land of the crane: takayama and tsumago, part 5
Fukasu found her companions soaking in the kuramoto's baths. Kakeru had his head tossed back and his sake jug pressed to his lips when she entered the room; Takashi and Musashi were both in a state of...
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Kidō – the oni's magic. Black magic. Forbidden magic. To command the all-consuming, primal forces of Yomi, a practitioner pays a high price, for the negative energy that fuels the magic inexorably...
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The bolt of black, cracking energy leapt from Takayama Keiko's hand and sailed through the air toward Musashi. The young samurai was too stunned to move, so he watched in horror as the tainted magic...
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Kakeru groaned. Why Nakamura? Why now? For over three hundred years, the Nakamura clan has been the largest producer of jade in all of Tsurukoku, controlling nearly fifty percent of the total supply....
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ink review: j herbin bleu pervenche
j herbin bleu pervenche writing sampleJ. Herbin makes watercolor-lovely ink. Some colors, like Bleu Myosotis, give the impression that the viewer is looking at a field of wildflowers through a set of...
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switzerland is lovely this time of year
I had the good fortune to visit Germany and Switzerland as part of the Executive MBA program I'm in. Germany was lovely, but Switzerland was amazing. Here are some images from Zurich, Lucerne, and the...
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ink review: j. herbin rouge opera
J. Herbin Rouge OperaJ. Herbin Rouge Opera should come with a warning. If you fill your fountain pen with it, you will, in short order, develop a compulsion to listen to Puccini, Verdi, and, perhaps,...
View Articlea very tiny spider
A very tiny spider pranced around atop my head. It shimmied down my earlobe, and then dangled from a thread. It scurried down my shoulder, and then scuttled down my arm, While I watched with much...
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not enough pictures
I realized the other day that I don't post very many pictures here outside of my ink reviews. I plan to change that, starting with this lovely flower that I captured at the Cleveland Botanical Gardens....
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along the road
I took this photo while traveling along the PA turnpike. It's an incredibly boring drive, but if you look hard enough, can be quite lovely.
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What does happiness mean to you?
What does happiness mean to you? I'm practicing my flex nib skills. Done with a Noodler's Ahab pen and Noodler's Black Swan in Australian Roses ink on Midori paper. Filtering via Instagram. The...
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Ink Review: Iroshizuku Asagao
I’d like to begin by offering a hearty apology to the fine folks at Jet Pens, who sent me a bottle of Iroshizuku Asagao all the way back in October of 2013. At the time, I thought that I could sneak...
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Pen Review: Monteverde Prima
About a month ago, Ron from Pen Chalet contacted me to ask if I’d be interested in receiving a pen for review. I happily accepted, and after a bit of back and forth, he agreed to send me a Monteverde...
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You Are the Sprinkles on My Ice Cream
Done with a Monteverde Prima 1.1 mm nib, and Noodler's Black Swan in Australian Roses ink.
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Ink Review: Iroshizuku Tsukushi
Iroshizuku Tsukushi. Click to enlarge. Iroshizuku is a line of ink produced by Pilot under their high-end Namiki brand. The natural landscape and plants of Japan inspire the colors in the line,...
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