Sunday Papers: Tom Bissell

"They say the mountains call your name, and you spend the rest of your life trying to figure out which one called you."


On the turntable: Dinosaur Jr., "Dinosaur" 

Imbibing Bibliophile #15

Nothing Sacred, by Angela Carter

Kin'oni SSS Pale Ale, Onidensetsu Brewery

On the turntable: Duke Ellington, "Ellington at Newport"

Nakasendo Waypoints #101

A shifting of angles.
Heat, and the summer rains,
Exchange places.

On the turntable:  Descendents, "All"

Imbibing Bibliophile #14

A Walk in Kumamoto, by Yoji Hasekawa

Enigma IPA, TDM 1874 Brewery

On the turntable:  David Bowie,  "Ziggy Stardust"

(untitled)

In old Kyoto,
What is the 'kigo'
For tourist season?

On the turntable:  Dizzy Gillespie, "1945-1950 Small Groups"
 

A Walk through History

My latest travel piece for the Singapore Straits Times, on walking Nara's Yagyu Kaido. 

http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/travel/a-walk-through-history


On the turntable:  Deep Forest, "Pacifique"

Nakasendo Waypoints #100

Far from the madding crowd,
Between steadfast peaks and resolute water,
Into the future I go.

On the turntable:  Dizzy Gillespie, "The Cool World"

Imbibing Bibliophile #13

The Last Shogun,  by Ryotaro Shiba

Punk IPA, Brew Dog Brewery

On the turntable: Del McCoury, "Celebrating 50 Years"

(untitled)

Golden Week.
And it was that last day
That shined the brightest.

On the turntable:  Doyle Lawson, "Bluegrass Gospel"
 

Nakasendo Waypoints #99

High to low.
Defying natural wisdom
As summer dawns.

On the turntable:  Dead Kennedys, "A Skateboard Party"
 

Nakasendo Waypoints #98

Maples uncurl
Their tiny fists
To catch the fluttering petals.

On the turntable:  Dead Can Dance, "Unreleased Tracks 1"