The Girl From Ipanema

THE GIRL FROM IPANEMA: A SHORT STORY is about a man who has lost the love of his life. Sorrow engulfs his agonized mind. And delusions threaten to shatter his fragile hold on reality.

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Mindfall

MINDFALL: A SHORT STORY is about a female astronaut who has become stranded on an alien world. She must battle with the failing life support of her gunstar and her own sanity in the face of mysterious…

Japan and Christianity

The Christian history of Japan began long before the famous Christian century of the 16th century. Nestorian Christians from Persia are said to have built churches as early as the 7th century in Nara, and even converted…

Of Goblins and Samurai: The Kojiki

OF GOBLINS AND SAMURAI: THE KOJIKI is the oldest chronicle in Japan, dating from the 8th century. Composed by Ōno Yasumaro at the request of Empress Gemmei, the collection contains myths about the origin of the four…

Haunted Tales of the Tokugawa

In 1590 AD the Hōjō clan was overthrown at the Battle of Odawara by the forces of Taikō Hidéyoshi. His second in command, and future Shogun of all Japan, Tokugawa Iyeyasu, was given authority over the captured…