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Baye McNeil

Baye McNeil

On Making Japanese Friends (and weeding out the bozos)

I got a letter from a reader and as soon as I finished it I knew I was going to spend at least a couple of hours writing about it. The…

Jul 20, 2021

On Making Japanese Friends (and weeding out the bozos)

Jul 20, 2021

Baye McNeil

The Japanese Prison in my Neighborhood

Ride past this facility on some of my exercise runs. I used to think it was a military base or police training facility or something. Miki…

Jul 18, 2021

The Japanese Prison in my Neighborhood

Jul 18, 2021

Baye McNeil

For a Little Peace of Mind

The price for a little peace of mind in Japan (or anywhere for that matter) can be extremely high depending on your sensibilites.

Jul 18, 2021

For a Little Peace of Mind

Jul 18, 2021

Baye McNeil

Shy, My Ass

Taken from a conversation I had with a Japanese one-on-one student last year. She has a host family in America, white, living in rural…

Jul 17, 2021

Shy, My Ass

Jul 17, 2021

Baye McNeil

ALIEN NATION

Convo with a coworker just now following a class during which I had used quite a bit of Japanese. Coworker was not pleased about it at all!

Jul 17, 2021

ALIEN NATION

Jul 17, 2021

Baye McNeil

Turf

My kittens, Fu-chan and Drew-chan, (kinda) met our new neighbor today. Here’s how it went down.

Jul 16, 2021

Turf

Jul 16, 2021

Baye McNeil

Baye McNeil

Author / Columnist — Check out my latest fiction series, the novels “Fertile Tadpoles” http://amzn.com/B0993M9MC3 and “Black Volta” http://amzn.com/B09964JN43

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