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Con in Review: Anime Japan 2019

This post originally was originally written for Speculative Chic. I have decided to rewrite it from scratch, although there will still be...

Kristina Elyse Butke

Jul 17, 20239 min read

I've been to hundreds of shrines all over Western Japan, from Yakushima up into Tottori. And besides collecting goshuin (red shrine...

Kristina Elyse Butke

Mar 6, 20235 min read

Tomorrow I'm going to be catching the plane from Kumamoto prefecture back to the USA. I am overcome with many, many feelings: of great...

Kristina Elyse Butke

Aug 1, 20226 min read

I was asked by the prefectural advisors to give a JET Impressions speech during the Leaver's Ceremony, in which I share important...

Kristina Elyse Butke

Jul 25, 20224 min read

In my novel Son of the Siren, I included elves and fae folk. The fae live in the wandering forest of Elythia, while the elves are...

Kristina Elyse Butke

Jun 20, 20223 min read

In my book Son of the Siren, there is a large forest that dominates the capital city of Ardeth, called Pinemore. You have Castle Ardeth...

Kristina Elyse Butke

May 30, 20222 min read

This post originally appeared at Speculative Chic on June 25, 2020 as a part of the "Out of the Box" series on the blog. It has been...

Kristina Elyse Butke

May 16, 20224 min read

In my book Son of the Siren, there is a primordial forest filled with cedar trees, moss, and rugged stone, and the name of this forest is...

Kristina Elyse Butke

Feb 23, 20223 min read

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