Writer & photographer. Japan based for 20+ years. Author of Things Become Other Things (Random House: May 2025), Kissa by Kissa (2020). Contributor to NYTimes, Atlantic, WIRED, and more. Walks a lot. Bla bla bla!! shop.specialprojects.jp craigmod.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/craigmod.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/craigmod.com/post/3mh3dq4v26c2gBuilding software in 2026 — insanely, improbably, we've all been given the equivalent of a nuclear reactor for $200/mo; it's wild that technology like Claude Code is so evenly distributed, so quickly: https://craigmod.com/essays/software_bonkers/15 Mar 2026 06:43 +0000at://did:plc:ugg4cm2pdlypd7ryashcc24w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh3dq4v26c2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/craigmod.com/post/3me3esv33e224there seems to be one fine art edition of TBOT left in the shop; I believe this is truly the last copy of this edition: https://shop.specialprojects.jp/products/things-become-other-things-1st-ed05 Feb 2026 02:47 +0000at://did:plc:ugg4cm2pdlypd7ryashcc24w/app.bsky.feed.post/3me3esv33e224https://bsky.app/profile/craigmod.com/post/3mdz37z7h2k24Thank you! ❤️ [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Feb 2026 04:50 +0000at://did:plc:ugg4cm2pdlypd7ryashcc24w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdz37z7h2k24https://bsky.app/profile/craigmod.com/post/3md2r3qhj2k2otonight's TBOT event with motoyuki shibata was sold out, but I added a few more ticket spots; 19:30 @ dandelion chocolate Kuramae: tbot.peatix.com/view https://tbot.peatix.com/view23 Jan 2026 03:29 +0000at://did:plc:ugg4cm2pdlypd7ryashcc24w/app.bsky.feed.post/3md2r3qhj2k2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/craigmod.com/post/3mciyqj4egk2zTBOT Tokyo Event, one week from today (a few tix left) (and please use the Student Tickets if price is an issue!!): tbot.peatix.com/view https://tbot.peatix.com/view16 Jan 2026 01:58 +0000at://did:plc:ugg4cm2pdlypd7ryashcc24w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mciyqj4egk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/craigmod.com/post/3mbxthddhp22yTwo weeks until my TBOT event with Motoyuki Shibata — about 25 tickets left (out of 80): tbot.peatix.com/view https://tbot.peatix.com/view09 Jan 2026 06:08 +0000at://did:plc:ugg4cm2pdlypd7ryashcc24w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbxthddhp22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/craigmod.com/post/3mbxpjyjeis2cSome additional notes on my 2026 New York Times 52-Places to Go pick: Nagasaki craigmod.com/ridgeline/221/ https://craigmod.com/ridgeline/221/09 Jan 2026 04:58 +0000at://did:plc:ugg4cm2pdlypd7ryashcc24w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbxpjyjeis2chttps://bsky.app/profile/craigmod.com/post/3mawsevrguc2jHaving a TBOT book event in Tokyo: "THINGS BECOME HOT CHOCOLATE" January 23 @ Dandelion Chocolate in Kuramae, in conversation with translator Motoyuki Shibata tbot.peatix.com/view https://tbot.peatix.com/view27 Dec 2025 02:51 +0000at://did:plc:ugg4cm2pdlypd7ryashcc24w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mawsevrguc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/craigmod.com/post/3m6qcdzxs2k24"There’s a ruthlessness that’s taken hold across all cultural making. Everything turned into a casino, 'traps' galore. Billions as the only goal. Leave “nothing on the table.” Epicurean maximizing. That sort of thing. AI now turning solid ground liquid for the next decade." craigmod.com/roden/109/ https://craigmod.com/roden/109/29 Nov 2025 01:58 +0000at://did:plc:ugg4cm2pdlypd7ryashcc24w/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6qcdzxs2k24https://bsky.app/profile/craigmod.com/post/3m47toxtx7c23For some reason, it looks like the ebook edition of Things Become Other Things is $1.99 today. (Hardcover is also $17, which is the cheapest I've seen it; I still get the same royalties, so, you know, please, buy away 😂) amzn.to/4ntXoYW https://amzn.to/4ntXoYW28 Oct 2025 02:02 +0000at://did:plc:ugg4cm2pdlypd7ryashcc24w/app.bsky.feed.post/3m47toxtx7c23https://bsky.app/profile/craigmod.com/post/3lzzglef7ak2jWalking 200km of the Kiso-ji (back and forth) starting on Thursday; more deets and signup links here: craigmod.com/ridgeline/216/ https://craigmod.com/ridgeline/216/30 Sep 2025 02:01 +0000at://did:plc:ugg4cm2pdlypd7ryashcc24w/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzzglef7ak2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/craigmod.com/post/3lxm5yh6rlk2zholy crap, Adolescence was four very very very very very very intense hours of TV, good god (it was very good, too; esp episode 3, wow)30 Aug 2025 08:33 +0000at://did:plc:ugg4cm2pdlypd7ryashcc24w/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxm5yh6rlk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/craigmod.com/post/3lwsnyvglvk2j"I swept away the everyday to make space for the profound, and my days refilled with everyday things." https://frankchimero.com/blog/2025/time-is-on-my-side/20 Aug 2025 05:10 +0000at://did:plc:ugg4cm2pdlypd7ryashcc24w/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwsnyvglvk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/craigmod.com/post/3lwq227cca224"real feel" of 43℃ in Tokyo right now; drink lots of water folks, don't get all kidney stoned like me craigmod.com/ridgeline/212/ https://craigmod.com/ridgeline/212/19 Aug 2025 04:07 +0000at://did:plc:ugg4cm2pdlypd7ryashcc24w/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwq227cca224https://bsky.app/profile/craigmod.com/post/3lw44esnstc2ni've reached a "decision saturation point" where I can't make any more decisions; each additional decision I'm asked to make is like pushing a wire under my fingernails; i've never reached quite this "intense" level of decision fatigue! please don't ask me where to have dinner tomorrow!!11 Aug 2025 05:56 +0000at://did:plc:ugg4cm2pdlypd7ryashcc24w/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw44esnstc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/craigmod.com/post/3lvjuxgkyvs2mWhat a nice page showing you how to move your newsletter off substack: leavesubstack.com https://leavesubstack.com/03 Aug 2025 23:55 +0000at://did:plc:ugg4cm2pdlypd7ryashcc24w/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvjuxgkyvs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/craigmod.com/post/3lvfrv4puqc2cthank you! 🙏 [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Aug 2025 08:50 +0000at://did:plc:ugg4cm2pdlypd7ryashcc24w/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvfrv4puqc2c