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The One Heart
A Novel
A story of friendship, community, and clashing cultures set amid the unhinged Onbashira Festival, an ancient tradition threatened by environmental devastation in the mountains of Japan
Onbashira: The Resilience of Japan’s Most Dangerous Festival
Tokyo Journal International Magazine:
Suwa’s ancient festival in the time of COVID.
A Sort of Stillness
White Enso Art & Literary Journal:
An excursion to the sacred sites of Togakushi for the express purpose of getting some peace and quiet. Togakushi turned out to be a magical land—where a racket seemed to follow every turn.
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Shinrinyoku: The Art of Forest Bathing
Article for the UK branch of the Japan National Tourist Organization during the COVID-19 pandemic
A Walk Between Worlds
Essay in an anthology from New Zealand’s FineLine press about a trek up volcanic Mt. Ontake, one of Japan’s most sacred peaks
Outside the Metropolis: Happenings in Nagano, Japan
Article in Transitions Abroad about life in the hinterlands
Ancient Futures
The bioregional roots of the Onbashira Festival and its message for the times
Poetry
A selection, published and otherwise. With streaming readings via SoundCloud
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