Norman Wilkinson’s “The Wave” Painting A short piece on “The Wave” - a beautiful and vigorous marine painting by Norman Wilkinson showing the ocean waves under a dark blue sky.

Back in June 2021, I covered Norman Wilkinson's early twentieth century maritime painting, "The Wave."

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#Art #Painting #NormanWilkinson #History #Ocean

Cabbage reviwed the anime adaptation of Takopi's Original Sin on her always-fun Cabbage Sorter blog. Takopi was a short six-episode series which aired in summer season 2025. It was one of the last shows I watched before I started failing and fell approximately 2.5 anime seasons behind (thus […]

Geese in the Snow in Brooklyn Bridge Park Sharing photos of geese on a snow-covered lawn in Brooklyn Bridge Park, all captured on February 13, 2026.

Nice shots! Funny enough I was down there a couple of times and saw it with the tarp. Thought about taking a photo for a follow-up post but I failed. I did however capture geese in the snow (did you see them too?) so I'll give myself a pass.

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I posted some Victory Chimes pics from 2/26/2026:
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Making My First Visual Novel: Little White Lies N.A. Ferrell discusses developing his first Ren’Py visual novel, Little White Lies, in collaboration with Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Victor V. Gurbo.

I subsequently published a long article on The New Leaf Journal explaining how Little White Lies came to be.

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Little White Lies by Circle New Leaf Journal, VictorVGurbo, N.A. Ferrell A short visual novel featuring original music and photography, a public domain song, and remembering past love.

I worked with my good friend and NLJ colleague, Victor V. Gurbo, to make my first visual novel. I built "Little White Lies" in Ren'Py and published it on Itch one week ago for the Gaming Like It's 1930 jam. It takes about 10-15 minutes to see everything.

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Re-printing Lizzie Deas' short story, "The Christmas Rose."

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My PDF version:

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“Nor myrrh, nor frankincense, nor gold,” said the angel […]

History of New York’s Evacuation Day A history of New York City’s Evacuation Day, a former holiday that fell on November 25 and marked the November 25, 1783 British evacuation of Manhattan.

November 25 marks New York's Evacuation Day. On this day in 1783, British troops completed an organized evacuation of New York City, making way for General George Washington to lead American troops into Manhattan and complete the transfer of power.

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JP to EN Game Translation Mishaps A mishap translating the name of an RPG called The Crazy Hyper-Dungeon Chronicles into Japanese creates an unexpected Steam success story in Japan.

A humorous story about a translation mishap bring an English RPG title to Japanese reminded me of my experience using Google Translate on the website of a 2005 Japanese visual novel called Gogatsu no sora (May Sky is the official En localized title).

Building and Running PumpkinOS A short article on building PumpkinOS, a ground-up re-implementation of PalmOS, and running it on the EndeavourOS Linux distribution.

I building and running PumpkinOS, an open source re-implementation of PalmOS, on a Linux computer.

Reviewing Teaser Trailers for Angel Next Door Season 2 I review the first two teaser trailers for the second season of The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten after recapping my season one coverage.

Having previously written three articles about the anime adaptation of The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten, I took a stab at my first "teaser trailer review"

Imagination in Pokémon Red and Blue A look back at the aesthetic wonder of Pokémon Red and Blue and a look forward to how modern Pokémon games can recapture the spirit of the original.

Three years to the day, I reflected on my memories of playing Pokémon Red in 1998-99 and what made the generation one games genuinely great.

Victor V. Gurbo Interview On Outrun the Invisible Man Brooklyn musician Victor V. Gurbo discusses his and Mark Caserta’s new album, Outrun the Invisible Man, with Nicholas Ferrell of The New Leaf Journal.

I published notes from my discussion with my long-time friend and Brooklyn-based musician Victor V. Gurbo on his new album, Outrun the Invisible Man. You can learn about Victor, who is influenced by American folk music, and listen to his album at the link.

#Music #FolkMusic #Album #Brooklyn

The modest virtues of self-awe A dialogue about a star baseball player relating to a younger player who was in awe of him. “I’m in awe of me too,” he said.

A short fictional dialogue on the modest virtues of being in awe of oneself.

A small white computer desk neatly placed on a sidewalk with its side against a concrete ledge and its back against a black iron fence at the corner of Love Lane and College Place in Brooklyn Heights. Behind the fence we seen neatly collapsed cardboard boxes ready for recycling.

Seen on Love Lane and College Place in Brooklyn Heights (NYC) on June 23, 2025, a free white desk.

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My heroic broken link report to U.S. DOJ I don’t like to brag about being a hero, but sometimes it’s necessary to tell a story to inspire our millions of readers.

In 2023, I came across a broken link in the Department of Justice's Immigration Court Practice Manual. While many other people would have done nothing (the page also had a working link to the same place), I did the "heroic" thing and reported the issue.

Victor V. Gurbo | Singer-Songwriter The Official Website of Singer-Songwriter Victor V. Gurbo.

If you enjoyed Victor's guitar commentary, you can learn more about him and his music on his professional website.

www.victorvgurbo.com

On Why Vintage Guitars Sound Better Guitarist and luthier Victor V. Gurbo offers his opinion on why vintage guitars sound better than new guitars.

Back in 2021, my good friend and colleague, Victor V. Gurbo, who happens to be a professional musician and luthier, offered his take on why vintage guitars sound better.

While I am not sure about live action 5 Centimeters Per Second (open to giving it a go), I'm a big fan of the animated version. Back in 2022, I wrote about my favorite scene in the movie: Takaki's idyllic memory montage in Act I.

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Anime Hairstyles on the Ship of Theseus Does a 2D girl in anime wear a hairstyle, or is she a hairstyle? I examine the Ship of Theseus as applied to anime, with an anecdote.

I was watching Puella Magi Madoka Magica with a friend way back in 2012. I was in college at the time. A philosophy major, no less. My friend's inability to recognize a key character with different hair raised in me some philosophical questions.

The Comedy of Life and Augustus’s Death Examining an 1829 London magazine piece, “The Comedy of Life,” and the last words of the first Roman Emperor, Augustus.

A short piece in the September 19, 1829 edition of The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction reminded me of an account of the death of Caesar Augustus.

A solitary yellow garden tulip with red accents growing from a dry patch of soil in front of a wooden post, surrounded by small patches of grass.

Seen in Red Hook, Brooklyn (NYC), on April 29, 2025: A solitary yellow and red tulip.

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Physical Game Cartridges are Pro-User I write in praise and defense of Nintendo’s focus on marketing physical game cartridges for the Switch while its rivals focus on digital-first strategies.

I published an article on March 21, 2022, praising Nintendo for being "cartridge-first" with respect to the Switch. Fortunately, I never predicted that the cause for praise would persist indefinitely.

An Albino Sparrow Sighting in Brooklyn The story of a possible summer albino sparrow sighting in the Brooklyn Heights neighborhood of New York City.

Back on August 8, 2018, I saw what appeared to me to be an albino sparrow in Brooklyn Heights. Unfortunately, it flew away before I could document it with my former BlackBerry Classic.

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NLJ was originally on a shared Bluehost server with cPanel. Back in 2022, I moved the site to a Hetzer VPS and manage the server with Cloudron. I consider this a good upgrade, but mileage may vary (note Cloudron free, which I use, has a 2-app limitation).

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Garbage and Free Stuff in Red Hook, Brooklyn On two separate walks past Hicks and Nelson Streets in Red Hook, Brooklyn, I encountered refuse coffee cup art and two free chairs left out for the taking.

One man's trash is another man's treasure, or so the saying goes. While that is often not the case, I turned some trash in Red Hook, Brooklyn, into a photo post which did surprisingly well thanks to the NewsBreak App.

Featured photo from my article on a humorously mis-placed "Liquid Death" sticker under glass bottles of Coke.

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Kazuya’s Hair Color in Rent-A-Girlfriend A flashback scene in the fourth season of the Rent-A-Girlfriend anime revealed that the brown-haired protagonist Kazuya’s hair is naturally black.

I continue to watch the Rent-A-Girlfriend anime into its 4th season for some unknown reason. My time was not totally wasted, however. Episode 42 revealed hair color information about the hapless protagonist, Kazuya Kinoshita, which I turned into an article.