Bites: P

by Michael Goldstein

PANCAKES: The earth is your pancake.

PEACH: “For the last time Sally, your little brother isn’t coming from space.”

PEANUT BUTTER CUPS: Eat two at a time so they’ll never be alone.

PEANUT BUTTER & JELLY: TIME!

PEANUTS: Who knew elephants were big fans of belly dancing?

PEAR: Damn, that’s a fat ass!

PEAS: A social person will not be troubled by closed spaces.

PINEAPPLE: Even pinecones need a vacation.

PIZZA: The story of this magical invention is too cheesy to fit into one sentence.

POPCORN: If you listen closely you can hear eggs hatching

PORK: Pork does not make pork.  It’ll just run away.

PORRIDGE: The number one dietary supplement recommended by bears

POTATO: The skin saturning around its planet collects the history of food.

PRETZEL: Don’t be salty.  Twist peoples’ expectations and make something fresh.

PUMPKIN: They’re so happy after the liposuction.

Author, Michael Goldstein, graduated in 2013 from Clark University with a B.A. in English, and a specialization in Creative Writing.  He’s had a passion for Japanese folklore for many years, and his illustrated novel, Omagatoki: When Yokai Emerge, and the Yokai Character Collection best demonstrate his interest and knowledge, with their wide galleries of monsters stemming from the past.  Michael has been a featured speaker at recent Anime conventions across the country.  A New Jersey native, Michael currently lives in New York City, where he is enrolled at The New School.  Visit Michael at yokaicomposed.wordpress.com, and follow him on Twitter @MichaelandYokai.

‘Bites’ is a 26-part series, released in bite-sized posts over the better part of February. Dig in!

Bites: O

by Michael Goldstein

OLIVE: If you look through the eye, all you do is narrow your destiny.

ONIONS: Cutting into something that hurts us is hard, but if we want to move on it has to be done.

ORANGE: He’s rough around the edges.

ONIGIRI: Rice balls don’t make rice balls.  They only remain scattered.

Author, Michael Goldstein, graduated in 2013 from Clark University with a B.A. in English, and a specialization in Creative Writing.  He’s had a passion for Japanese folklore for many years, and his illustrated novel, Omagatoki: When Yokai Emerge, and the Yokai Character Collection best demonstrate his interest and knowledge, with their wide galleries of monsters stemming from the past.  Michael has been a featured speaker at recent Anime conventions across the country.  A New Jersey native, Michael currently lives in New York City, where he is enrolled at The New School.  Visit Michael at yokaicomposed.wordpress.com, and follow him on Twitter @MichaelandYokai.

‘Bites’ is a 26-part series, released in bite-sized posts over the better part of February. Dig in!

Bites: N

by Michael Goldstein

NACHOS: Follow the leader and live the cheesy life.

NONI: The frog lays her eggs and leaves them to hatch.

NOODLES: A single push of the button is better than ten years of talk.

NUTS: It’s dark in here.

Author, Michael Goldstein, graduated in 2013 from Clark University with a B.A. in English, and a specialization in Creative Writing.  He’s had a passion for Japanese folklore for many years, and his illustrated novel, Omagatoki: When Yokai Emerge, and the Yokai Character Collection best demonstrate his interest and knowledge, with their wide galleries of monsters stemming from the past.  Michael has been a featured speaker at recent Anime conventions across the country.  A New Jersey native, Michael currently lives in New York City, where he is enrolled at The New School.  Visit Michael at yokaicomposed.wordpress.com, and follow him on Twitter @MichaelandYokai.

‘Bites’ is a 26-part series, released in bite-sized posts over the better part of February. Dig in!

Bites: M

by Michael Goldstein

MATZA: If we do not rise, we will eventually rise.

MILK: Milk teaches us nature’s most basic colors.

MISO: No sexual innuendos please

MUFFINS: The template for cupcakes

MUSHROOM: I’m afraid this hat is not my size.

Author, Michael Goldstein, graduated in 2013 from Clark University with a B.A. in English, and a specialization in Creative Writing.  He’s had a passion for Japanese folklore for many years, and his illustrated novel, Omagatoki: When Yokai Emerge, and the Yokai Character Collection best demonstrate his interest and knowledge, with their wide galleries of monsters stemming from the past.  Michael has been a featured speaker at recent Anime conventions across the country.  A New Jersey native, Michael currently lives in New York City, where he is enrolled at The New School.  Visit Michael at yokaicomposed.wordpress.com, and follow him on Twitter @MichaelandYokai.

‘Bites’ is a 26-part series, released in bite-sized posts over the better part of February. Dig in!

Bites: L

by Michael Goldstein

LEMBAS: I had a “for squares” joke, but I forgot it, so I’ll just say they look like tangrams.

LEMON: Don’t waste your life learning how to make lemonade out of oranges.

LETTUCE: Out of the egg of bitterness emerges hope.

LOBSTER: Verse by verse, we dissect the poem of its meat.

LOLLIPOP: The swirl is the ammonite of sweet gluttony.

LOTUS TREE: Sheep grown separately

Author, Michael Goldstein, graduated in 2013 from Clark University with a B.A. in English, and a specialization in Creative Writing.  He’s had a passion for Japanese folklore for many years, and his illustrated novel, Omagatoki: When Yokai Emerge, and the Yokai Character Collection best demonstrate his interest and knowledge, with their wide galleries of monsters stemming from the past.  Michael has been a featured speaker at recent Anime conventions across the country.  A New Jersey native, Michael currently lives in New York City, where he is enrolled at The New School.  Visit Michael at yokaicomposed.wordpress.com, and follow him on Twitter @MichaelandYokai.

‘Bites’ is a 26-part series, released in bite-sized posts over the better part of February. Dig in!

Bites: K

by Michael Goldstein

KEBAB: The planets align tonight.

KIWI: No wonder they’re so rare.

KRABBY PATTY: Now serving a multigrain bun for freshwater folk.

Author, Michael Goldstein, graduated in 2013 from Clark University with a B.A. in English, and a specialization in Creative Writing.  He’s had a passion for Japanese folklore for many years, and his illustrated novel, Omagatoki: When Yokai Emerge, and the Yokai Character Collection best demonstrate his interest and knowledge, with their wide galleries of monsters stemming from the past.  Michael has been a featured speaker at recent Anime conventions across the country.  A New Jersey native, Michael currently lives in New York City, where he is enrolled at The New School.  Visit Michael at yokaicomposed.wordpress.com, and follow him on Twitter @MichaelandYokai.

‘Bites’ is a 26-part series, released in bite-sized posts over the better part of February. Dig in!

Bites: J

by Michael Goldstein

JALAPENO: Big feelings come in small fingers.

JAM: Everybody in the club getting tipsy…

JELLY BEANS: Actual jelly not included

Author, Michael Goldstein, graduated in 2013 from Clark University with a B.A. in English, and a specialization in Creative Writing.  He’s had a passion for Japanese folklore for many years, and his illustrated novel, Omagatoki: When Yokai Emerge, and the Yokai Character Collection best demonstrate his interest and knowledge, with their wide galleries of monsters stemming from the past.  Michael has been a featured speaker at recent Anime conventions across the country.  A New Jersey native, Michael currently lives in New York City, where he is enrolled at The New School.  Visit Michael at yokaicomposed.wordpress.com, and follow him on Twitter @MichaelandYokai.

‘Bites’ is a 26-part series, released in bite-sized posts over the better part of February. Dig in!

Bites: I

by Michael Goldstein

ICE CREAM: If you want an unexpected future, don’t expect a specific flavor.

Author, Michael Goldstein, graduated in 2013 from Clark University with a B.A. in English, and a specialization in Creative Writing.  He’s had a passion for Japanese folklore for many years, and his illustrated novel, Omagatoki: When Yokai Emerge, and the Yokai Character Collection best demonstrate his interest and knowledge, with their wide galleries of monsters stemming from the past.  Michael has been a featured speaker at recent Anime conventions across the country.  A New Jersey native, Michael currently lives in New York City, where he is enrolled at The New School.  Visit Michael at yokaicomposed.wordpress.com, and follow him on Twitter @MichaelandYokai.

‘Bites’ is a 26-part series, released in bite-sized posts over the better part of February. Dig in!

Bites: H

by Michael Goldstein

HAGGIS: Hey girl, you like haggis?  Because that’s an awful of haggis on your dinner plate.

HONEY: If it’s a bear, it’s a cliché.

HOT DOGS: The greatest sin is never asking for the mustard.

Author, Michael Goldstein, graduated in 2013 from Clark University with a B.A. in English, and a specialization in Creative Writing.  He’s had a passion for Japanese folklore for many years, and his illustrated novel, Omagatoki: When Yokai Emerge, and the Yokai Character Collection best demonstrate his interest and knowledge, with their wide galleries of monsters stemming from the past.  Michael has been a featured speaker at recent Anime conventions across the country.  A New Jersey native, Michael currently lives in New York City, where he is enrolled at The New School.  Visit Michael at yokaicomposed.wordpress.com, and follow him on Twitter @MichaelandYokai.

‘Bites’ is a 26-part series, released in bite-sized posts over the better part of February. Dig in!

Bites: G

by Michael Goldstein

GRAPES: Wine for beginners.

GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICH: Someone ate all the chocolate chip cookies.

GUMMY BEARS: The rainbow teaches us the melting pot.

Author, Michael Goldstein, graduated in 2013 from Clark University with a B.A. in English, and a specialization in Creative Writing.  He’s had a passion for Japanese folklore for many years, and his illustrated novel, Omagatoki: When Yokai Emerge, and the Yokai Character Collection best demonstrate his interest and knowledge, with their wide galleries of monsters stemming from the past.  Michael has been a featured speaker at recent Anime conventions across the country.  A New Jersey native, Michael currently lives in New York City, where he is enrolled at The New School.  Visit Michael at yokaicomposed.wordpress.com, and follow him on Twitter @MichaelandYokai.

‘Bites’ is a 26-part series, released in bite-sized posts over the better part of February. Dig in!