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Cheese Bar Shirokuma

20 Mar 2026 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei

“Welcome to my part of the world,” I chuckled gregariously, motioning for my newfound friend to partake in the delectable plate of cheeses. I had earlier agreed to host this fellow Singaporean through a website called Couchsurfing. Now that we had fi...

The Dead Along the River Speak to Me

3 Mar 2019 1 minute read 2 comments Steve B Howard

There are no bodiesin the ground. Japanese cemeteriescontain only headstones. On the gentle sweepof the river bank Kami wander. Small pink flowers fightthrough frozen dirt.A sudden explosion of colorin the black mud. This afternoon snowwill cover all...