Escape. This is an essential theme for my tanka. Feelings of wanting to escape. What I am talking...

I sat in a cold room in a college dormitory, making slow progress on my doctoral dissertation. I ...

This book of tanka, an ancient style of Japanese poetry, includes essays written to accompany and...

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'I shall live here and now,' I told myself. To say this is easy, but to practice it every day is ...

I have come to realize the huge benefits of having pets. In the spring of 2013, two cats came int...

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In recent years, I have become fascinated by the plumeria. One associates the plumeria with beaut...

'This book provides theoretical understanding of the essential link between ongoing changes in in...

Living, studying, and teaching have provided me with many experiences that led me to think about ...