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Trying to Write3 comments

David Raho wrote 4 months ago: I had a lot on my mind and when that happens I know that I won’t get anything written. The only cu … more »

Tags: Autobiographical, Blogging, Blogroll, Life, Non-Fiction, Reflections, Strange but true, Thoughts, Vignettes

The First Word is Linked to New York Times Article1 comment

David Raho wrote 4 months ago: A first for the site as a link to an article about Okinawan Glassware appears in the New York Times. … more »

Tags: Blogging, media, News, Non-Fiction, news media New York Times

Becoming Less4 comments

David Raho wrote 5 months ago:   I was met as I came in the door by a woman with a name badge who remembered my name.  She took m … more »

Tags: Autobiographical, Blogging, Blogroll, Life, Non-Fiction, Social Philosophy, Vague Ramblings, Vignettes, writing

The Ghost of Route 3312 comments

David Raho wrote 9 months ago:                     I was walking alone on a road call … more »

Tags: Autobiographical, Biography, Blogging, Blogroll, dreamlike, Ghost Stories, Halloween, Non-Fiction, Short Stories

The Sociology of Scars - An Under-Researched Subject Area3 comments

David Raho wrote 1 year ago: I have been giving the subject of scars a fair amount of thought recently and the academic in me alr … more »

Tags: News, Phd Research Proposals, Reflections, Sociology, Thoughts

Very Short Stories6 comments

David Raho wrote 1 year ago: For those of you who did not read Wired Magazines article entiled Very Short Stories here is the lin … more »

Tags: Blogroll, Experimental, Fiction, Fictional Writings, humour, light, Short Stories, Suggestive, Vignettes

A Nice Cup of British Tea or How a British Tea Shop Should Be10 comments

David Raho wrote 1 year ago:  It is a sad fact that in Japan a truly satisfying cup of English tea is something of a rare thin … more »

Tags: Blogroll, Food, Japanese Food, Life, Recipes

Who cares What I'm Reading But Here It Is Anyway Part One

David Raho wrote 1 year ago:  Haruki Murakami    I have worked my way through all of the Haruki Murakami novels (translated) I … more »

Tags: Blogroll, Book Review, News, writing

Where do you like to Write?18 comments

David Raho wrote 1 year ago: Walter Benjamin ,a personal hero of mine, apparently used to write in Jazz cafes enveloped in peopl … more »

Tags: Autobiographical, Biography, Blogging, Blogroll, Food, Life, Thoughts, Vague Ramblings, writing

Scars9 comments

David Raho wrote 1 year ago: I had never really thought much about scars before until I had an accident and shattered my left arm … more »

Tags: Life, Sociology, Thoughts, Vague Ramblings, writing

Pieces of Mind and Fragments of Memory Part 14 comments

David Raho wrote 1 year ago: Days when nothing much happened come back to me now.  I am thinking of an innocent time feasting … more »

Tags: Autobiographical, dreamlike, Dreams, Experimental, Novel, novel ideas, Reflections, Short Stories, Stranger than fiction

Lucy the Girl in the Window178 comments

David Raho wrote 1 year ago: I once worked in an office that was separated from the building opposite by a narrow road.  All th … more »

Tags: Autobiographical, Blogroll, dreamlike, Life, Novel, novel ideas, Possible Screen Play, Possible Short Film, Reflections

The Many Faces of Tomoko Sawada4 comments

David Raho wrote 1 year ago: Tomoko Sawada (1977-) from Kobe is a photographer who lives and works in Japan.  She first came t … more »

Tags: Japanese, Japanese Photographers, media, Photographs, Tomoko Sawada Japanese Photographer

Call Centre Blues And Activation Anger Sparks Rant On All And Sundry5 comments

David Raho wrote 1 year ago: He was on the phone to India. He did not want to be but that was where the call centre was located. … more »

Tags: Autobiographical, Biography, Blogroll, Environment, News, Stranger than fiction, Vignettes, Weird, writing

People are part of the landscape of our daily lives

David Raho wrote 1 year ago: ‘People are part of the landscape of our daily lives but many remain anonymous’  http:/ … more »

Tags: Reflections, Social Philosophy, Sociology, Vignettes

The Hands of My Fathers2 comments

David Raho wrote 1 year ago: I have wanted to love you for a long time now.  Sometimes I imagine you as a tiny silver fish.  Yo … more »

Tags: Autobiographical, Biography, Blogroll, Vignettes, writing

Who Cares What I Am Reading But Here It Is Anyway Part Two2 comments

David Raho wrote 1 year ago:   I have just discovered yet another Japanese author who has recently been translated into English … more »

Tags: Book Review, News, writing

I Am Not David Beckham - Please Do Not Drive Me Off The Road!6 comments

David Raho wrote 1 year ago: <— David Beckham David Raho —> This morning someone who was convinced that I wa … more »

Tags: Autobiographical, Biography, humour, News, Photographs, Stranger than fiction, Vignettes, Weird, writing

Rebel About To Pause or My Journey to Work on a Honda 50cc Scooter1 comment

David Raho wrote 1 year ago: I was thinking about my scooter journey to work this morning. The road has become very familiar. I … more »

Tags: Blogroll, humour, Vignettes, writing