by M. W. Wollacott | Jun 23, 2024 | Books, Mithelm Novels
Once upon a time, the Shire-Reeve of Molewud Randburyg was summoned to a small village of no import to untangle a mystery. Her job was to understand how a wandering warrior named Horglyth had come to die in the village’s folk meadow. Each person she talks to...
by M. W. Wollacott | Jun 23, 2024 | Books, Japan Novels
Single Frames: A Japanese Short Story Collection Follow a man who comes to loath the sound of drums, follow two old friends with different regrets as they hike into the mountains, follow the tragic tale of a Tokyo mom, follow two lovers as they meet under the cherry...
by M. W. Wollacott | Jun 23, 2024 | Books, Standalones
Kara Cove-Brown is 11 and she makes her own Christmas presents. One year, she asks her great-grandmother, Nanna Pearl, what she wants Kara to make her. In a brief moment of clarity, Nanna Pearl asks for a White Christmas. The only problem is that no snow is predicted...
by M. W. Wollacott | Jun 23, 2024 | Books, Haiku, Poetry
108 Breaths: A foreigner’s experience of Japan through haiku “A haiku is but one breath. It is the Kodak moment of modern poetry and it proves all Picasso needed to write a picture was 17 syllables.” In 2004, Mark Wollacott moved to Japan and discovered this...
by M. W. Wollacott | Jun 21, 2024 | Being, Philosophy, Ponderings
TL:DR: We do not need social media in order to live our lives happily. Social media is more of a want than a need, and in that regard it can lead to distractions, loneliness, stress, and depression. For more rewarding social interactions, try going offline for 30 days...
