Notes from the 'Nog

The shadows of gaslamps Lengthen the twilight Of summer's final wane. On the turntable:  Annuals, "Daytrotter Session...

"Man destroys things focusing on efficiency. Nature destroys things focusing on beauty. Wind, rain, snow, sunlight; all are great ...

Ah, David Cozy fished me in with a recently popular meme, asking me to list ten books that have stayed with me. Thinking completely o...

I could barely open my eyes, which was a surprise since they'd rarely closed all night.  I had slept in one of Japan's notorio...

Nishikawa-san looked exhausted.  He had only gotten four hours of sleep over the last two nights, busy in wearing two hats, that of th...

Left leg bent at the knee, I leaned out over the abyss.  Beneath, all was calm and cold, but should the dry rocks begin to heat up and...

Water tumbling downward Rocks flowing up; We walk the spaces between. On the turntable:  Richard Swift, "Daytrotter Session...

"The New York Times and Huffington Post represent so-called 'responsible journalism.' That means that they are practiced in t...

“Nothing can be forced, receptivity is everything.”  On the turntable:  "Putumayo Presents French Cafe"

Standing before the concrete water basin, I am suddenly enshrouded in white.  As I was undergoing my water purification before enterin...

  The land on either side of the train was covered in a fine green quilt.  Along the stitched edges, a casually dressed pair walked ben...

"It is not just in a human being's prerogative to challenge himself with reading, it is in our collective social interest. Through...

The old man was standing at the base of the stone steps, hands clenched in prayer.  The steps were steep, and at their top, I could s...

"There is no peace in waiting for the unexpected." On the turntable  "The Rough Guide to Iran"

This year, The ancestors return On typhoon winds. On the turntable:   Page France, "Daytrotter Session"

"I keep walking because I don't know what is beyond the curve." On the turntable:  Pixies, "Doolittle"

Before my house, A monk on begging rounds Outshouts the cicadas. On the turntable:  Lemon Jelly, "Breezeblock"

Striving to attain Views birthed in mist. Sacred Ontake. On the turntable: Bauhaus,  "1979-1983" On the nighttable:  I...

"Jesus Walked Everywhere." On the turntable:  Van Halen, "Van Halen"

Karasawa Falls (唐沢の滝) Reverses course to flow Back to the T'ang. On the turntable: The Clash, "London Calling"