Josh BloomHomecoming“Thank God for granting me / this moment of clarity / this moment of honesty. The world’ll feel my truths / From a “hard knock” life…Oct 26, 2018Oct 26, 2018
Josh BloomStomachThis post is a bit of a brag. I have nothing to prove — anyone who knows me knows I’m fond of food, and I’m clearly interested in learning…Oct 26, 2018Oct 26, 2018
Josh BloomLearning to Walk“I was practicing how to walk on my own, there in that place.” — The Garden of Words/Koto no ha no niwa by Makoto Shinkai.Oct 26, 2018Oct 26, 2018
Josh BloomReconstruction and Reappraisal“A ga maeba, kuwashime yoini keri A ga maeba, teru tsuki toyomu nari [When you are dancing, a beautiful lady becomes drunken. / When you…Sep 27, 2018Sep 27, 2018
Josh BloomA Final Month AbroadThe end is nigh. After my current butoh workshop/retreat in Akita prefecture, I will have only 10 more days left in Japan. Ten more days…Sep 21, 2018Sep 21, 2018
Josh BloomTake Me Out to the Japanese Baseball GameOn Sunday I went to my first Nippon Professional Baseball game, cheering for my (yes: “my”) Yokohama DeNA BayStars as they comfortably took…Sep 11, 2018Sep 11, 2018
Josh BloomOsorezan“Hitotsu ni wa, kō no tashō o hakari, ka no raisho o hakaru. Futatsu ni wa, onore ga tokugyō no zenketsu o hakatte ku ni ōzu. Mittsu ni wa…Sep 4, 2018Sep 4, 2018
Josh BloomFlexicon[I acknowledge that “lexicon” is less appropriate a word to describe what I have been experimenting with than “syntax” — although I have…Sep 1, 2018Sep 1, 2018
Josh BloomThe Summer Ends“I’m thinking about leaving and how I should say goodbye. with a handshake, or an embrace, or a kiss on the cheek, or possibly all three.”Aug 20, 2018Aug 20, 2018
Josh BloomWorkaway“ ‘So be it,’ Dalben said. ‘Your road indeed will not be easy, but set out on it as you choose. Though you may not find what you seek, you…Aug 18, 2018Aug 18, 2018