Philip Marlowe gets more than he bargained for when he accepts a simple job involving mysterious food. Continue reading
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Haiku master Basho tries Japanese candy
Pale sticks like ivory
Unexpected sweetness—joy!
Chestnuts abandoned Continue reading
Jane Austen tries Japanese candy
“Do tell us at once, Captain Middlebury, what that strange object might be,” cried Mrs. Rawlings. “I, for one, have never seen such a curiosity in all the county. Surely it is another of your wonderful importations from abroad.” Continue reading
Nostradamus tries Japanese DIY candy
Only the immortal prophet knows whether this is sushi or candy. Continue reading
Emily Dickinson tries Japanese candy
The gloom of night is swept away
As by a scouring broom—
Dawn’s golden-fingered beams reveal
A curious mushroom. Continue reading
Laura Ingalls Wilder tries a Japanese KitKat
The bright circle of lamplight fell across shining plates heaped with Ma’s good bread.
“Here’s something to round out the supper, girls,” said Pa. Continue reading
e.e. cummings tries a Japanese KitKat
on a
blueeyed
dish lies
this
pinkandsilver wrapped
strawberry thing Continue reading
