Bushido Part I — Shihan

"The way of the warrior can have unforeseen aspects."

Tentatively, I stepped forward and unsheathed the iaito in one smooth motion, making sure the immediate cut would precede my foot and yet that the stance was secure and stable before the sword hit its imaginary target—a true challenge in...

Supervisor and Cashier Part IV: Confessions

"There was more to Ashleigh being upset last Friday, and now she confesses them to Jack."

If you read the previous story in this chain, “Supervisor and Cashier Part III: A Shoulder To Cry On,” then you may have predicted what was coming next with Ashleigh and me. Then again, you maybe didn’t.I had gone over...

Helping out a Classmate – Chapter 9

"All the recent events take their toll"

A week passes without any action. The two of you go to school, try to focus and go home afterwards. Although you stay with Danielle the complete week, nothing happens. When the two of you get home you just watch...

Summertime

"Cynthia and the bike rider."

Cynthia was pulled out of her dream around six in the morning. Her husband stumbled out of bed and as usual that included a lot of noise. The quiet part was slipping out of bed, but being half asleep and...

The Mansion : Tom and Mary, part 2

"How Tom and Mary met Frank"

Frank closed the video, took it out of the tray and put it back into his collection. He leaned back in his chair and folded his hands behind his head. “I wonder if I should show this video to Brianna,”...