Recent Posts: The Sun Rises in the East
French Anime “Funan” Explores Family Separation Under the Khmer Rouge
I recently went to see Dennis Do’s exquisite anime “Funan”, which is a snapshot of one extended family’s struggle as the world goes crazy around them. It’s a tough subject matter, but the brutal moments are very tastefully done off-screen. The film doesn’t spend a lot of time on the context of the family prior […]
Fifth Lucky Cat Series Promo Poster
Sketch 5 of my series of posters for The Lucky Cat Series depicting master sculptor Akio Yamamoto in his workshop. I decided that I’m doing two more sketches for a total of seven instead of just six, but I will also soon be adding some film reviews to this blog to fill in the void […]
Recent Posts: The Enlightened Rabbit Scholastic Society
Sohyeon After Midnight Book Reading Videos and Character Roll-Call
I had some time this weekend to prepare a few videos for everyone to enjoy. The first video is my character roll-call, which I made for my readers who have been struggling to pronounce my characters’ names in a couple of my novels. Character Roll-Call: Then I prepared a three-part series of me reading selections […]
Sohyeon After Midnight Sketch – First in a Series
I am practicing my sketching by illustrating some characters and maybe scenes out of my bilingual novel, Sohyeon After Midnight, and this is my first installment.
Monthly Archives: June 2016
The Old One’s Gaze Rests Long on the Seedling Pine –– Tale of Genji, Part 3
This time for the Literati Corner, we continue our look at the Japanese classic novel, The Tale of Genji, by Murasaki Shibiku. I really have to say I liked this section of the book best so far. While the first … Continue reading
A Stadium Monophony and a Golden Fish – La Corda D’Oro , Part 3
This time I will finish our series on La Corda D’oro: I Can Do It For Your Sake by Megumi Fujino (藤野恵美の” 金色のコルダ:君のためにできること”). Let me start off by posting a few of the really cute, manga-style drawings from the … Continue reading
The Cat Is Out of the Bag, and Other Announcements
This week, I published my new novella, Kumori and the Lucky Cat, that I briefly mentioned that I was working on. Here is the link where you can buy a copy: https://www.amazon.com/Kumori-Lucky-Cat/dp/1533582130?ie=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0 Hopefully I’ll have the e-book ready next month. … Continue reading
A Voice from the Darkness, or The Case of the Disappearing Earrings – La Corda D’Oro , Part 2
This time I will continue our look at novel La Corda D’oro: I Can Do It For Your Sake by Megumi Fujino (藤野恵美の”金色のコルダ:君のためにできること”). Chapter two is about Ryotaro Tsuchiura, who plays the piano in the main … Continue reading
