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Category: writing
The Cultural Background of “Attack on Titan”
I tried to stay away from political topics on this blog and tried to focus on the topic of writing. But I make an exception here because it ties in with all the things I have written in the past about writing across cultures. I have said that writing in English as a second language … Continue reading The Cultural Background of “Attack on Titan”
How To Write the Opening Line
I wrote "Post the genre, protagonist, and the objective of your story and I will create the opening sentence to it". I responded to 26 submissions in 6 hours.
The Power of Vonnegut
The difficulty of explaining a controversial work of fiction and its historical context.
The Dramatic Dilemma
Dilemmas are great narrative devices, but the outcome must hinge on the protagonist's choice.
Gender Representation in Fiction
Ideal gender representation in reality and in fiction are not the same.
Summer Day (Flash Fiction)
A story in 500 words.
Green Droplets (Flash Fiction)
A tale of ancient Kyoto in 500 words.
One Marvelous Scene: a blog post
An essay about my favorite scene from the Marvel Cinematic Universe
The Japanese Irish Bar Mizvah (Flash Fiction)
A story from 1974 in 1000 words.