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Uketsu is an official "Author of the Fair" at next March's London Book Fair. Note that *I* am not a "Translator of the Fair"... 😤

psst — we dropped two card games today as part of our ongoing jubilee celebration! 🎊 www.puzzmo.com/play/freecell www.puzzmo.com/play/flipflop-solitaire

If you're still pondering, a few tickets are available for my online salon with Jon Evans on Interintellect tomorrow, Tuesday October 27th. We'll be talking technology, history, mythology, Renaissance, Vikings, the works! buff.ly/gghx8lI

For a few years now I’ve been floating the idea that theatre is the art form of the future because sharing physical space with people is increasingly precious. Here’s a new reason: there’s no generated slop on the stage. #TheatreIsHuman

Man, the reMarkable Paper Pro Move looks *perfect* as an e-reader/note taker/PDF reviewer but ¥70k is so much money.

In 9 yrs time Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None will enter the public domain, at which point I’ll finally be able to self-publish my masterpiece “10 Little Frat Boys,” in which 10 former bros are lured away from their CEO desks & senate seats 4 a superfun weekend on a luxury island estate.

We acknowledge that no one has the bandwidth for this, but if it helps: -It’s ‘sleight of hand’ -It’s ‘bated breath’ -It’s ‘lo and behold’ -It's 'buck naked' -It’s ‘brass tacks’ -It’s ‘free rein’ -It’s ‘toe the line'

Been buying a lot of CDs lately. Even bought the Boy a CD player and he's on board, too. We've been trading CDs and going to used record shops together. Physical media, folks. It's just so nice to *hold* things.

You wanna turn shit around? Kansas hasn't elected a Democratic senator in 94 years. I'd like my state to finally matter secure.actblue.com/donate/hamil...

Nah, boss, that ain't right. Minute Cryptic - 24 October, 2026 "Larry's switching sides in ongoing court battle?" (5) ⚪️⚪️⚪️🟡🟡🟣🟣🟣 🏋 5 hints – 3 over the community par (28,573 solvers so far).

Tokyo people: are there any good taco/Mexican restaurants in simple reach of Jimbocho?

Devastating. One of the all time greats. Not enough of his work is available in English, but Coin Locker Babies, In the Miso Soup, Audition and 69 are amazing.

Let me ask for your help. New baby is here and we couldn't be happier, but we also have a sick cat and expenses are piling up. I offer a variety of services, and if you can hire me, that would be great, but you can also help by helping me reach more people. Shares appreciated!

No reading experience compares to the intense reading of a book I’m about to translate: I’m examining what the words and sentences and rhythms do to me, anticipating how I might deal with them but making no decisions yet. I’m feeling for patterns, seeking threads. It’s beautiful.

The best MMO there is. notsolitaire.com

Man. Sure am glad my Publii blog doesn't use PHP.

You deserve a portrait that you like, made in a way that's enjoyable, even if you don't like being in front of the camera. I make portraits on location across Tokyo. Make an advance booking now and get ¥10,000 off my regular rate. Let's make something great together.

A thing that would be great is if artists shared with translators what they're flashbacking to. They know! They have those pages bookmarked! They took notes! They could just tell me so I don't have to spend the better part of an hour looking for two lines of dialogue from ten volumes ago.

Abolish ICE.

It has been an irksome day and my family is out so I plugged in the guitar and played loud until my fingers hurt and now things feel not so irksome. Metal. It does a body good.

Squeezed out a blog post about upcoming talks! Note that the Parallel Words event is still selling tickets. November 7th, Jimbocho Shuppan Club, 12:30-17:30.

Heading into Tokyo on assignment! Going to make photographs and take a ton of notes for a new article for a client. This is the kind of work I love.

On the one hand, I would love to blog/write/create more. On the other, I have to do at least 4,000 characters of translation a day for the next 6 months, write three talks for next month, and take interview requests from media for said talks. Private stuff is falling way down the priorities list...

An excerpt of my latest translation, The Traveling Tree by famed photographer Michio Hoshino, has been included in the latest edition of Kyoto Journal. Read it there, or pick up a copy of this beautiful memoir, available wherever books are sold. kyotojournal.org/product/kj-1... #memoir #alaska

So it turns out there’s no realm of “hungry ghosts” in early Buddhism. The Pali is petti, which Bodhi translates as “afflicted spirits”, and I as “ghosts”: both are dead wrong. Petti means “paternal”. This is the old Vedic “domain of the forefathers”.

Has anyone ever gotten an AI generated email that was sent in good faith? As in, not a scam or spam?

Don’t mind me I learn through story building…

Well, fever spiked to 38 yesterday morning. went to the doctor and he didn't even give me a flu test. Just prescribed Tamiflu and sent me home, and today I'm feeling fine. Early action saves the day. The boy is also fully recovered, thank goodness.

THE PEN: A HUMAN HISTORY is a sprawling, glorious journey through the history of the humble-yet-mighty pen. He explores how pens were designed, the inks they used, famous examples, attempts to turn them into weapons and spy gadgets, and their cultural impact. Great book!

I'll take "vote Blue no matter who" over the leftist dickheads who say, "I won't vote no matter who!"

The book is officially out today, after ten years of me faffing about and not getting shit done! Here’s a celebratory photo from Fukuoka.

Oh. Look. Fate.

My friend is visiting and wants to buy some decent Pokemon, Nintendo, ONE PIECE gear in Tokyo. Can anyone offer some recommendations?

Aaand it's influenza A. The doctor said, "I'm sure I'll be seeing Mom and Dad in a couple of days, too." So yay. Much happy.

Here's how to build a wardrobe that lasts 10+ years. 🧵

Tokyo Doesn’t Exist is out tomorrow 10/17! After an exhausting week in Fukuoka, here it is, chilling at the haunted roundabout in Kiyokawa.

I'd certainly read a good new anthology of Edogawa Ranpo's best short stories.

I am reminded that I forgot to pay this year's SoA fees by learning that the SoA has signed an "ethical AI use" charter and, huh. Past me might have been on to something? Because there is no ethical Generative AI/LLM use in publishing, at any level. Nothing ethical about such tech from the start.

Periodic reminder that the TELL Lifeline is a free English phone and chat line that is a resource if you or someone you know is suicidal or you need information about other mental health support in Japan. You are never alone, even in Japan. telljp.com/lifeline/

Son has a fever of 38.5. Great, great, this is great. Not like we're in the middle of a flu outbreak and before I could get my flu shot this year. Awesome. This is so. So. Awesome.

Tokyo Doesn't Exist is one of Metropolis magazine's "best new recommendations from Tokyo’s literary scene": metropolisjapan.com/your-japanes...

Chania, where some of the oldest Minoan settlements have been unearthed—pre-Knossos, pre-palatial. Where we saw a rare depiction of a Minotaur & learned about the island’s huge marine history & visited the temple of a Jewish community that set up here in 300 BC. Amazing.

Today's research hole, surgical instruments. And boy, this page is just a laugh a minute! "Have a bone to curette? Who doesn’t."

How do we feel about "Empty Flesh" as a title for a medical horror book about amputation?

I'm selling books on Yahoo Flea market. Random stuff, so on. #ヤフーフリマ で出品しています paypayfleamarket.yahoo.co.jp/user/p35053640 【11/20まで】アプリをまだ持ってなかったら、紹介コード「BQLJBG」入力で、2,000円相当もらえるよ！※条件・上限あり アプリのインストールはこちらから⬇ app.adjust.com/x77ic4r

We wouldn't even have to guillotine that many of them