January 2008 – Brooke Allen

Of Parks and People

© 2008 Brooke Allen brooke@brookeallen.com http://www.BrookeAllen.comOriginally published in International Family Magazine For this month’s Father’s Stories column I wrote a brief item about an incident in a park in Tokyo. I had wanted just one photograph of Arisugawa Park to illustrate my story but I could not find any. So, I thought I’d write forContinue reading “Of Parks and People”

Love is a Mother

© 2007 Brooke Allen brooke@brookeallen.com http://www.BrookeAllen.comOriginally published in International Family Magazine After we decided to move to Tokyo but before we all did, I went by myself to find us a home. I started by looking at playgrounds and parks. Arisugawa Park is a lovely place, named for a Japanese prince. It has a flowingContinue reading “Love is a Mother”