Stories as footprints
Stories are the most valuable footprints left by others in the sands of time. This is a space where I trace those footprints and leave my own. I hope you find them of some value.
There are two main categories here: finds, mostly summaries and/or reviews of stories or books I've discovered, and blog, my essays and thoughts various subjects (mostly storytelling).
You can learn more about me here.
Featured Posts
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A few weeks ago, I watched Ponyo for the first time. Early on, as the little fish basked in the underwater sun and drifted too close to human activity, I tried to guess what incident would knock her life out of balance and start the story. My first thought was …
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What this blog is about, and how Longfellow’s metaphor shapes the way I see and experience stories.
Recent Finds
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My Neighbour Totoro
After watching this film, why do I feel so joyful, so sure of the world’s goodwill? Is it the way every gesture, background, and movement carries the animators’ love? The jaunty ending theme that sings watashi wa genki — “I’m okay” — and actually means it? Or is it that …
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Ponyo
Ponyo tells the story of a magical goldfish sea princess and her friendship with Sosuke, a young boy living by the sea.
