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The tales of Edgar Allan Poe

These days, I’m reading The Essential Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe, which is a collection of ...

My Book: The Last Unicorn

One of the books I am reading right now is "The Last Unicorn" by Peter S. Beagle. I want to share i...

Seeing Things Anew: The Dreamy, Whimsical World of Haruki Murakami and Yoko Ogawa

Lately, I’ve reading novels by different Japanese authors; but two authors that have resonate in me...

Yellowface

Yellowface tells the story of June Hayward, a young white author who achieves sudden fame and succe...

A cheerful 6.30 a.m. exercise group I meet most mornings on Nachi beach.

I walk most mornings this freezing winter on nearby Nachi beach at about 7.am.I often meet this fri...