A House of Stories

Since moving to Japan in 2001, I've written about my adventures every month or two. After five years of that, and now a few years in Cairns, that adds up to quite a few bricks in my house of stories, and I'm still going! The most recent missive is always posted to the top of the list. Have a browse and enjoy!

Apr 2007
Who turned off the river?

Feb 2007
The Tropical Life

Oct 2006
In the end

Nov 2006
Full circle

Jul 2006
Birthday flip

Aug 2006
Scenes of summer

Apr 2006
Days Like This

Jun 2006
Out on the river

Feb 2006
Granny Dave

Mar 2006
Decluttering

October 2005
Where October went

November 2005
Raamen shirt

August 2005
That's not a hand

September 2005
September sun

June 2005
Dancing Fool

July 2005
The price of fame

February 2005
Mixing it up

April 2005
Heaven's Water

October 2004
Tokers FC

December 2004
Missing Iya

June 2004
Last word from Iya

August 2004
Japanese Gepetto

March 2004
Club Iya

April 2004
Tanoshii omoide

January 2004
Cricket in the snow?

February 2004
Banana in my pocket

November 2003
Post Iya

December 2003
Luck well spent

August 2003
What goes up

October 2003
Kick the can

June 2003
Way of the sword

July 2003
Unchaka rakachaka

April 2003
Eight years, two days

May 2003
Lights of Tokyo, lights of Iya

February 2003
The naked truth

March 2003
How things come and go

December 2002
Counting down

January 2003
Memory of the sun

September 2002
The price of a pee

October 2002
True love

July 2002
A tanuki stole my lunch

August 2002
The short hot summer

May 2002
The definition of hospitality

June 2002
Fireflies and hooligans

March 2002
All good things

April 2002
Moved

January 2002
Wheeee... aiiieee... pthth... ohhh

February 2002
No rest for the wicked

December 2001
First million, first snow, first yakuza

January 2002
Achi kochi

October 2001
Boys and their toys

November 2001
From bhangra to swing to
J-pop to bush

September 2001
The shape of the world

October 2001
Over the hill

August 2001
A new home in Japan

August 2001
Ceiling of stars