Day: May 25, 2020
1st Day as a Crossing Guard
As I help the children cross the street and keep watch at the school gates, I go over the list of things I have done…
A Package Arrives
I unwrap the brown paper covering a box and instead of a stack of papers, it’s … tea? A very specific sort of tea, for…
Memories – Sword Hunting
Kyoto, Fall, 1864 It’s a warm autumn afternoon, and Okita-san seeks me out. “Come, Yagi-san, let’s go out. The leaves are falling and I want…
Working for a Fat but Dangerous Man
As usual the men are gathered but I notice their gatherings have gotten more chaotic, even spilling out to the streets but no one in…