I’m an American writer and mother living in rural Japan. My first novel, Losing Kei, will be published in January, 2008, by Leapfrog Press. I’m also the editor of two anthologies – The Broken Bridge: Fiction by Expatriates in Literary Japan, and a collection of literary writing on parenting disabled children, which is forthcoming from Beacon Press in spring, 2008.
July 12, 2007 at 11:18 am |
Hi,
I got the link for your blog off femail I think, last night. I stayed up until 12.30 in the morning reading your entire blog! It’s great. Your name keeps popping up in my life, through AFWJ I guess. Anyway I just thought I’d say hi and let you know how impressive your life sounds, balancing work and family. I am looking forward to reading your book. Congratulations. You’re a real inspiration.
Jacqui in Osaka
January 16, 2008 at 2:39 pm |
Hi
I wonder if you can help me trace Lise Leroux. We both suffer from the condition which is described in my web site and also living near to each other at one time,became good friends. She then moved away and we kept in touch until one day she suddenly stopped communicating. I have tried her mobile/cell phone several times and there is only a message on it. I am worried sick about her because I know she had recently been diagnosed with MS on top of everything else. I also hope that her two little dogs are still alive and keeping her company. If you do know whereabouts she is, I would be so grateful just to know that she is still alive.
Regards
Marysia
February 27, 2008 at 1:44 pm |
Hallo Suzanne,
I stumbled upon your blog and found we have different things in common so decided to write. The two most important things we have in common are: first, I’m a writer too and second, I’ve build a multicultural family as well as you did. Another thing we have in common from what I’ve read about you is that we are daily committed in spreading the value of diversity. I work as an intercultural mediator in schools and currently I’m in Italy, my country of origin, even if soon (hopefully within the year) I’ll be moving to another new destination.
Before writing much about me, I invite you to have a look to my website (it is also in English) http://www.valentinammaka.net and now to a blog http://valentinammaka.blogspot.com which I still need to fix and many links to add (i’ve already added yours!). I’m not sure about the look , if I’ve chosen the best blog server and so many things…. I wasn’t much keen on having a blog mostly due to very little time, anyway it is on the web!
Warm regards
Valentina
February 27, 2008 at 5:33 pm |
Have a nice day !
April 4, 2008 at 12:31 pm |
Dear Suzanne,
I’ve enjoyed perusing your blog, and thought you might be interested in participating in a group blog where creative mothers support each other through the challenges of making art while being Mom. Visit us at http://creativeconstruction.wordpress.com. We’d love to have your perspective as a mother from the special needs perspective, as well as a resident of Japan. Hope to see you there!
All best,
Miranda
May 5, 2008 at 4:26 pm |
Just wanted to say Hello and wow….
October 10, 2008 at 3:39 am |
I just found your blog after reading about “Love You to Pieces” and I’m excited to purchase this book and start reading. I’m an aspiring author and the mom of two special kids, my 5 year has mosaic down syndrome, and about a year ago my 3 year old was diagnosed with sensory integration disorder. Blogging has helped me find other moms going through the same thing as me, but when I read that the title of your book I nearly fell out of my chair!
Thank you for putting this work together. I’ve posted it over at my blog.
March 3, 2009 at 3:00 am |
i stumbled on your site trying to get back on afwj’s femail (which i have not accessed in a couple of years), you can tell i am procrastinating doing my taxes. i will look for your book (Losing Kei)–which i have seen reviewed or mentioned in a couple of places.
Broken Bridge has some fine pieces although to my regret it has not been easy enough (thematically or language wise) for me to use for adult Japanese women learners of english.
On another topic –
our youngest daughter is taking exams still this week for a university in tokyo. she has not gotten in to where she wants to go. bringing up bicultural children even in the “big city” of tokyo is so disheartening. i thought my family could beat the system and have a happy life thru education and bilingualism but her experience of the last year wasted in mindless cramming and spiritual emptiness has made me doubt every choice we have made.
how far along are you in raising your children? Peggy