Cowboy’s Blog
“Sayonara Cowboy explores the wild frontier of time and geography, of youth and love, of destiny and freedom. Fellenberg’s recollections are spun into a personal tale stretched between a war-torn Japan and 20th century Americana, cross-stitched with the colorful fibers of finding identity, purpose, and artistic voice, a voice that is in turns innocent, honest and searching, and always humorous and poetic.”
—TOBY POSER, film maker, Where the Devil Roams, Hellbender, The Deeper You Dig
Bridging Worlds
Sachiko Takano Fellenberg
Although a year has passed since the publication of Sayonara Cowboy: A Memoir, I still find myself tumbling backward in time. I’m unsure if it’s a function, […]
My Life with Cats
This photo captures a work moment with me and my research staff, Bella and Carmine. They field all incoming queries about my memoir, Sayonara Cowboy. They may take a while […]
A Cowboy Kind of Afternoon
October 20, 2024, at the Blauvelt Library, Rockland County, NY—it’s always a charge for me to meet new people who, regardless of their backgrounds, connect in their way to my memoir. […]
The Alchemy of Memoir
My reading at NJCU….
Alchemy? Not so much. But what a lovely and inspirational experience it was for me to read excerpts from Sayonara Cowboy to students of creative writing and […]
Time to uncork the Dom Perignon!
Note: Reporter poised to cover his beat. Entry only from passenger side. Door handle on other side is broken.
Got my first royalty check from Redhawk Publications! On second thought, […]
Do I Invoke Memory Or Does It Call on Me?
“On this summer day, I sit by my pond, watching wisps of clouds drifting across the sky and reflected on the water below — beautiful! Yet there are disturbances from […]