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The New Leaf Journal

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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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    The New Leaf Journal
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    Jul 14
    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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    The New Leaf Journal
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    Apr 6
    Daily Pook-Emu Bee links for April 6, 2026: social.emucafe.org/b/137 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.
    Photograph of a ferris wheel taken from above from between the guardrails of the Triborough Bridge, otherwise known as the RFK Bridge.
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    [Article] Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 04-06-26
    Nine links for April 6, 2026, covering topics including e-bikes, World Cup, AI, society and happiness, NBA rookies, glass storage, and 2000s anime.
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    The New Leaf Journal
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    Feb 7
    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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    Little White Lies by Circle New Leaf Journal, VictorVGurbo, N.A. Ferrell
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    The New Leaf Journal
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    Nov 25, 2025
    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.
    Print showing a man on a flagpole replacing the British flag with an American flag as the British fleet departs New York Harbor. Includes lengthy descriptive text.
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    History of New York’s Evacuation Day
    A history of New York City’s Evacuation Day, a former holiday that fell on November 25 and marked the November 25, 1783 British evacuation of Manhattan.
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    The New Leaf Journal
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    Nov 21, 2025
    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).
    N.A. Ferrell's 2007 photo of cherry blossoms at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
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    JP to EN Game Translation Mishaps
    A mishap translating the name of an RPG called The Crazy Hyper-Dungeon Chronicles into Japanese creates an unexpected Steam success story in Japan.

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