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Travel Memoirs

Norway: Where Outdoor Life, Taco Fridays, and Drunk Anxiety Collide

A traveler’s attempt to unravel the quirks of Norwegian culture

7 min readNov 26, 2023

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Norwegian flag with an eerie fjord in the background

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The Narrative Arc

Wasabi Shouts: My Journey Into Taekwondo in Tokyo, Japan

I dared to try something new and fell in love

7 min readNov 21, 2023

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Group of students in white doing taekwondo on the beach

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The Howling Owl

Gaijin: Getting Lost & Found in Tokyo

Haiku Chain

2 min readSep 13, 2023

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Gaijin: Getting Lost & Found in Tokyo

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Writing at Midnight

Darkness and urges of creation — haiku chain.

2 min readMay 24, 2023

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Writing at Midnight

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The Riff

Punk’s Not Dead, but Our Music Clubs Are Dying

Cultural erosion, closing down clubs and crowding out of subcultures is not just Covid’s fault — it’s been a long time coming

12 min readMay 25, 2023

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Punk’s Not Dead, but Our Music Clubs Are Dying

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Three Imaginary Girls

I Bought Tickets for a Goth Concert and Got a Kinky Party

A trip to pure freedom and the best evening in a long time

7 min read22 hours ago

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I Bought Tickets for a Goth Concert and Got a Kinky Party

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Black Bear

My Best Friend Calling From the Psychiatric Hospital Was a Big Deal

When fighting depression, picking up the phone can feel both overwhelming and invaluable.

5 min readApr 24, 2024

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My Best Friend Calling From the Psychiatric Hospital Was a Big Deal

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The Howling Owl

Cold Feet

Learning to feel alive (again) — a free verse poem

1 min readApr 17, 2024

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Imogene’s Notebook

Before You Know What Jealousy Is

You have to face the monster

1 min readApr 11, 2024

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A group of hands reaching up in the air, forming different shapes with the fingers. A black and white photo

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Three Imaginary Girls

Loud, Proud, and Female: How Punk Bands Inspired My Courage

Girls hating on girls was not an issue in my music scene.

8 min readMar 31, 2024

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Loud, Proud, and Female: How Punk Bands Inspired My Courage

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Mad Midori

Mad Midori

Ph.D. holder, geek and ex-corporate turned start-up co-founder. Surfer, van traveler, cat lover with punk roots. Top writer in music, culture, poetry.

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