I’m not sure when I first got the idea that I wanted to create an exhibit of images that related to my novel, Gina in the Floating World....

Pack your bags. It’s summer, and it’s the longest day, when your thoughts may turn not only to where you will vacation but also to what...

The first draft of my novel, Gina in the Floating World, reflected my own experiences as a foreign bar hostess in a Tokyo suburb in the...

I’m always intrigued by those films that are “inspired by” or “based on” true events. As a writer who likes to use my own life as a...

Growing up, the one consistent holiday tradition my family maintained was listening to a recording of Dylan Thomas reading “A Child’s...

For those of you who missed my book launch at Porter Square Books on October 2, 2018, I present below the text of my presentation. In...

As a writer, you dream about the day when you will present your first book to the world. That day—Tuesday, October 2, 2018, has come and...

I recently did an interview with Dead Darlings, conducted by Marc Foster, about my novel, "Gina in the Floating World."Among the...

I wrote this poem in high school for our annual literary newspaper. But, with three weeks until publication of my novel and four weeks...

In addition to being a writer, I am also an artist. I work in several media, but one of my favorite is paper or mixed media collage....

Cheryl Suchors, author of the inspiring memoir of adventure and persistence--48 Peaks: Hiking and Healing in the White Mountains (She...

Art figures prominently in my novel, Gina in the Floating World. The title of my book itself refers to an aspect of Japanese life (“the...

Writing is all about revision, and Gina in the Floating World is no exception. I have shredded and re-crafted it numerous times. Although...

As I prepared for my interview with Mr. K, the club owner, I worried about my lack of glamour. I had all the wrong clothes and the wrong...

The rain poured down in opaque sheets outside the American Express office in Tokyo, where I collected my mail, and considered my...