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From Bamboo to the Moon : Unpacking Japan's Oldest Love Story

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 It's mythical Friday, my darlings, a day where you sit back, headset on with 'Would Have Been You' by Sombr playing in the background while we run into the beautiful and soothing fields of Asian myths. I really love reading about their myths and stories because they're always so fun and interesting. I do something dramatic whenever I research these stories: I search and search and search for the perfect song that makes me feel like I am on a train running away from my estranged husband to find love on a faraway island. The excitement, the tension, the fear—I feel it all because of how imaginative I can be, and I bring all those emotions in when I write. So, my darlings, let us go way back to the late 9th and early 10th century, change the song to 'Constellations' by Jade LeMac, we are about to float. The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter is the oldest fictional narrative containing elements of Japanese folklore. The author is unknown, though he probably wrote it for fu...

My Firsthand Kidnap Experience ✈

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If you are reading this, you are one of the 20 people in the world that I love with my brain. I am writing this sitting by my extension, using my leg to gauge my charger because it's shaking and I need my phone to charge, don't judge me!!! If I tell you guys that my international passport has so many stamps, you will think I am walking by faith and not by sight, but I am really just a low-key person that loves traveling. I have been to so many countries that I have lost count. If you are still doubting, you are the problem, and you need to work on yourself. I have so many beautiful artifacts that I have stored from all the countries I have visited. If you are still acting like Thomas, send me a message after reading this for the pictures. If you trust me never to lie to you, read on, baby. ๐Ÿ˜š๐Ÿงก. Let me give you guys a backstory of how I started traveling from country to country. It started as an uninterested and indifferent relationship. There was this group of people that I ne...