My Weekly Trip to the Ghosts of Stories Past

Here are a few more stories you probably missed

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I’m looking back at my early days of writing online and reflecting on my work before anyone much was paying attention. Check out these stories and my commentary for a glimpse into the writer’s mind.

Explaining a Japanese Love Hotel to Your Children

I began my writing online digging into my recent. The somewhat recent past of losing people I loved and then the further back time of raising children. We moved to Japan when our kids were 5,7, and 9 so the treasure trove of stories is deep. This is one of my favorite party pieces so I’ve told it verbally many times.

Lockdown Fall Versus Lockdown Spring

It’s a bit painful to read the optimism in this one, even though I thought I was being a bit pessimistic at the time. I wrote this in Nov. 2020 when the UK was entering a tight lockdown. If Nov. 2020 me…