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Continue reading →: A Real Resource For Writers
Agent Rachelle Gardner has kept a blog for quite a while and most of it consists of advice for writers. She covers topics such as getting an agent, editing issues, understanding your agent, and other topics that are of interest to writers who are interested in publishing their books. Her…
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Continue reading →: Omochitsuki – Behind the Scenes
In past years my family has participated in rice pounding – omochitsuki – at our kids’ school. It’s a tradition at the first of the year for the Japanese to take special mallets and pound the cooked rice so that it becomes a glutinous mass and can be formed into…
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Continue reading →: How Do You Want To Be When You’re Old?
Old, I have discovered lately, is a state of mind. Look at these ladies here. The one on the far right next to the empty chair is my grandmother. She’s ninety and these are her buddies – her table-mates at the independent living establishment where they reside. A few weeks…
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Continue reading →: Snow in Tokyo?!
While it snows an average of once or twice a winter in Tokyo, with snowfall maxing out at five cm. on average, the city is largely unprepared for the impact of the precipitation and the aftermath of the storm can be quite amusing. Trains stop, though subways do not, and…
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Continue reading →: Happiness is a DESK
To be filed under “news of the new year,” I am teaching again at Temple University’s Japan (TUJ) campus. Writing at teaching writing are my passions; they’re the two things that get my blood flowing and can bring me to a boil in seconds. My husband likes to quote from…
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Continue reading →: From “A Hopeful Sign” – Every Meal in Japan is an Experience
My latest post on the e-zine “A Hopeful Sign” is about eating in Japan. As most of you know, I truly love food and eating, and it is a big part of the Japanese culture. You can get to the post properly HERE. In case you can’t see the link,…
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Continue reading →: What Is That Tune at 5PM in Tokyo?
In ancient times when Japan was comprised of various farming communities, the shrines and temples rang bells at 5pm to let the workers know that the day had ended. The tradition continues today. When you ask any Japanese person why bells ring throughout Tokyo at 5pm, he or she will…
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Continue reading →: NaNoWriMo is Done – Now What?
As I mentioned, I spent the month of November writing 50,000 words of a novel. I’m done! Hurrah! So then what happens, you might ask? First of all, I have to finish the novel. I would estimate that it’s about 90% done with first draft. The last scenes still need…
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Continue reading →: Multicultural Parties for Kids
Right after the war, in 1945, a Jewish man named Ernie Solomon started an orphanage in Japan. He had escaped Eastern Europe and came through Japan, living most of the rest of his life in Tokyo. He saw a need for care for children who had lost their parents during…
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Continue reading →: Is There Such A Thing as Too Much Technology?
My son’s computer is driving me crazy. I know; it’s a machine and doesn’t have actual powers, but in this case, it really is making me nuts. Bailey’s school, The American School in Japan (ASIJ) required him to have a brand new MacBook this fall. We bought the top of…
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