Belle BrettJan 27, 20193 min readDigging Deep: Four Books on Japan's Nightlife that Informed My NovelThe 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...
Belle BrettAug 23, 20182 min readAnatomy of A Collage: After Work DelightsIn 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....