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How to Self-Publish your Book (for cheap) and get it Listed on Amazon
Someone once told me that there is a book inside all of us – but few get the chance to ever pluck that idea from their head and transfer it to print. I’m not sure if that’s true or not… but if you...
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Comic: Trying to find the PERFECT silly English shirt
I think I’ve hit a “hipster” phase. Recently I’ve started really, REALLY wanting sarcastic shirts with awkward English and/or animals saying awkward things. I see them all the time in Tokyo… but I...
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Things I love about Japan: Yakiniku (焼き肉)
Over the weekend, Ryosuke and I went out to yakiniku (焼き肉). Yakiniku, literally “fried meat,” is a type of Japanese food that I’ve grown to love. It’s also rather pricey, meaning that we don’t spring...
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Comic: You Don’t LOOK American…
To all my Americans abroad – has this ever happened to you? Or ditto to people with a different nationality that somehow don’t “look the part.” It doesn’t happen that often… but at least once or...
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Comic: I see foreign people every day!!!
As many of you know, Ryosuke and I moved out of Tokyo in late February. We’re still close enough that we can get into the city by train (albeit, a long ride) – but we are very much in the countryside....
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Comic: Japanese superpowers
I am insanely jealous of the “superpower” most Japanese people have – the ability to fall asleep on moving trains. Ryosuke and I went down to Tokyo yesterday to hang out with one of my friends who was...
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Comic: Selling our comics at a convention in Tokyo
A couple of weeks ago, Ryosuke and I sold our comic books at an independent manga/comic convention in Tokyo. I had been twice before – but actually selling books at this convention was a completely...
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Videos from this week (Week 20 & 21, 2015) on YouTube
These are the videos I posed this week on my YouTube channel, “Texan in Tokyo.” I started the channel last year in June and honestly wasn’t expecting it to be this fun. Because it is. Fun, I mean.
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Comic: I’ve been in Japan too long
Of course, crime still happens in Tokyo. Crime happens basically everywhere. That being said, the “personal theft” crime in Tokyo is comparatively lower than anywhere else I’ve lived. I feel...
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Comic: Dog Strollers in Japan
I’m sure dog strollers exist in other countries. But last time Ryosuke and I had lunch at the park, it was FULL of dogs in strollers! I thought it was crazy. ——————————— Like these comics?
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Comic: Cleaning in America VS Japan
Growing up in America, schools hired janitors. That was normal. When I went to school in Ghana, the schools also hired janitors. As far as I knew, that’s what schools, offices, and every other...
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Comic: How to draw us!
And this is how you draw us! A couple people have been asking for an art tutorial. I’m not sure if this is what they had in mind, to be honest, but if you should totally draw us and tweet it/post it...
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Videos from this week (Week 21 & 22, 2015) on YouTube
These are the videos I posed this week on my YouTube channel, “Texan in Tokyo.” I started the channel last year in June and honestly wasn’t expecting it to be this fun. Because it is. Fun, I mean.
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Comic: Small talk in Texas VS Japan
I love small talk. Some people get annoyed by small talk in America… but I adore it. I love chatting with strangers in line and hearing their stories. I don’t want to be Facebook friends with them.
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Comic: Googling “Ryosuke”
How did you find my blog? I get about 1,000 – 3,000 views a day from search engines (usually Google search). Most people don’t stick around (of course) – they just needed specific information from a...
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The 7 reasons I want to quit Blogging (And the 3 reasons why I won’t)
I dream of quitting. I dream of quitting all of this – my channel, my blog, and my books on Amazon/Etsy. Poof. Gone.
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Comic: The Sausage Principle
I love curry bread. Japanese curry bread has solid “Japanese style” curry (potato, carrots, sauce, and meat) cooked inside a lump of dough – then deep fat fried. It’s one of my favorite “on the go”...
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Want a FREE copy of my new book, “Confessions of a Texan in Tokyo”? Become an...
Hi everyone, it’s Grace (of course)~ As you may (or may not) know, I’m writing another comic book (yay!) and I wanted to let you know and/or give an opportunity for you to get involved. My newest...
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Comic: Shopping in the Japanese Countryside
So far, Ryosuke and I have been able to survive for like 3 years here in Japan without a car. We rent one every once in a while (probably 3-4 times a year) when we want to go on a road trip or need to...
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Comic: Mini-Marvin!
Marvin (the talking rabbit who occasionally appears in my comics) is a figment of my imagination. I did not model him after a stuffed animal or a pet or anything like that. I just started sketching...
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