics and mechanics, but of culture and context as well. This book, part of the Routledge Research in Art History series, is an excellent resource for exactly that. It features…
Continue reading...Rather than a tired resolution post or whatever, I thought I'd just post some picture I took over the end of 2022 and the beginning of 2023. I'm also trying to ensure that I include captions for screen readers, which Wordpress seems to struggle with…
Continue reading...Today's conundrum: Is オカルト a false friend for "occult," or not? In Japan, for example, writers who dabble in horror, mystery, and stories with a weird, dark edge are often labeled オカルト (okaruto, a direct transliteration of "occult), and there are things like オカルトサークル (okaruto…
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