My name is Jimmy Dean Rion. That's what's on my birth certificate. It's official. Written in stone. Of course, in daily life, I made the common American choice to use a short form. Jim. Jim Rion. Nice to meet you. (By the way, if you…
Continue reading...In April, my photo club saw the end of its "fiscal year," which means we had a shuffling of the leadership AND we tallied up the points earned throughout the year to choose an overall winner and two runner-ups. And, after months of fretting over…
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…
Continue reading...I do, in fact, translate more than just Uketsu books, and on February 12th the latest such was released in the UK. The Ark by Haruo Yuki. The Ark is a mystery/thriller in the honkaku mode. It tells the story of a group of seven…
Continue reading...The December sun was setting over the quiet inland sea as I walked alone along the river, slowly approaching the nearby mouth. I call it a river, but it’s more of a stream. Not even ten meters wide, a meter deep at most, rolling with…
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