Do you like enka/ryuukouka? If so, could I recommend Meiko Kaji's Yadokari?

i like both enka and ryuukouka! i will absolutely listen to yadokari!

I like how dark your photos tend to look. I don't know if it's because of the camera you use or purposefully stylistic, but it's really distinct.

Oh perfect I'm so glad to see you back. Wondered where you disappeared to.

i really appreciate it!!! i was having a bit of anxiety but i'm calmed down now

Curious what you'll think about Wang Xiaobo. I've kind of soured on him in recent years to some extent, but I still get excited whenever I see people talking about him.

i actually read that collection because i saw it on your website! it's been a while so i don't remember what i thought all too much, and i didn't bother to write it down when i was reading it, but i think i remember that i liked the writing style, but felt like i was missing a lot of things going on beneath the surface, especially in the last story. and i think i liked the 2nd story the most, but

-- i think i'm just partial to stories where people travel around a lot, because i always find myself enjoying stories where people just do a lot of walking (ie matsuo basho's travel notebook, or dazai osamu's tsugaru, or izumi kyouka's one day in spring...)