PinnedSteve BenfeyTreasures from Heaven“A child is a treasure from heaven,” the priest’s wife said.22h ago22h ago
PinnedSteve BenfeyA Rock has a Hundred FacesA noir tale of beauty and butchery told by a Japanese gardenerFeb 6, 20221Feb 6, 20221
PinnedSteve BenfeyZen for Beginnersor ‘Camellia Macabre,’ in which a foreign monk dreams of a Zen koan from which he awakes to find himself inside a noir nightmareDec 5, 2020Dec 5, 2020
PinnedSteve BenfeyKyoto TimeBASED ON A TRUE STORY of a woman who faces danger buoyed by the strength of her cultural values in Japan’s ancient capitalJun 25, 2021Jun 25, 2021
PinnedSteve BenfeyHow to Eat RamenMy brain always retreated to its reptilian roots for the swamp-like summer, when the only happy creatures in Kyoto were lazy frogs and…Oct 23, 20201Oct 23, 20201
Steve BenfeyPrivate Tutor to the GodsWho was Tera, the woman who answered Jeremy’s ad, and what did she want from him?Oct 22, 2022Oct 22, 2022
Steve BenfeyThere are Two Ways to Walk from San Francisco to New York CityMeditation is not concentrationJun 11, 2022Jun 11, 2022
Steve BenfeyGaijin’s RedemptionWhat happens in Kyoto changes your life and stays with you for a lifetimeMay 7, 2022May 7, 2022
Steve BenfeyMeander Meets the New YearStrange encounters of a cat named Meander in Kyoto on New Year’s Day 2022, Year of the Tiger. Original at www.writersinkyoto.comJan 30, 2022Jan 30, 2022