Mike Hurley

Writer & Artist

Born in California. Attained a PhD in anthropology at UC Irvine. Musician. Passionate about my other languages: Thai, Indonesian, and Japanese. Hobbies include cycling and baking. Taught every grade of public school in Japan. Taught for 7 years at the University of California. Also known to work as a freelance indexer.

Book

Waterways of Bangkok: Memory, Landscape, and Twilight—just published by National University of Singapore Press!

My next project is a cultural study of rain.

Site Updates

Earth: 100 Days

Artwork: Moon Song

Kabuki: Wandering Souls

See also PASSAGES: writing, translation, photography, music, etc.

Lastly, a recording of my seven-string 𖤓