Writing

A Tale of the Sea

After a devastating storm and a series of impossible omens, young fisherman Saburou is chosen to travel to the mythical Ryūgū palace and beg the sea’s forgiveness for centuries of human harm.

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At the age of five, Hiroshi wanted a big brother. “If I had a big brother I would tell him all my problems and I’m sure he would be able to fix them,” he told his parents. His parents instead gave him a horse on his 6th birthday. Not to worry though, it was one that didn’t need a stable.

It Was a Dark & Stormy Night

It was a dark and stormy night. The scrabble tiles lay scattered on the floor, half lit by the candlelight and Shomir’s hands were on Kittu’s neck. “I swear I won’t speak a word about it,” Kittu choked under the pressure of his roommate’s hands that gripped even tighter. “Let go,” he croaked, “I thought we were friends.”

The Bard’s Immortal Song

“The Hasanlu lovers in their loving embrace
Makes my memory an old tale retrace:
It is the good old Gilgamesh’s epic,
A man from Uruk, a city mystic;
A city within which legends strew,
The city where Gilgamesh rule did he do.