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Innovative Bookstore Experiences in Japan
Japan is trying to lure more people into bookstores using some novel approaches, and I recently came across two really interesting articles detailing their innovative ideas: https://www.bookbub.com/blog/2019/01/28/sleep-behind-the-shelves-of-book-and-bed-tokyo?email_link_source=article_secondary&source=blogdigest First, Book and Bed Tokyo encourages readers to shop and take a nap. With branches in six locations, including Ikebukuro, Shinjuku, Asakusa, Kyoto, Shinsaibashi, and Fukuoka, travelers can […]
Sohyeon After Midnight Sketch – First in a Series
While I do intend on continuing the webcomic bonus stories from my novel, The Haunting at Ice Pine Peak, when my schedule ever clears, I am also planning a series of sketches both to illustrate some characters and scenes from my novel Sohyeon After Midnight and my Lucky Cat Series. Right now I’m in the […]
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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.
소현 자정이 지나면 웹소설- 그레이 벤델린 지음 – Sohyeon After Midnight Beginning Korean Reader Version – Segment 15
그 밤에 모든 사람 잤을 때 소현은 자정에 조용히 일어나려고 휴대 전화를 진동으로 설정하고 손밑에 놓았다. 시간은 느리게 지나고 침대에 소현은 계속 몸을 뒤치락거렸다. 마침내 경보기가 울렸다. 진동하는 휴대폰을 끄면서 옷을 완전히 차려 입은 소현은 잠자리에서 일어났다. 그러면 그는 침실용 탁자에서 펜 같은 손전등을 잡았다. 복도에 살금살금 가면서 그는 소녀들의방에 다가갔다. 미래와 숙진은 함께 방을 […]
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
