I am merging the two main websites I have used since 2014: joyceshintani.com and junishimata.com (from 2006 to 2018 main website: shintanis.blogspot.com.)
In 2014, on March 22, I created the junishimata-website and on November 1, the joyceshintani-website. Ten years ago. The junishimata-website was intended to follow ongoing writing about my autofiction protagonist, Juni Shimata. The joyceshintani-website was intended to highlight conducting and musicological activities using physical assets from my past (publications, tapes, photos). With time, painting and other extraneous activities found places here.
For years I had envisaged writing a series of five novels about Juni Shimata under the overall title of Stories of an Illness. I began two novels (Sushi, Muschi, Musik in German, number three of the projected series; and Paris Choice in English, number four) around 2008 and 2011. This last June 6, 2024—after 11½ years—I finally finished Paris Choice. And at the moment, I don’t foresee myself writing any more about Juni Shimata. Too many of life’s loose ends need to be tidied up. Plus: energy shortage.
So, I’m putting the junishimata-website on hold. Should I have any specific thoughts pertaining to that writing endeavor (in particular: theoretical matters), I will post them there. Otherwise in future, readings, performances and publications will be posted here on the joyceshintani-website.
Thanks for your reading interest.