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We are half asleep when the fire trucks arrive. Someone’s forgotten to put the BBQ out, and it catches the surfboard on fire. Firemen, policemen, the neighbors…everybody is out to see what the gaijin did.

The first time we take the train with Cloudy, he puts his hammock up. I’m ashamed to admit it, but when he does this I think he’s doing it for the camera. But, then something amazing happens. It starts out … Read More

Yoji’s T-shirt says “We can know various truths.” I am standing in the middle of Shinjuku 2-chome. It’s 6 square blocks of the sovereign nation of Japanese queer. It’s also the safest place for us to skin up. I ask … Read More

Just drafts, but here are some bits I’m been working on: By accident, we stumble across the shrine dedicated to aborted fetuses. So many of them. Tokyo is a big city. The whole time we are there, only men come … Read More

Worked some more on the stories tonight. I was working mostly on Cloudy’s story. The first draft went something like this: Cloudy is a standup comedian. He’s dating a girl named Kaori. He takes her to his beach house. They … Read More

The first question is: How can I complete Tokyo Cowboys by the end of July of this year? Last night I spent a good deal of time working on the story. It feels like it’s going on forever, but I’m … Read More