Greetings dear Chroniclers,Spooky season is upon us! So I thought I'd share some of my favorite Japanese ghosts from one of the best English resources Matthew Meyer's yokai.com.The first is fudakaeshi, a ghost who tempts people to remove the protecti...
Greetings dear Chroniclers,In my crafting time, I've been working my way through the tutorials from The Green Wrapper for coasters done with sashiko embroidery. They're a relaxing, quick, useful project. If you'd like to join me in this venture, her...
Greetings dear Chroniclers,The weather is finally cooling off and jaunts outside are really enjoyable. A few trees are starting to turn and it reminds me of my last trip to Japan. So I'll share a few photos of the lovely color I saw at Date Masamune'...
Greetings dear Chroniclers,August is always a bittersweet month for me. The freedom of summer and daily walks with my youngest (an adult now and she works nights) gives way to her college classes starting and seeing less of her. I'm excited to see wh...
Greetings dear Chroniclers,I hope your summer (or winter if you're in the southern hemisphere) is going well! Are you keeping cool (or warm)?Summer in Japan is known for its really hot and humid weather, but also for some of the best festivals! If yo...
Greetings dear Chroniclers,The heat of summer in Japan is the best time for spooky stories. They say that the chills the stories bring make you feel cooler. So I present a worldbuilding mystery—the remains of TechMagi Labs. Enjoy the chills! (It's no...
Greetings dear Chroniclers,A link mixup happened in my last newsletter, and I apologize. To make up for the mixup, I'm sending the corrected link to "Call of the Dark" by Michelle Miles for all who wanted to grab their free copy.Featured AuthorAnna W...
Greetings dear Chroniclers,The heat of summer here in the Northern Hemisphere means festival season in Japan. So, I wrote about the Tanabata Festival over on my Notion blog. Check it out to learn what makes this a special festival and how you can get...
Greetings dear Chroniclers,Since my book series, Liminal Chronicles, is set in Japan, I like to read about the belief sets there—Shinto and Buddhism. It's been amazing to read about how they both intertwine in people's lives and that much of Japan do...
Greetings dear Chroniclers,I have a treat for you! Meet Yoshida Shōin—a remarkable, yet controversial figure from Japan's history! Born in 1830, he defied the Shogunate, always sought knowledge and shared it with everyone—even his jail guards, and be...
