Christopher Kincaid's Blog, page 18

Looking Back on 2022

This past year was JP’s 10th. Before I started writing this blog, I struggled to see anything through. I would...

The Fox’s Loneliness

This Christmas I will leave you with this short story I wrote. Merry Christmas! I shouldn’t have shown myself, Kitsune...

Your Book Won’t be Read

If you’ve considered writing a book, here’s the reality: your book won’t be read. Okay, it will be read by...

Tamamo Chapter 1

Below is the first chapter from my newest book Tamamo. If you like what you read, you can buy the...

TokyoTreat’s Santa Snackfest

TokyoTreat sent me their December snackbox to review. If you aren’t familiar with TokyoTreat, the company offers a monthly subscription...

Of Boys and Men

I’ve often written about the struggles of men here on JP. Japan leads the United States and the West when...

Hanasaku Iroha

Anime often does character studies and coming-of-age stories well. Hanasaku Iroha centers on Ohana Matsumae who is sent from Tokyo...

Discussing “The Lady Who Loved Insects”

The Lady Who Loved Insects is a charming short story set in the Heian period. The story follows a young...

Facelift and Code Tweaks

After some work, I’ve finished a much-needed layout change and tweaked a lot of background code. Hopefully, it will make...

JAXA, The Japanese NASA

JAXA, or The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, formed in 2003 with the mergers of the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, the National Aerospace Laboratory, and the National Space Development Agency of Japan. The new agency began with the launch of several observational satellites and the ambitious Hayabusa mission. Hayabusa’s goal was to study Itokawa,…