From BK to TK
Baye McNeilMemoir, commentary, and stories from a Brooklyn-born writer living in Tokyo, tracing the people, places, and realities that shaped him in both worlds.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 95 | Founded | 2 years ago | Last Issue | 7 days ago |
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Maybe If We Rephrase The Question?
The Japanese teacher I’m working with today had an idea: let the students interview me using questions they prepared in advance.
Me: Great idea! Let’s do this!
JT: Wonderful. Hiroki-kun will ask the first question
Me: Cool!...
The Gaijin in the Supply Closet
This week’s school was overcrowded—too many kids and too many teachers. Maybe someone read the memo about the decreasing birth rate? Unfortunately, the school and, in particular, the teachers’ office did not grow commensurately. There was a...
Foreign Body
I went to the doctor today to get my left thumb looked at. A few weeks back, it started hurting beneath my thumbnail, and a dark area appeared. As usual, I feared cancer at first. I’m at that age where everything feels cancerous. A cough? L...
The Silence of the Cicada
I was jonesing for a cup of 7-11 iced coffee, so I took a break from writing and threw on a shirt. I asked Miki if she’d like a cup, but she declined. The stuff is not only delicious but potent as hell, and while I was on summer holiday, sh...
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I’m a writer, raised in Brooklyn, braised in Japan. Author of three books on life in Japan. I love me some lasagna, The West Wing, House, The Wire, Tonkotsu Ramen, Onsen (Hot Springs) and of course Miki (not necessarily in that order).
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