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Oranges and haiku

Oranges and haiku
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I arrived in Matsuyama mid-evening. It’s a city on the north coast of the island of Shikoku, but in the dark we hadn’t even seen the bridge connecting it with the main island of Honshu from our express train. I … Continue reading→

Marianne North

Marianne North
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That donkey was a genius ! Continue reading→

Dublin Diary

Dublin Diary
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I feel a fraud for not having read Ulysses, so I buy a postcard and some lemon soap and leave. Continue reading→

Istanbul

Istanbul
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Istanbul people love the streets. Continue reading→

Translation by the Lake

Translation by the Lake
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During the Austro-Hungarian Empire Balatonfüred was a holiday resort for the rich, and an important centre of intellectual life. However, on a wet and windy night in the early twenty first century it felt more like Cromer in November. Continue reading→

autumn contemplation

autumn contemplation
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Contemplating autumn in Kyoto, Japan. Continue reading→

Early spring in Tokyo

Early spring in Tokyo
blue skies and blossom © 2019 Kate Griffin. All rights reserved.

My knowledge of Japanese is limited, to say the least. Continue reading→

Notas de viaje

Notas de viaje
viaje © 2019 Kate Griffin. All rights reserved.

Geographically the Philippines is a little out of the way and writers feel isolated from the global literary scene. Continue reading→

At Kinosaki

At Kinosaki
acute forgetfulness © 2019 Kate Griffin. All rights reserved.

They were lonely thoughts. But in them was this nice, quiet feeling. Continue reading→

Reclaiming histories

Reclaiming histories
Biržai Jewish cemetery © 2018 Kate Griffin. All rights reserved.

History untold is non-existent history. Continue reading→

Erasing histories

Erasing histories
Singapore national museum © 2018 Kate Griffin. All rights reserved.

How writers and artists combat attempts to erase histories that don’t fit in mainstream narratives. Continue reading→

And how are you?

And how are you?
round the corner © 2018 Kate Griffin. All rights reserved.

How are you? But I don’t even know where you are. Continue reading→

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