James Takeo Panton : Writing

Chapter 12 � Slight Return

Chapter 12 � Slight Return

A Chapter by James Takeo Panton


It felt good to be home again, as I had grown nostalgic and longed for what was so familiar to me. I returned to the familiar streets and places I h..
Chapter 13 �  Summer is Dead

Chapter 13 � Summer is Dead

A Chapter by James Takeo Panton


The midsummer of 2008 was upon me, and I had settled into St. Catharines and a new daily routine. I’d print t-shirts each morning, working alo..
Part Two - Intermission

Part Two - Intermission

A Chapter by James Takeo Panton


Have Gun, Will Travel My instruments and inks All neatly compact In bright shiny cases Of silver and black I wish to venture Across this lan..
Chapter 14 � Return to the West

Chapter 14 � Return to the West

A Chapter by James Takeo Panton


I had returned to Edmonton as winter’s arrival beckoned. I moved to the west side of town, as it was closest to the new tattoo studio I would ..
Chapter 15 � In the House of the Rocky Mountains

Chapter 15 � In the House of the Rocky Mountains

A Chapter by James Takeo Panton


The day after I received the email, I received a phone call from Cadillac, and he urged me to come see him to help out in the new shop. As well, we ..
The Tigers Are Sleeping

The Tigers Are Sleeping

A Poem by James Takeo Panton


The tigers are sleeping Warm in their beds Lazily lounging With dreams in their heads Sleep in the sunshine And awake in the night Roaming in ..
Little Plastic Stars

Little Plastic Stars

A Poem by James Takeo Panton


What once was child’s room Now rests my bed Spray-plastered ceiling With stars overhead Each night do I sleep Beneath dim plastic glow L..
Chinook

Chinook

A Poem by James Takeo Panton


Chinook: a warm, dry wind descending the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains, primarily in winter. Chinook is falsely claimed by popular mythology i..
Year of the Ox

Year of the Ox

A Poem by James Takeo Panton


あけましておめでとう!
Shopping Mall Santa

Shopping Mall Santa

A Poem by James Takeo Panton


In the true spirit of the season.