Words. Pictures. Cats.
Translator of Strange Pictures, Strange Houses, Strange Buildings, Strange Maps etc.
Author of Discovering Yamaguchi Sake
I am on kind of a "ghost pictures" kick lately, where I find creepy old places and take long-exposure pictures in front of them while I or a model moves around. It's fun and also feels really good when I manage to make my intended…
Continue reading...I think I have to finally admit it. I'm a John Hornor Jacobs fan. The first book of his I read was Southern Gods, a sweaty, gritty myth of music and cosmic horror that I think I picked up in a bundle not long after…
Continue reading...The Japan Association of Translators Book special interest group has invited me to speak online about my budding career as a literary translator and my work translating Uketsu. I plan to lay out how I got started on this path, the luck behind the Uketsu…
Continue reading...My English translation of Uketsu's third, and longest, novel is out now worldwide. Strange Buildings expands and improves on the core concept of Strange Houses, creating a multilayered narrative around the designs of 11 different buildings, which all end up woven into a much greater,…
Continue reading...I'm a member of a photo club, the Hikari Shayukai, and we have a public exhibition at a local park every spring. This year's just finished, so it's time for a bit of reflection. Unlike past years, the exhibition this time was held the week…
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