From BK to TK
by Baye McNeilin 🎭️ Culture
From BK to TK
About the Substack
Memoir, commentary, and stories from a Brooklyn-born writer living in Tokyo, tracing the people, places, and realities that shaped him in both worlds.
Free Subscription Benefits
- Occasional Public Posts
Paid Subcription Benefits
- Full Access to every post (Japan-centric AND Memoir) Audio of memoir posts read by me
- Post comments and join the community, The Glossary: A companion guide to the era’s slang and culture in my signature style. Written Q&A after each chapter
- Written Q&A after each chapter, Curated Spotify playlist with occasional written liner notes
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About Baye McNeil
I’m a writer, raised in Brooklyn, braised in Japan. Author of three books on life in Japan. I love me some lasagna, The West Wing, House, The Wire, Tonkotsu Ramen, Onsen (Hot Springs) and of course Miki (not necessarily in that order).
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