The year 2019 was an interestingly normal one for me. JP has remained steady, enjoying modest growth in traffic: 511, 697 visits, up from 508,001 in 2018. I didn’t release a new book this year, opting to focus on writing. That said, Kanzashi is looking at a late February or March release. Kanzashi is a…
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