Matthew Turner
@thewalkingfool.bsky.social
Author of the novel SWEDEN (2018), translator, traveller on foot, Japan lover, jazz buff, albatross watcher, Ōtautahi resident. *Not* a photographer.
Absolute scenes in the little park behind our house as the local small dog group holds it Xmas get-together
November 29, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Absolute scenes in the little park behind our house as the local small dog group holds it Xmas get-together
Bought a new fridge the other day. Took about ten minutes to unbox and install...and about thirty minutes to peel/scrape off the energy rating sticker.
November 27, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Bought a new fridge the other day. Took about ten minutes to unbox and install...and about thirty minutes to peel/scrape off the energy rating sticker.
Not to take the wind out of your sails (and I love trains), but there’s a ship that bears my name and I’ll be damned if it’s not one of the most beautiful things on the planet!
November 25, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Not to take the wind out of your sails (and I love trains), but there’s a ship that bears my name and I’ll be damned if it’s not one of the most beautiful things on the planet!
Currently reading LONG JOURNEY TO THE BORDER: A LIFE OF JOHN MULGAN by Vincent O’Sullivan
November 15, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Currently reading LONG JOURNEY TO THE BORDER: A LIFE OF JOHN MULGAN by Vincent O’Sullivan
My first of the season. I don't usually succumb to temptation so early. I blame the post below by @zaichishka.bsky.social for my weakness!
November 15, 2025 at 12:23 AM
My first of the season. I don't usually succumb to temptation so early. I blame the post below by @zaichishka.bsky.social for my weakness!
Chuffed to come across this statue of me in Tokyo’s Tennozu Isle district last month.
November 13, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Chuffed to come across this statue of me in Tokyo’s Tennozu Isle district last month.
My third 1/6. With bonus screenshots of the first two.
Wordle 1,603 1/6
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Wordle 1,603 1/6
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November 7, 2025 at 6:29 PM
My third 1/6. With bonus screenshots of the first two.
Wordle 1,603 1/6
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Wordle 1,603 1/6
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Thanks! It was a lot of fun. We had some friends come along and watch, and the photographer kindly took some portraits of all of us.
November 3, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Thanks! It was a lot of fun. We had some friends come along and watch, and the photographer kindly took some portraits of all of us.
Some of the “wedding” photos we had taken in Yokohama last month to mark our 35th wedding anniversary.
November 3, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Some of the “wedding” photos we had taken in Yokohama last month to mark our 35th wedding anniversary.
I’ve been exchanging Wordle results with my brother for years, but last week was the first time we both got consecutive scores of 2/6.
October 31, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I’ve been exchanging Wordle results with my brother for years, but last week was the first time we both got consecutive scores of 2/6.
New author photo just dropped 😜
October 29, 2025 at 9:38 PM
New author photo just dropped 😜
Reposts appreciated! The insurance company is in New Zealand by the way. These are their instructions for contacting them in an emergency:
October 27, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Reposts appreciated! The insurance company is in New Zealand by the way. These are their instructions for contacting them in an emergency:
Enjoying our bento on the train to Numazu
October 24, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Enjoying our bento on the train to Numazu
Update: Also, no Scottish Terriers in bags on trolleys
October 24, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Update: Also, no Scottish Terriers in bags on trolleys
Spent most of the day having photos taken to mark our 35th wedding anniversary. Later we had dinner in Yokohama.
October 23, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Spent most of the day having photos taken to mark our 35th wedding anniversary. Later we had dinner in Yokohama.
At the National Art Center, Tokyo for “Prism of the Real: Making Art in Japan 1989-2010”. An amazing exhibition you shouldn’t miss if you’re in Tokyo.
October 22, 2025 at 11:26 PM
At the National Art Center, Tokyo for “Prism of the Real: Making Art in Japan 1989-2010”. An amazing exhibition you shouldn’t miss if you’re in Tokyo.
No Scottish Terriers. Also, no Scottish Terriers in bags.
October 21, 2025 at 1:22 AM
No Scottish Terriers. Also, no Scottish Terriers in bags.
Hanging out with friends in Kawasaki
October 20, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Hanging out with friends in Kawasaki
Having fun at the Tokaido Kawasaki Shuku Koryukan
October 19, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Having fun at the Tokaido Kawasaki Shuku Koryukan
October 17, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Looking forward to reuniting with these weirdos (most of us first met in Numazu, Japan in the mid 1990s) in a couple of weeks. Photo is from the last time we got together in LA in 2016.
October 13, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Looking forward to reuniting with these weirdos (most of us first met in Numazu, Japan in the mid 1990s) in a couple of weeks. Photo is from the last time we got together in LA in 2016.
Post you from a different era.
During my first trip to Japan 40 (!) years ago.
During my first trip to Japan 40 (!) years ago.
October 13, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Post you from a different era.
During my first trip to Japan 40 (!) years ago.
During my first trip to Japan 40 (!) years ago.
October 9, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Made takoyaki for the first time the other day. Took a while to get the hang of turning them over, but once we did it was a lot of fun.
October 6, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Made takoyaki for the first time the other day. Took a while to get the hang of turning them over, but once we did it was a lot of fun.