L. Mark Weeks | #1 Amazon Bestselling Author

Out September 2026

I put a photo of myself on my first book and will include one on my second as well, mostly because it’s standard practice, or so I’m told. As an aside, I use an avatar on most of my social media feeds but that’s only because I happen to like the photo of the little Buddha I took at a temple in Myanmar. Best of luck with your novel.

Someone posted some tips about authors needing to show their faces with their books. I’m skeptical that will really sell anything, but I’m willing to be proven wrong 😋 #indieapril

A fascinating interview with Jim Holland Jr., who put up a number the tarpon world (aka Poontown) still measures itself against: 202.5 pounds on fly, under International Game Fish Association rules, on 20-pound tippet. Twenty-five years later, it’s still the record and likely won’t be retired anytime soon. open.spotify.com/episode/43FMvv…

🥓 🙌 My friend Libre loves Japan too!

@fshrum @harukaawake Very similar!

@harukaawake @lmarkweeks At first I thought it was an episode of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.

🇯🇵 On April 30th, 2015, during Shinzo Abe's official visit to Silicon Valley, Elon Musk personally took him for a test drive in a Tesla Model S at Tesla's Palo Alto headquarters. He clearly had a really fun time!

日本とアメリカは今後も友好国であるべき 日米同盟を悪し様に言い、この友好を破壊しようとする勢力に負けてはいけない

@harukaawake 🥰😘😍

🇺🇸🇯🇵 Everyone in Japan knows "Take Me Home, Country Roads" by John Denver. We cover it all the time so I hope our American friends can appreciate it.

@harukaawake 懐かしい‼️

🇯🇵🇺🇸 In 1986, American model and actress Cindy Crawford starred in a Japanese commercial for the sports drink Pocari Sweat. This commercial was clearly heavily inspired by Dune.

🇯🇵🌸 This is a beautiful 25-string koto performance under blooming cherry blossoms. Thank you everyone for the positive vibes about Japan lately. We appreciate it!

🇯🇵 Interesting fact about how I'm connected to history: one of my ancestors fought on the side of the samurai in the Satsuma Rebellion. There were 12k samurai vs. 65k+ western armed Japanese soldiers. He was killed during the war. "The Last Samurai" is inspired by this war.

正直、アメリカ人がこんなに日本を愛してくれてるとは知らなかった。 むしろ、アメリカ人は日本を下に見ていると思ってた。左翼にそう思わされてた。 実際には尊敬してくれていると知って、心があたたかくなってる。 アメリカ国内の日本の良いイメージは、安倍元総理の貢献も大きいだろうね🇯🇵🤝🇺🇸

To my American friends, I want to speak from the heart, because this moment truly moved me as a Japanese citizen. When President Trump made that Pearl Harbor joke, it wasn’t just humor to us. It felt like a weight I’d carried my whole life was suddenly lifted. My chest tightened, and honestly, tears came close. For 80 long years, we Japanese have lived under a heavy shadow — the constant expectation to apologize, to reflect, to stay in “guilt mode.” Even though we’re the closest of allies, that old wound never fully healed. We felt bound by the past, by the Constitution America helped write for us, always a little smaller, always needing to prove we were sorry enough. But in that single joke, Trump did something powerful. He turned a painful history into a shared laugh between equals. It was like he was saying: “Hey, it was a long time ago. We’re good. Let’s move forward — as brothers.” No more endless atonement. No more living in the shadow of being the “former enemy.” The curse broke. Japan feels free to stand tall again. Right now, cherry blossoms are blooming beautifully all across Japan. 🌸 This spring, the sakura feels like a perfect symbol — a fresh beginning. Not two nations stuck in old roles, but true equals, proud brothers, shoulder to shoulder, ready to build the future together. To the American people: We don’t want to be subordinates forever. We want to be your real partners — strong, proud, and loyal. The kind of allies who ride or die together. Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you, America. The strongest alliance in the world is rising again — as equals, as brothers, forever. #PhoenixRising 🇯🇵🤝🇺🇸🌸

We really should work on the actual book stuff. 🤣😅

@hotcake_kun_ We are more alike than we know.

@hotcake_kun_ You are officially invited, friend. Bring beer.

This matter has been covered by Japanese mass media! There’s also a YouTube video! x.com/hotcake_kun_/s…