Broken English #2 Eat my house
As an English teacher I`m constantly hearing strange manipulations of the language.
Most of them don`t make any sense, but on occasion they could, with a little creative interpretation.
Try to guess what the intended version of this sentence was.
Every day I eat my house for lunch.
2011 Haikyo Calendar
I made a haikyo calendar! It’s live and available for purchase on lulu right now, 13 great haikyo images (12 months and the cover) in an 11 x 8.5 size, for only $14.99. It would make a great Christmas present,…
story craft #13 Going Hot
Going hot is a term Orson Scott Card uses (in his book Characters and Viewpoint) to describe entering a character’s stream of consciousness. We go into their head and work through their motivations and drives alongside them. It’s something I’m…
Broken English #1 Huge Employees
As an English teacher I`m constantly hearing strange manipulations of the language. Most of them don`t make any sense, but on occasion they could, with a little creative interpretation. Try to guess what the correct version of this sentence should…
The Tombs of Atuan
I went into this book not knowing what to expect after A Wizard of Earthsea, which was quite a mixed bag. So much of it was narrative summary, and things only kicked off properly at the very end, as Ged…
Sports World Retrospective
Sports World was a large sports and water park in Shizuoka, Japan. It was opened in 1988, closed in 1996 after the company went bankrupt, lived on as a ‘haikyo’ or ruin for 14 years more years, then was demolished…
story craft #12 Kill All Wimps
I`m over the first hurdle with Dawn, into the second half of the first book*, and find myself dealing with a spate of wimps. My characters are so shocked by what happened in the first half that they stand around…
A Wizard of Earthsea
I first picked up this book when I was a kid. I read probably only a few pages, then put it down again, thinking it was boring. I recently picked up the whole series of 4 books at the Blue Parrot (2nd hand book store) and decided to give them a second chance.
Stunning ruins of Japan’s Maya Hotel
On Maya mountain in central Japan there’s an old hotel famous in the haikyo scene for one particular setting- a silent corner room with floor-to-ceiling windows. There’s a desk and chair, the walls are brown and peeling, and the windows…
Popular Ruins / Haikyo
- Nara Dreamland
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- Sports World
- Western Village
- Fuchu Air Base
- Tachikawa Air Base
- Matsuo Ghost Town
- Queen Chateau Soapland
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