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A temple with a view

by Craig Mod

Tsuruoka-shi — The view was good. There isn’t much to crave when sleeping in a temple — a decent futon, reasonably new tatami, a bath. Everything else is icing — great food, and of course, a view. I think this is the first real “view” I’ve had in any temple I’ve stayed at in Japan. I’ve stayed in dozens now. Many have views into gardens, but not into valleys. Inns, perhaps. The inn at Kiri-no-sato Takahara alon...

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An invitation to be in the moment

by Christine Herrin

San francisco — I feel like I’m in the middle of an anxiety attack that’s been going on for three days (and counting) now. A mild sense of panic, introvert exhaustion (because not only did I go to an all-women, two-d...

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I miss the old me — the one that wrote and remembered everything. Sniff!

by Christine Herrin

Los angeles — Reading through my archives tonight (thanks Amal and Craig) and a weird mix of awesome I’m so glad I documented this and why don’t you document as much anymore? And to think I’m working on a project t...

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Writing the last moment

by Craig Mod

Tsuruoka-shi — Looping back onto itself, this was written here.

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