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Baye McNeil

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Baye McNeil is a prominent writer, columnist, and speaker from Brooklyn, New York, now based in Japan. Renowned for his insightful commentary on cultural exchange, diversity, and expatriate life, McNeil delves into complex topics like race relations and assimilation with depth and clarity. His work bridges cultural divides, fostering understanding and connection between communities. Through his books and columns, he provides a fresh, nuanced perspective on life in Japan, drawing widespread acclaim.

A sought-after speaker, McNeil has lectured at universities and businesses across Japan and delivered a celebrated TED talk on embracing personal growth and transformation. His views have been featured in leading outlets like The New York Times, T
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How I Really Cope in Japan (And Why I Wrote a Book About It)

Before I start, I want to wish everyone a happy, healthy, and prosperous 2026, and that the chaos and hatred that’s consuming the world is brought under control before it gets entirely out of hand. Best believe that’s what I was praying for as the calendar flipped.

So, here we go.

I was gaslit first thing this morning.

A “follower” DMed me a video. In it, Japanese people were explaining—justifyin

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Words By Baye, Art By Miki by Baye McNeil
"‘We live in a crazy world, so if this world doesn’t make you a little crazy, you probably haven’t been living in it.’

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"From moving one liners to comedic anecdotes, Baye McNeil’s “Words by Baye Art by Miki“ compellingly recounts the adversities and successes that have made the man whose book you’ve decided to read. As a fellow expat living in Japan, I relate to phenom" Read more of this review »
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"McNeil's third book, WORDS BY BAYE, ART BY MIKI is less a memoir than a collection of essays -- some taking the form of dialogues -- art, and photos. The title suggests that this is a book about intercultural marriage, and it is, but it is more than " Read more of this review »
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“You can trust a few some of the time, and most none of the time. Feel lucky if you have even one to trust all of the time.”
V.C. Andrews, If There Be Thorns

Zora Neale Hurston
“I have known the joy and pain of friendship. I have served and been served. I have made some good enemies for which I am not a bit sorry. I have loved unselfishly, and I have fondled hatred with the red-hot tongs of Hell. That's living.”
Zora Neale Hurston

J.D. Salinger
“I'd just be the catcher in the rye and all. I know it's crazy, but that's the only thing I'd really like to be. I know it's crazy.”
J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye

Zora Neale Hurston
“Half Gods are worshipped with wine and Flowers. Real Gods require Blood.”
Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God

Grant Morrison
“We are the hands and eyes and ears, the sensitive probing feelers through which the emergent, intelligent universe comes to know its own form and purpose. We bring the thunderbolt of meaning and significance to unconscious matter, blank paper, the night sky. We are already divine magicians, already supergods. Why shouldn't we use all our brilliance to leap in as many single bounds as it takes to a world beyond ours, threatened by overpopulation, mass species extinction, environmental degradation, hunger, and exploitation? Superman and his pals would figure a way out of any stupid cul-de-sac we could find ourselves in - and we made Superman, after all. All it takes is that one magic word.”
Grant Morrison, Supergods: What Masked Vigilantes, Miraculous Mutants, and a Sun God from Smallville Can Teach Us About Being Human

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