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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 […]
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Even the Vegetable Spirits Had Taken Him Along For a Night of Elegant Conversation – Journey to the West, Part 4
In this post, I will cover volume 4 out of 6 of Wu Cheng’en’s Journey to the West in my bilingual Chinese-English edition, which includes chapters 51 through 67, translated by W.J.F. Jenner. Before I get back to the story, … Continue reading
Pure Yields to Foul and Foul to Pure as Fate’s Wheel Turns – Journey to the West, Part 3
In this post I will cover volume 3 of Wu Cheng’en’s Journey to the West in my edition, which includes chapters 34 through 50. The story arc where we left off in volume 2 with Monkey stuck under a mountain … Continue reading
After Several Lives in the Sea of Suffering She Had Purified the Waves – Journey to the West, Part 2
Now that I am finished working on my Korean textbook, I can catch up on the Literati corner as well. This post will cover volume 2 of Journey to the West in my edition, which includes chapters 16 through 33. … Continue reading
When An Egg Was Turned Into A Monkey To Complete the Great Way – Journey to the West, Part 1
This year, my Literati Corner selection will be Journey to the West by Wu Cheng’en. I will be splitting it into six parts that will be reviewed in posts between each of my regularly scheduled series. This novel is at … Continue reading
The 9th Annual Silk Screen Asian Film Festival – April 25th through May 4th, 2014
This year’s 9th annual Silk Screen Asian Film Festival will kick off in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on April 25th with a Red Carpet Gala culture and costume party. This event includes a jazz performance, a live auction, ethnic food and dance, … Continue reading
Book Burning and Exam Hell – The Scholars, Part 2
Starting in chapter two, The Scholars is set in the Ming Dynasty, specifically in the reign of Emperor Chenghua (1447-1487). This is over 100 years later than Mian Wang in chapter one. Even though Jingzi Wu was using the Ming … Continue reading
Book Burning and the Ideal Scholar – The Scholars, Part 1
Our next reading selection is the Rulin Waishi (儒林外史), or The Scholars, by Jingzi Wu (1701-1754). Written in 1750 during Qing Dynasty rule, the author sets it in the Ming Dynasty in order to critique his own social milieu without … Continue reading
