new essay: THE SIX-MINUTE MILE -- a strategy for being bored at work

new essay: AND I WAS THE MONKEY KING -- in three parts: 1) BEING DEPRESSED WHILE FEELING GOOD; 2) REGARDING THE VIDEO GAME SUPER MARIO 64; 3) I WANNA LIVE AS A MONKEY KING

new essay: ON THE ROAD TO NEKOMACHI

the idea of overly-familiar routes becoming internalized as extensions of our boundaries that make up "inside" is very thought-provoking, especially as someone who is prone to resigning to rigid routines and aversion to unfamiliarity. nice piece!

new essay: RAINICHI 2023 #001 PROLOGUE -- including special addendum "on being one year removed from the day when i flew very high in the air and landed in tokyo, japan"

NEWS UPDATE: my novel ONLY IN DREAMS is now available for free on itch.io

new essay: PROBLEMS & PROVERBS IN THE CANADIAN PRAIRIES -- on the challenges facing a newly prairified man, and the wisdom he uses to overcome them

new essay: WRITTEN ON THE OCCASION OF MY TWENTY-NINTH BIRTHDAY -- just a bit of a reflection about where i am in life

new essay: KAFKA'S NIGHTMARES

new essays: RAINICHI 2023 #000 and RAINICHI 2023 #000.5, the beginning of a new series about a trip i made to japan last year

The bit about communication and expectations reminded me to finish a text that explores a similar theme. Not being an introvert is definitely a boon when it comes to language learning/practice.

added a LISTS page that contains lists of things