Tag: writings
member name: Jeff Tuthill
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October 10, 2007 10:06 AM EDT --
Here is my Halloween Poem for 2007. I hope it gets you in that scary mood for All Saints Day!
Breeze In The Boneyard
In the dread of night when most are dead asleep, . . . more
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February 12, 2008 02:53 PM EST --
If you are into ghosts, you might want to check out my book.
GIFT OF A BLUE BALL Path of a Fortune-teller in Okinawa
This is a historical fiction following the life of a yuta (fortune . . . more
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February 04, 2008 04:06 PM EST --
Flood falls from the sky
Gray clouds cry pouring rain
Sunlight held hostage;
In the darkness of my heart
Loneliness of a break-up.
The above Tanka is a traditional type . . . more
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October 08, 2007 02:08 PM EDT --
The soreness of each finger,
Pricked upon the thorns of time.
Bleed but a little and pain so much,
While each of us age past our prime.
Growing old may not assure a sage,
Yet ache of aging . . . more
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October 12, 2007 04:13 PM EDT --
As Halloween appoaches, I get more and more in the mood for spooky stuff. I have already submitted my poem for the Halloween season, "Breeze In The Boneyard"; now, here is my story ...
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October 08, 2007 05:38 PM EDT --
Here is a poem I composed about a sacred memorial in Okinawa called Himeyuri-No-To which is referred to in English as the Cave of Virgins. It is the site of deep emotion and sadness for many Okinawans, . . . more
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April 19, 2006 04:16 PM EDT --
I was happily surprised to get some excited responses from my previous article, A Life Changing Experience.
Many of you have asked, "What happened to Chipper?"
To answer this question, . . . more
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September 25, 2007 09:58 PM EDT --
I Just Published a Novel on iUniverse.com!
GIFT OF A BLUE BALL Path of a Fortune-teller in Okinawa
This is a historical fiction following the life of a yuta (fortune teller) in Okinawa from childhood . . . more
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January 17, 2008 12:44 PM EST --
"The following is an acrostic poem that I composed for my beloved wife Mitsuko ."
M itsuko rose into my life
I n time to rescue me from strife.
T esting my resilience . . . more
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April 18, 2006 01:00 PM EDT --
Some of you may be old enough to remember; but, when I was fifteen, comic books were a big item for kids. There was Marvel, DC and Action comics, and of course the great MAD Magazine. Well, . . . more
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October 17, 2007 09:16 PM EDT --
(This is being re-published by request for allthingsjapan.gather.com)
Here is a poem I composed about a sacred memorial in Okinawa called Himeyuri-No-To which is referred to in English as the Cave . . . more
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February 12, 2008 12:41 PM EST --
Nakajin Castle (Nakijin-jo) ruins are in the Nago region of Okinawa. Many Uchinanchu go
there to pray at shrines on the ruins site. I have visited there several times and have also . . . more
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April 11, 2006 02:20 PM EDT --
carried on the wind
pollination by the bees
new life is blooming
more
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April 17, 2006 10:44 AM EDT --
My beloved wife, Mitsuko and I returned from living in Okinawa, Japan to take up residence in San Jose, California. We flew back separately; I returned to the States in November 2004 and . . . more
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January 28, 2008 04:47 PM EST --
Here is an idea for a Dramatic/Action Weekly Series. Let me know what you think.
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February 14, 2006 11:27 AM EST --
Rooted in love and passionate spirit,
Named for a Saint persecuted in Rome.
For devotion put to death and not fear it,
A canonized Christian whose heart was his home.
Let us look to the past, to Valentine's . . . more
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April 24, 2006 03:02 PM EDT --
The elevator doors opened. The newbie stood slightly shaking from intimidation of his presence. The President, CEO and founder of the company this employee just started working for stepped . . . more
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December 28, 2007 04:27 PM EST --
Birdsong rings-in the dawn,
As light creeps over night
A glaring seed shall spawn
To bring the morning bright.
Slowly rises the sun,
Greeting like an old man . . . more
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April 20, 2006 01:03 PM EDT --
It was my first Thanksgiving to celebrate in Okinawa, Japan, and I wasn't sure that sharing in the holiday rituals would be appropriate. After all, my Okinawa family by marriage did not understand . . . more
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