land of the crane: the shrine, part 1
Musashi woke up in pain. He opened his eyes to see a very blurry Kakeru hovering over him, with what he could only assume was a look of concern. Realizing he was lying on his back, a very indefensible...
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Long-time readers will no doubt notice a change in the look and feel of Seize the Dave. I've been using Squarespace to host my site for the past year or so (after a move from tumblr to Blogger), and...
View Articleanthem
I am not content to be content. Not today,Tomorrow, or after the leaves fall. In my way,I am restless: eager to grow, eager to learn,To find in each season a lesson, in turn.I will use all the words...
View Articlebest of friday flash, volume 2
I'm happy to announce that a short story of mine, Wasps, has been published in the newly released anthology, Best of Friday Flash, Volume 2. You can read the announcement over at the Friday Flash...
View Articleland of the crane: the shrine, part 2
"Aaaaah! A spirit!" Fukasu screamed. "Aaaaah! An oni!" the spirit of the monk screamed. Fukasu turned and ran out of the shrine at the same time that the sprit turned and fled back into the altar....
View Articleland of the crane: goro
Fukasu poked at the figure with her sword. Nothing happened, so she poked it again. It stood, silent and still, frozen in mid swing. "Huh," she muttered. Musashi stepped back from the figure, prepared...
View Articleland of the crane: shuudoushi kenjiro
Musashi's hand immediately went to the hilt of his katana, while Fukasu simply rolled over and groaned. Kakeru cleared his throat and sighed inwardly, "Define 'worthy opponents.'" The kitsune[1] monk...
View Articlenot dead, just busy
You may have noticed fewer pen and ink related posts here as of late. It's not for lack of desire on my part. In October, I started graduate school (after more than a decade of being out of academia),...
View Articleland of the crane: hiro returns
"We should help them," Musashi shouted, and then took off running down the hill, followed closely by Takashi and Fukasu. They could see another samurai slashing at the creature's left claw with a...
View Articletop 10 posts
Without further ado, I present the top 10 posts on Seize the Dave in 2012, according to Google Analytics:TWSBI Diamond 540 Pen ReviewVisconti Homo Sapiens Pen ReviewParker Blue-Black Quink Ink...
View Articleland of the crane: bakeinu mambo
Long cords of saliva streamed from the bakeinu's mouths as they leapt and bounded across the watery terrain. Takashi and Musashi jumped down out of the cart and charged toward the pack of small, green...
View Articleinfluenza
This chart on current US flu trends is too interesting not to share. We're already well ahead of the 2009-2010 pandemic in number of infections, and it looks like it's poised to get even worse.
View Articleland of the crane: takayama and tsumago, part 1
For ten generations, the twin towns of Takayama and Tsumago have produced the finest sake in Tsurukoku. Samurai and shinkan, noble and peasant, human and kitsune alike have coveted the amakuchi, or...
View Articleland of the crane: takayama and tsumago, part 2
"Wait, Fu-chan," Kakeru suddenly said, "Let me go with Takashi-san." Fukasu looked at him, puzzled, and he replied, "You can fly over there quickly, but it'll take me longer to get there. So I should...
View Articlethe journey of one thousand cranes
The crane is considered to be the most iconic of all origami models. It's easy to learn and easy enough to fold - and the crane is considered to be a symbol of good luck and longevity. Consequently, a...
View Articleland of the crane: takayama and tsumago, part 3
Animated by the black fires of Yomi, the corpse of the ninja rose out of the water. In the brief span of time since its death, its skin had turned the color of ash, and its eyes had sunk into dark...
View Articleland of the crane: kyoji
Sixteen years ago, in the dead of night, a newborn baby was left outside the front gate of the Temple of the Silent Lake. Upon discovering the crying infant the next morning, the monks of the temple...
View Articleland of the crane: takayama and tsumago, part 4
Sweet! Kyoji thought to himself. "Yes, I would very much like that," he replied with a slight bow. "Takashi-san, Takashi-san, Takashi-san!" Fukasu chanted. Everyone turned toward her, so she gave them...
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