yes, yet another overview of traveling around Japan, possibly with links to other narratives and videos about traveling around Japan. Usual variety of tips, anecdotes, tactics and my love of minor provincial cities, goat farms, coffee, tea and jazz… Plus post offices well, you know all this by now
so, you’re coming to Japan? oh good Read Post »
A new poetry folio chapbook called “advocate, vanish now and again” featuring short stanza poetry and Lomo photographs, all exposed during a tumultuous time of disappearing, collapse and re-creation (amongst the destruction of a currency and my life as I knew it) but hey, went to a cute print shop, maybe I’ll do some letter press there as well
“Advocate” poetry & Lomo folio to *charming* printer in Bizen Read Post »
January 22: Arbitrary check-in from Qinono RSK resto next to prefectural museum of art 42 cards, packets, and letters sent
Arbitrary postal and life task check in Read Post »
a stack of cards, gratefully received from overseas, now organized into an accordion folder, with stories and anecdotes, alongside
sortganizing foreign cards, festive & such – into an accordion folio Read Post »
met this awesome dude, a bass player from Hiroshima, at a gig here in Okayama some months back (april 25,
hats, boots, postcards and Jaco Read Post »
a tremendous amount already, this morning, in bed at 11:30 AM, January 10, feels like three months already or three days: journals of dreams and schemes, festive cards sent and received, visits to two shrines and one Grey, earthquake while writing prayer tiles, three medical appointments already, helping several groups of guest planning visits, cowboy suits and Lego builds, garden plans, antique restorations and so much more, I want to share many artifacts jotted it down here and there, yet for now or for later… a poem
thinking about not thinking, yet so much *life* Read Post »
this inadequate description simply says: I talk about new year cards – all the way from Japanese tradition and various
New Year Card 2026 ~ storytime & DIY kit #video Read Post »
I guess the holidays are officially done? It’s Sunday, January 4 at five something p.m. We’re just back from tea
Holiday wrap up (hands loosely on the reins, comfortably in the stirrups) Read Post »
2026 – Reiwa 8 Olson family New Year card dossier ~ complete with handy versions including printable PDF with crop marks, alternate photo options, complete design notes, backgrounder – about the mailing process this year, and even the individual elements to remix your own
Olson’s New Year Nengajyo 年賀状 – 2026 ~ Reiwa 8 Read Post »
a brief pre-bath & bedtime note of new year greeting in advance of the “official” new year card… to say that we’re thinking about you and wishing you the best for the year ahead wherever and whoever you are
Sleepy Happy New Year eve 「あけおめ」^_^ ~ Dec. 31, 8:30pm Read Post »
a spontaneous spoken word round-up digressions and anecdotes focused around approximately “100 incidents, happenings, events or musings” for 2025 recorded in the caboose with a sharp REM T-shirt and a magnificent beard reading from my bamboo paper diary
100 *things* – incidents and otherwise – for 2025 Read Post »
{Note to reader: what follows is a spontaneous, stream of consciousness recap of the year… of course i thought carefully
2025 = Top 10 + 1 (& related musings) Read Post »
a series of festive-ish digressions w/ ukulele with many namechecks while i meander through topics from: Lego play, to Uncles in Utah, to seeing ya amidst holiday blues – oh right: calendars, coins and bottled tea accumulation
Calendars, Fruits, Coins and Kindness – Musings from an Orchard Read Post »
A spontaneous one-take multi-track soundscape combining poetry with percussion and various strings… Inspired by a packet of postcards from “Lazy” in Canada and sneaking out on Boxing Day to imagine other worlds
“MacKenzie, Fraser, Downie (promise of a spark)” soundscape Read Post »
With three Santa performances done, … i now return to civilian life as a middle-aged dude trying to put on
Civilian life to Jazz Matinee + cards & rhythms #diary Read Post »
before rocking the stage, a few notes about representing for the non-union Santa dudes, this time in Tsuchida community centre
Santa Krampus ~ semi-pro method actor checking in Read Post »
