A Funeral

March 1, 2017November 15, 2017 Matt Mangham 8094 Views Matt Mangham, Matt's Moment

Last week my wife’s sister died. After a long and unevenly matched battle, her death was at once unsurprising and

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In Memoriam: Mac

December 1, 2016August 17, 2022 Matt Mangham 10021 Views MAC Bar, Matt Mangham

Matt Mangham remembers the man behind the bar, the legend that was Mac who passed away in August 2016.

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Hagoromo-cho

September 1, 2016May 4, 2023 Matt Mangham 7967 Views Matt Mangham, Matt's Moment

Sitting with a group of travelers not long ago, I was asked with regard to Japan, “What’s the deal with

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Calling Ariane

June 1, 2016November 15, 2017 Matt Mangham 6575 Views Matt Mangham, Matt's Moment

My wife collects strays. A small Parisian dancer standing at the side of a coastal road, with a sign saying

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A Short Season in a Hiroshima (that Never Was)

March 1, 2016June 14, 2016 Matt Mangham 5894 Views Matt's Moment

It’s springtime, and you’ve set your heart on Hiroshima, Queen of the Lemon Isles. Good for you! Let’s take a few moments to ensure you make the most of your time here.

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The out-of-towners

December 1, 2015November 15, 2017 Matt Mangham 4211 Views Matt Mangham, Matt's Moment

We just sent my parents home after three weeks in Hiroshima. They kept busy. Picnics in the mountains, a two-day

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A Season of Memory

September 1, 2015June 14, 2016 Matt Mangham 4667 Views Autumn, Matt's Moment

Autumn takes such abuse as a moth-eaten metaphor for decline. “Knows’t thou not at the fall of the leaf” and so on. Here in Japan, the poets have done no better.