The New Leaf Journal

Official account for The New Leaf Journal, the perennially virid online writing magazine covering many topics. Posts by site Admin/Editor @nafnlj.

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I published an article with facts on the five Presidents who served during America's full and semi-centennials: J.Q. Adams, Grant, Coolidge, Ford, and Trump.

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The 38th President of the United States, Gerald Ford, was born 113 years to the day. I just published an article featuring Ford. While I had not "planned" to publish it on his birthday, things just worked out that way. (Continued...)

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Daily Pook-Emu Bee links for April 6, 2026:

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Topics include e-bikes, World Cup-related shutdowns in NYC, AI foibles, ukueles (with FLCL references), NBA rookies, glass storage media, and The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya at 20.

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@nafnlj @VictorVGurbo @itchio I published a follow-up article on The New Leaf Journal discussing how the project came to be and the development process (I used Ren'Py to write the game -- novel choice I know).

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One week ago, I (@nafnlj) worked with my good friend and NLJ colleague @victorvgurbo to publish my first original visual novel to @itchio, Little White Lies. We made it for the Gaming Like It's 1930 contest. It takes 10-15 minutes to see everything.

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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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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).

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

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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"

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On imagination in the generation 1 Pokémon games.

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Some people apparently think that it is never too early for Halloween. But even were I inclined to agree, I would have changed my mind after seeing rotting carved pumpkins on a stoop on October 8.

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I published notes from a lengthy discussion with my good friend and Brooklyn folk musician @VictorVGurbo on his new album, Outrun the Invbisible Man, which is a collaboration between him and @MarkCaserta. Links to the album are in the article.

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[Joann Ariola NYC Council District 32 @JoannAriola32]

𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟏, 𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟏 — 𝐖𝐞 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐍𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭

As we mark the 24th anniversary of that tragic day, we remember the nearly 3,000 lives lost, the families forever changed, and the courage of the first responders and everyday heroes who answered the call that September morning.

May We Never Forget.

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I am not Florida. I have never been to Florida. But while in an airport in Atlanta en route to Texas, I felt "seen" as Florida man thanks, I suspect, to my snazzy white visor.

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Last week I mailed the 241st edition of The Newsletter Leaf Journal. In addition to links to my new posts and some site update notes, I put together a fine collection of 21 links from around the web with my commentary.

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Back in 2023, someone handed me a box of water on Grand Army Plaza. I planned to write an article about the "Boxed Water Is Better" box, but I forgot. An op-ed about recent boxed water marketing litigation reminded me of the project.

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Continuing on the Liquid Death theme from yesterday, just hours after learning what Liquid Death is for the first time, I stumbled upon a Marketing Brew article about its social media success. I investigated how I missed the whole thing.

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I was shopping at a produce store called Mr. Beet in Boerum Hill (Brooklyn NYC). While looking for a drink, I saw glass bottles of Coca Cola. There was a price sticker under the Coke, but the sticker said Liquid Death.

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Word has it that the U.S. Air Force is looking to bomb Cybertrucks. I offer my very serious and not-at-all-specious take on what this means and how I warned you all the way back in December.

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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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