Cultural

Join us for this special online event hosted by JETAA BC and JETAA Ottawa where we get a chance to talk to author Clara Kumagai. Kumagai has feet in Canada, Japan, and Ireland and has written a number of short stories for the Banshee Press and Stinging Fly. In 2023, she published her first YA novel, Catfish Rolling. We will dive into what inspired her to explore space and time through Sora. Click here to listen to Clara's quick summary of […]

This month we will read Shuhei Fujisawa's "A Passing Shower." A burglar takes shelter from the rain in a temple while casing the storehouse he intends to break into. His efforts are thwarted by the assorted people who also come to take shelter. Registrants will get access to the short story to read before the meeting! Click here if you would like to only join us for our September meeting. (Sep 24 at 7pm over Zoom) If you wish to […]

This month we will read Shiga Naoya's "Seibei and his Gourd." A story about young Seibei and his obsession with gourds.  Registrants will get access to the short story to read before the meeting! Click here if you would like to only join us for our November meeting. Check out our Yomi-kai initiative page to see what other short stories we have read in the past!

This month we will read "Men Without Women" by Haruki Murakami.  The story follows the anguish that comes upon an unnamed narrator who receives a phone call in the middle of the night telling him that his former lover has passed away from an unexpected informant. Registrants will get access to the short story to read before the meeting! Sign up via the Zoom link here. Check out our Yomi-kai initiative page to see what other short stories we [...]