_Jun 12, 20161 minReading at Octopus Books in OttawaThanks to everyone who came out to the reading! Your support meant a great deal to me. Thanks so much to Octopus Books, especially...
_Jun 1, 20161 minFrom Ruins to HopeCheck out my review of "Life Class" by Ann Charney. https://canadianwritersabroad.com/2016/06/01/from-ruins-to-hope/
_Apr 7, 20161 minBasho and MeIn celebration of National Poetry Month, I am honoured to have my poem “Modern Matsushima” published in Autumn Sky Poetry Daily. Check it...
_Jan 9, 20163 minThe Last One on the BenchMy mother’s friend passed away a month before the end of 2015. I was in the car with my sisters on my way to a writers round table when I...
_Oct 13, 20151 minExcerpt from my novel "Jasmine Season on Hamra Street"It is a privilege to have an excerpt from my novel "Jasmine Season on Hamra Street" published in the Maple Tree Literary Supplement....
_Sep 3, 20153 minDoes a Person Have you Gently?When I lived in Japan, I spent a lovely day on one of the beautiful islands near Shiogama. This island was called Nonoshima and I taught...
_Jul 26, 20154 minCarrying MemoriesIt’s been seven years today since I returned to my life in Canada. Yet it feels like only yesterday when my family greeted me at the...