Diary: Ryoko’s “Mack the Knife” singing show
In brief: Ryoko just rocked “Mack the Knife” & 2 other tunes at a matinee show Feb 11 2023: Ryoko […]
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Kinfolk + Pals
So we go on (Dad, me, Ichi / axe handles
Everything new is old again / axe handles My dear Dad passed on on this day (3:30 AM PST at
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Lit-ish Artifacts: from Writers Read Their early Sht pod w/ J. Emde
In November 2022 I was very pleased to be a very lousy guest on the very gracious Jason Emde’s podcast
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Post'd (cards + letters)
Post’d: surface transport (distant lands)
Some countries still don’t have air mail connections with Japan at this time, so, sending a letter envelope by surface
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Post'd (cards + letters)
Post’d: 3 views (pleasure & bizness)
Three views of mailing a letter (one for business, one for pleasure) and the broken vending machine on the walk
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Notes to Future Self, Post'd (cards + letters), Writing Life
Item (by post): Rick Rubin’s “The Creative Act” book + *wondering how to turn off*
Rick Rubin’s book arrived, in glorious hard cover. Lovely design and I’m sure full of goodness. If I had my
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‘Weird Japan’ a multi-purpose reply
Think I will set this up as an auto reply “macro” (do people use that term?) to email folks when
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Festive Greetz Cards Scrapbook Time (backwards)
In front of a wood stove, Dave stashes cards from the “string of honour” into archival book while recounting tales
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Items: Forgotten, Prezo Pitches
Preso Pitch to: European Beat Studies Network (re-: Cut-Ups 2023 / Items:Forgotten)
Hello EBSN from Okayama, Japan, I write today in request to contribute to the Cut-Ups 2023 conference by discussing the
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Aside: scrambling, not trying and laying flat (existential crisis off the bat)
Started the year (or whatever) in a series of fogs, trying not to scramble to “get going” again. Good news
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Guest + Greetings Pods
“Early Sht” writer riffs with J. Emde, MFA on WRTES pod
Have i encouraged you to listen to be recap my glory days from 1979-1989ish in “Writers Read Their Early Sh*t
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Shoebox
Snippets and words, w/o context per se {transcribed from notebooks}
Still enamoured by overbitesOn your couch learning FrenchFrench as slowly as possiblePrevents encouraging habits and libations Depths and perceptionsPacific driftwood
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Ichiro: Catching up with 2-1/2 yr old boy
Ichiro, 2-1/2 so filled with curiosity and yes, he’s definitely exploring his limits, testing his boundaries, expressing himself for what
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Shoebox
(Just) words, w/o sentences {transcribed from notebooks}
DissertaLasciviousFulcrumPerspectiveTontineCodicilByzantineBaron Edselnir (Sykes)Amatuer – for love of – Non-careeristDappleSinister channelsBoer warAttacheUnconventionalWarfareArroganceSpecial burdenIntellectualElementsEnlighten humilityBold conciseAugustIrregularsFifth columnUnforgiven enmityDrivelSuccessional leaningsFecund mindLatentGlimmerCollaboratorsCavalierUnreliablesCircasianArmenians in AnatoliaEntenteCautious
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Healing Ramble
Healing: hospital catch-up (new Kanpo etc)
Finding drafts and notes of diaries from hospital visits passed, in this case from a month ago (January 2023) with
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Tidying up: kura, recycling and firestarters (and a few notes from around the house)
Speaking of organizing, made it out to barn, studio the other day, couldn’t find project wanted to work on (a
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