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Syncopated Rhythm "... The language is so appropriately raw when needed and so fragile in other passages ... Writing of this apparent simplicity is true craftsmanship and James carries this creative flow throughout the book ... James' gifts as a writer are extraordinary. This may be new work and if so it holds promise of an author who will likely rise in the same realm as Jonathan Saffron Foer et al."
- San Francisco Review of Books


Clifford and Claudia "... [the author] can interplay...

To live in a world meant for other people

To live in a world meant for other people
He hands me his glass.  I get up and make two drinks.  He walks out onto the balcony, past my guitar.  He doesn’t know that I write songs about him, that I play them when I am alone at night, drunk and thinking about him.  Usually just after I leave the bar, after spending hours with him.  I watch as he looks out over the grass and the orange-like tree.  He is in his white shirt.  He is beautiful.  So is the...

A Delicate Child now available on NetGalley

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"I am 12 years old when they pour the dirt over Angelo."
We follow Nino as he tries to come to terms with the terrible truth about his grandfather.
With the help of his uncle Sal, a drunk homebody, and a young Paolo, a recent immigrant from Italy who brings with him an eerie connection to Nino's grandfather, Nino struggles to make his way through the labyrinth of memories that pour from his head, not all of them seemingly his own.
A Delicate Child is a powerful look...

A Delicate Child - New Release

New Release
"I am 12 years old when they pour the dirt over Angelo."

We follow Nino as he tries to come to terms with the terrible truth about his grandfather. 

With the help of his uncle Sal, a drunk homebody, and a young Paolo, a recent immigrant from Italy who brings with him an eerie connection to Nino's grandfather, Nino struggles to make his way through the labyrinth of memories that pour from his head, not all of them seemingly his own.

A Delicate Child is a powerful look into the...

Goodreads Giveaway - A Delicate Child

A Delicate Child by James Halat

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Goodreads Giveaways

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Japanese food - Shirasu

During my first month in Tokyo, I am taken to a neighborhood izakaya in Takadanobaba called Momem Ya by the owner of the jazz bar I frequent. The restaurant is secluded in a basement, a small but comfortable space, perfect for two at the counter, or groups at the Japanese-style tables hugging the walls.. It has a friendly staff and delightful menu. Both change over the years, yet remain uncompromisingly friendly and delightful. Jazz music hangs over the open kitchen as we wait for our food to...

Japanese food - Natto gyoza

In this introductory post on Japanese food, I have selected a dish that actually has its origins in China, and only makes it's way to Japan in the last century (or so I have been told). That dish is gyoza. Of course, I have the opportunity to eat various dumplings before I come to Japan, but the flavor and consistency of Japanese gyoza is an unexpected treat for me. 

Natto Gyoza
The gyoza pictured above is natto gyoza, not something you find in most restaurants, but one of my...