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Japan, At Last! (Or: The Walls Actually Move!)

Tokyo, October 29-30 2026 — Arrival Day “The walls actually move! And the ceiling itself is moveable!” That was my very first line as the (not particularly nice) Lieutenant Pinkerton in Puccini’s Mada …

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The Royal Civet Trumpet Corps

Or, Things I Did Not Expect to Learn From Filthy Musk There are certain mistakes one makes only because one has been given too much information. A fragrance arrives called Filthy Musk. The official ma …

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Oh, He’s Full.

Herbert had a habit that occasionally startled guests. People would be over. We would be talking. Everyone would be having a perfectly nice time. And then, at some point, Herbert would simply be done. …

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Japan, At Last! (Or: The Walls Actually Move!)
Japan, At Last! (Or: The Walls Actually Move!)

Tokyo, October 29-30 2026 — Arrival Day “The walls actually move! And the ceiling itself is moveable …

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The Great ReShelving
The Great ReShelving

I thought I was organizing perfume. Nope. Not that this is an unfamiliar situation . . . I begin wit …

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Appropriately Weighted
Appropriately Weighted

Whew! Smoke barges inSome become the evening airBoth can still belong. There are ideas that arrive a …

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Between the Harbor and the Sword
Between the Harbor and the Sword

The road wandered onUntil harbor, garden, swordBecame one journey This trip was supposed to be sever …

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Relax
Relax

Relax, then proceed.The mountain gaze sees all things.Nene has new clothes. Four hours before practi …

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