August Diary 

Summer of the Fire Horse, 2026.

It's been a wild ride and I've changed and grown on many levels.

I've seen Nature's Fury up close and I have developed a new respect for it. Our plans and intentions are ultimately pretty puny in comparison.

I spent the night of August 13th escaping the freak floodwaters that wreaked havoc on Chiba. Dylan and I were staying at a rental house near the seaside for the Obon week holiday when the authorities issued a level 5 evacuation order (the highest there is). The storm hit at…

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