Jul
09
A Kernel of Truth
We are the compute power that runs the universe.
You heard that right. The answer to the age-old question "if
4 min read
Writing
I studied creative writing, English literature, and Japanese literature, in my undergrad days. All of them stuck with me, so while I do something else for a paycheck, writing is no less important to me. See some of my work, below.
Jul
09
Summer Tanka 2022 #2
The monstera of
the teahouse has just three leaves,
un-fenestrated;
But the ten propagations of pothos
dangle down from the
May
31
Yakozen: Juujika
This one has a unique wordplay. The Japanese for "Cross" and "Is it Ten O'Clock?" are nearly homophones ("Juujika" or じゅうじか; Kanji: 十字架 and 十時か). During the chorus, he transitions from the former, to a vague pronunciation (and phonetic spelling) that could be interpreted either way, and then to...
2 min read
Feb
03
For Irish Blood
Background
We have so many phrases involving digging. Gandhi: "To forget how to dig the earth and tend the soil
3 min read
Jan
27
How to stoke a flame
Like a draft, His chilling hands slink in through the cracks of our coils,
and husks us away. No coincidence
1 min read
Jan
18
Yakozen: Tokyo Momiji
Translation
Piece: Tokyo Autumn Leaves
Writer: Pistol Takehara
Lately I'm seeing nothing but dreams of you,
and waking up hurts
3 min read
Jan
16
On Writing & The Body
Spit still gathers on the tip of my tongue when I yawn,
deciding whether it should drop off the end.
2 min read
Nov
16
Autumn Haiku 2016
Sun seeps through the fog.
It warms the dewy concrete path
And the slick brown leaves.
My hands finally feel
Oct
27
Autumn Haiku 2015
I watch the sun set,
sinking, red, just past the clouds,
Grandma on my mind.
Guided by the bright
colors