Genji Press http://www.genjipress.com/ The website of Serdar Yegulalp, SF/fantasy author. Of the Far East, Near West, and a great deal in-between. en Copyright 2012 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:33:47 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Baking the Bread of Yearning Dept. Sometimes wanting to be a writer is the worst way to be a writer. http://www.genjipress.com/2012/02/baking-the-bread-of-yearning-d.html http://www.genjipress.com/2012/02/baking-the-bread-of-yearning-d.html writers writing Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:33:47 -0500 Almost Famous Dept. Why Should Libraries Focus on Popular Books? « Annoyed LibrarianLibraries should concentrate on collecting books that people might want to read, might even enjoy and benefit from, but don’t know about, and then promote them like crazy. The bestsellers are... http://www.genjipress.com/2012/02/almost-famous-dept.html http://www.genjipress.com/2012/02/almost-famous-dept.html books publicity publishing writing Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:45:21 -0500 United Red Army http://www.genjipress.com/2012/02/united-red-army.html http://www.genjipress.com/2012/02/united-red-army.html Local Movie Reviews historical fiction history Japan Kōji Wakamatsu movies Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:49:00 -0500 GTO: 14 Days in Shonan, Vol. #1 (Tohru Fujisawa) The further (and ever the more over the top) adventures of Great Teacher Onizuka, as he tries to turn around a whole special school full of kids abandoned by their own parents. http://www.genjipress.com/2012/02/gto-14-days-in-shonan-volume-1.html http://www.genjipress.com/2012/02/gto-14-days-in-shonan-volume-1.html Local Book Reviews Great Teacher Onizuka Japan manga reviews shonen Vertical Inc. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:19:05 -0500 Kind of Blue (Miles Davis / John Coltrane) One kind of perfect. http://www.genjipress.com/2012/02/kind-of-blue-miles-davis-john-.html http://www.genjipress.com/2012/02/kind-of-blue-miles-davis-john-.html Music jazz John Coltrane Miles Davis music review Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:46:00 -0500 Until The 12th Of Never Dept. Living forever: human aspiration or cosmic crock? http://www.genjipress.com/2012/01/until-the-12th-of-never-dept.html http://www.genjipress.com/2012/01/until-the-12th-of-never-dept.html Flight of the Vajra Writing Projects Flight of the Vajra science science fiction Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:15:23 -0500 One Of A Kind Dept. My rationale for why I don't plan to write sequels. 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On giving the gift that you made, and on what "making" means. http://www.genjipress.com/2012/01/matter-synthesizer-or-maybe-sa.html http://www.genjipress.com/2012/01/matter-synthesizer-or-maybe-sa.html Flight of the Vajra Writing Projects Flight of the Vajra science science fiction technology Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:27:39 -0500 What the Buddha Thought (Richard Gombrich) Ambitious attempt to place the Buddha in, and outside of, his historical context as a thinker and philosopher. http://www.genjipress.com/2012/01/what-the-buddha-thought-richar.html http://www.genjipress.com/2012/01/what-the-buddha-thought-richar.html Local Book Reviews books Buddhism Sat, 28 Jan 2012 19:18:15 -0500 So Little Time, So Much To Do Dept. More choices in entertainment means more competition, all against all. http://www.genjipress.com/2012/01/so-little-time-so-much-to-do-d-1.html http://www.genjipress.com/2012/01/so-little-time-so-much-to-do-d-1.html anime comics entertainment manga media movies music video games Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:52:50 -0500 Princess Knight: Vols. #1-2 (Osamu Tezuka) Osamu Tezuka's gender-bending fairy tale, now in English, was worth the wait. http://www.genjipress.com/2012/01/princess-knight-vols-1-2-osamu.html http://www.genjipress.com/2012/01/princess-knight-vols-1-2-osamu.html Local Book Reviews manga Osamu Tezuka review Vertical Inc. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:10:00 -0500 In Character Dept. On character in SF, especially bad character. http://www.genjipress.com/2012/01/in-character-dept.html http://www.genjipress.com/2012/01/in-character-dept.html Flight of the Vajra Writing Projects Flight of the Vajra science fiction writing Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:45:11 -0500 Belief System Dept. 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