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The Whirlwind

I’d like to kick off this post with some good news and some bad news—but not in that order.

The bad news is that there’s been a two month gap between writing the prior post and writing this one.

Oops.

The good news?

I’m currently writing you from Japan.

In 2013/14, I penned the passionate pages of Achira Iko! during my first visit to Japan for Oshogatsu, the Japanese New Year. At the end of that volume, I promised a sequel scheduled for the following year in which The Princess and I would move to Kyoto.

Afterword

Dear Readers, Much thanks to those of you who have endured my ramblings through to the end. This blog has been a challenge to write in many ways, and the patience of my audience cannot be commended enough.

All Quiet on the Western Front

The flight was short, and we were soon landing in good ol’ weird assed Portland. Even if I hadn’t known the destination of our flight in advance, I could have guessed that it would be Portland by the sheer multitude of fruity looking damn-near genderless hipster kids clambering aboard.

A View from the Shore

With a couple hours to kill, we meandered to the info booth, and asked for suggestions. “You could go to the waterfront. There’s free shuttles just out those doors.” Between that and sitting around in the damned airport, the next minute saw us awaiting a shuttle, and we were soon under way.

Food for Thought

We wandered through the airport, weary, disgruntled, and in search of sustenance. Everyone was fat, white, and loud.