The Possible City
Patrick M. LydonHand-illustrated stories from Japan and Korea, peeking into the cities we dream about.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 124 | Founded | 5 years ago | Last Issue | 17 days ago |
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Food at the End of a World
It was a farm on an island, somewhere in the Seto Inland Sea.
A tiny private boat took the three of us there. The wind was active as we jumped through the currents. Everyone’s hairstyle in a constant tussle, strands of hair were waving —...
A City that Watches the Moon
Several years ago we gathered some friends in Japan.
By train and bike, they arrived at sunset, to a neighborhood park in Osaka with a small pond. We had with us, sake, pens, and pieces of paper.
As the moon came up above the treeline, w...
Everyone Seems to Know the Timing
Even before setting foot inside, the thick smell of heavily roasted coffee beans spills down the narrow staircase. I park my bicycle. A cold breeze jets down the shopping street, licks my beard. The coffee smell drifts down the street, mixi...
Don't Worry, It Will Grow Back
It’s 6:23am, and my wife Suhee and I are riding our bicycles through urban infill. This part of town used to be water. Osaka Bay. Today we pass through a few old shopping arcades, and close-knit neighborhood blocks where century-old homes w...
Urban Japan: Friends with Cats
They say something strange happens when you sit down in this quaint urban hillside town.
They say that it has to do with the gentle sea breeze coming in off the strait, or the way the sun spreads along the old buildings and gardens, or th...
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American writer/artist/urbanist based in Korea. Focused on urban ecology. Director of City as Nature (Tongyeong). Arts editor at The Nature of Cities (New York). My car is a 'mamachari' bicycle.
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