Jim Rion

Words. Pictures. Cats. 

Translator of Strange Pictures, Strange Houses, Strange Buildings, Strange Maps etc.

Author of Discovering Yamaguchi Sake

 

Jim Rion

Birders birding

I've been venturing out to the river on my bike on various morning and evening trips the past couple of weeks to see if I can spot any kingfishers, but mostly to no avail. I decided to try the middle of the afternoon today for…

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Jim Rion

Book Review - Dear Stupid Penpal

I signed up for ARCs from weird horror publisher Tenebrous Press, and this one showed up recently. I try to be judicious with my reading time and don't hesitate to stop reading books that don't interest me. I finished this, and was happy to do…

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Jim Rion

My First Japanese Talk

I'm using that term "talk" cautiously, because I've had public effects and appeared on TV in Japanese before, but in terms of "standing at a podium giving a prepared presentation in Japanese," my first time was October 21st, 2025. The Hikari Community Development Support Center,…

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