Sushi, Gohan, and Rice in General

To the writers of Windows of Light, food clearly plays a central part. In many of the stories, you will… Read more Sushi, Gohan, and Rice in General

Poetry through the Windows

Some of the first books I read as a little kid were my older siblings’ literature class books. I still… Read more Poetry through the Windows

Many of my readers are from the upper Midwest, where I spent almost forty years in corporate America. My best… Read more Fry What?

I didn’t exactly grow up eating fry bread, but my kids did. Our family in Montana had a fry bread/Indian… Read more Eating Frybread

One of my good friends in Minneapolis is Gloria Kumagai. Gloria and I first met in our thirties, I was… Read more Growing up in a Sea of Whiteness

Back in March, I sold my house. Which house, you may ask. It’s not like I am a housing tycoon.… Read more Where Have I Been?

I am going to tell you a story about myself I have NEVER shared with anyone in the world (at… Read more Windows of Light: The Showgirl

It’s finally done! Windows of Light, an anthology of writing by Nikkei (which means of Japanese lineage not living in… Read more Windows of Light

I know one other person who schedules her life full. She’s my best friend in Minnesota (no offense meant to… Read more The Overbooked Life

OK, so his name is Craig Johnson, not Walt Longmire. In real life. But he is just as down-to-earth and… Read more Longmire in Real Life