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Accentuate the Positive
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Vending Machines & Honor Boxes
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Make 'Em Say Uhn
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Good Grief
Though I am oceans apart from family and those I’ve loved longest, due to the pandemic, I have been afforded the opportunity to attend gatherings for…
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Seeing Without Looking
It was months before I realized that the bulky red boxes sprouting from the sidewalk were mailboxes.
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Vending Machines & Honor Boxes
It's autumn in Tokyo and that means the city's many vending machines just got a tiny bit more awesome than they already are.
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Make 'Em Say Uhn
Does the Language We Speak Inform the Way We Listen?
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My House is Not a Home Without Books
The books we select telegraph so much about who we are, what we aspire to, what we value and what we revere.
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Kakigōri, Japan's Icy Summer Treat
Kakigōri is a shaved ice dessert made with ice and sweetened syrup but there are variations of shaved ice the world over. One day I’d love to try bingsu…
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Singing is a Way to Access Joy 🎶
"Don't worry that it's not good enough for anyone else to hear." Singing is a way to access joy. It can transform a mood, evoke a range of emotion and…
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Occasionally Impervious
Occasionally Impervious
Essays and observations from a Brooklynite in Tokyo.
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