DC Palter
DC Palter is a tech entrepreneur and investor. He is the author of the Tuttle language guide, Colloquial Kansai Japanese and editor of Japonica, a journal of Japanese culture. His first novel, To Kill a Unicorn, set in San Jose’s Nihonmachi, was a 2023 American Fiction Awards finalist for best mystery and best debut novel. The sequel, Countdown to Decryption, will be published later this month. worked for many years as a computer programmer. DC lives in Mar Vista, a neighborhood of Los Angeles, CA.
Updated May 2024
Stories from This Author
The Last Days of The Dandy Lion
May 28, 2023 • DC Palter
On the second floor above a rowdy sushi bar and a brightly lit omiyage shop, The Dandy Lion was easy to miss. The only marker for the stairwell was a carved wooden sign swaying over the entrance, the yellow dandelions that had once bracketed the name long ago flaked away. Stepping in from the rain, I shook my umbrella before climbing the rickety stairs. “Irasshaimase,” Kyoko-chan greeted me as soon as I rolled the door open on its metal rail. …
