A short story I wrote was published in Asimov’s Magazine of Science Fiction. It’s called “You’ll Live.” The idea for the story came when I was thinking about self-driving cars, and it veered off from there. I think that when we have real self-driving cars our lives will be very different. Cars will become living … More Published – in Asimov’s
Book Review The Postman By David Brin Note: I spoil. That said, the novel is over 30 years old, so if you haven’t read it, where have you been for the last several decades? Tropes abound in post-holocaust fiction. The struggle against the fall into chaos. A man (or woman, but let’s face it, usually … More Book Review – The Postman
I feel like I’ve been in Japan too long. Or maybe it’s just peaks and valleys. I used to see oddities everywhere, bits and pieces of culture that tilt your head like a puppy trying to get human speech. Then, twenty or so years pass, and everything seems normal. Or maybe my filters are broken, … More Japan is Awesome: Cheese Sand
Japan’s relationship with nature is weird, and beautiful. You can’t put it succinctly. There’s too much history. In many ways, it is much more evolved than in the states. There aren’t many Japanese politicians that disbelieve in climate change. Part of the attitude in Japan must come from the intense urbanization of the country. Some … More Japan is Awesome – Nature
The first installment of my “Japan is weird, sort of” posts. As a reminder, these are things I used to find weird, but actually really like, now that I’ve lived here for 17 years. Bathrooms Twenty five years ago, I saw my first squat toilet. It was a big deal, even a traumatic experience. But … More Japan is Awesome – the bathroom
I’ve spent more of my adult life in Japan than in my home country. I came to that realization the other day. It shouldn’t have been such a realization. Simply do the math. Assuming 18 as an adult, I’ve lived 31 years as such (that makes me 49 for the arithmetic challenged). I live in … More My “Japan is weird – sort of” Series
