Pale sticks like ivory
Unexpected sweetness—joy!
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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
H.P. Lovecraft tries Japanese candy
I reeled, overcome with ultimate horror of a sort unfelt by man since the pitiless god Pocky dragged his tentacles through the loathsome grime of primordial worlds not our own. Continue reading
Ernest Hemingway tries a Japanese candy bar
From his pocket he took a candy bar covered in a black wrapper. It was black chocolate. He held it and looked at the fire and looked at the moon. The night was big and black and Nick knew that this was the moment to do the terrible thing. 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
