The New Leaf Journal

Part two of my O2A2 2026 short visual novel review project…

Reviewing 11 very short visual novels that were submitted to the Itch.io O2A2 2026 – Only One of Any Asset Visual Novel Jam.

I review a new indie visual novel that was inspired in part by the al|together 2008 localization of The Letter, which the author stumbled upon thanks to an article in The New Leaf Journal.

An essay about writing, developing, and publishing a new original ONScripter-EN visual novel in less than 48 hours.

At the request of (or under orders from) a friend, I documented a broken park bench in Red Hook, Brooklyn.

A collection of facts about the five Presidents who presided over America’s full and semi-centennials: John Quincy Adams, Ulysses Grant, Calvin Coolidge, Gerald Ford, and Donald Trump.

Back in December I shared my in-season gingerbread man soap dispenser. In July, I share the story of his second full re-fill.

America celebrated its 50th anniversary on July 4, 1826. Just three signatories to The Declaration of Independence, Adams, Jefferson, and Charles Carroll of Carrollton, lived to see the day. I look at their stories as related to July 4, 1826 (including the dual deaths of Adams and Jefferson on the 50th).

The summer 2026 theme for The New Leaf Journal: America at 250.

After reading that pumpernickel bagels are becoming endangered, I set out to buy, photograph, eat, and write about one to support a tasty cause.

Wherein I caution against using Reddit to complain about AI on Pinterest from the perspective of someone who does not use Reddit and nominally has a site account for Pinterest.

A comprehensive survey of NBA teams that went from missing the playoffs one year to making the Finals the next, with an additional look at how they performed the year after the turn-around, with an eye toward the 2026-27 Spurs.