Trip Down Memory Lane

Someone I know very kindly provided me with videos from an anime I have mentioned here before. Zoids: Chaotic Century is not well-recalled outside the die-hard fans of the show and those who sort of, kind of, remember watching it on Cartoon Network and then Toonami. As one of the die-hard fans, this author is …

More Book Recommendations

I am back with another list of recommended books! Foxfier’s list of suggestions still has me thinking, readers. We are told that people do not read anymore, and to some degree, that might be true. But it is difficult to find any interesting novels to read these days. Unless you trust someone else’s recommendation or …

Spooky Stone, Split in Two…

This happened March of last year, readers. Uh. Oops…. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/07/japans-killing-stone-splits-in-two-releasing-superstitions-and-toxic-gases Japan’s ‘killing stone’ splits in two, releasing superstitions amid the sulphur springs Legend has it there is an evil spirit trapped in the Sessho-seki stone, so what happens now that the stone is broken? Justin McCurry in Tokyo Mon 7 Mar 2022 00.59 EST Predictions of …

Pirates-turned-Coast Guard

Take a look at this fascinating piece on Japanese history, readers! The legendary Murakami Kaizoku: Good guy pirates of the Seto Inland Sea Mar. 25, 2020  06:30 am JST   By Vicki L Beyer Japan’s Seto Inland Sea is the body of water that separates the island of Shikoku from the island of Honshu. It is dotted with …

Bulletin: The Guardian Cycle Continues!

May I present, readers, the next installment in my series: The Guardian Cycle, Vol. 2: American Mage and Other Stories! It is said that war is hell. But what of the Prisoners of War, or the war orphans who grow up amidst the chaos, and what of those who escape their enemy’s prisons? In Halcyon, …

Remembering the U.S.S. Indianapolis

Learn more through the link, readers: USS Indianapolis survivors recount sinking, rescue By Henry Howard Aug 06, 2013 Fifteen of the 38 remaining survivors of the USS Indianapolis gathered in Indiana’s capital this past weekend in what could be their final reunion. "We’re more like brothers; we’re closer than a lot of brothers. We always …

Reposted – Worldbuilding: Next to the Fight

A worthy consideration, readers! Worldbuilding: Next to the Fight What do your characters do if they’re not directly saving the world? Valiant soldiers, wandering adventurers, and dazzling superspies are awesome to read about. But sometimes we might want to explore lives that aren’t always overshadowed by The Fate of The World Is At Stake. So… what …

The Kamikaze that Brought a Saint

An interesting piece, readers. Check it out! St. Francis Xavier and the Divine Wind That Brought Christ to Japan August 27, 2022 Thus began the reign of Christ in Japan, carried on the wings of his own almighty wind. Luke O’Hara August 17, 2022 “There is only one God, the Creator of heaven and earth, …

Forgotten Chaplains

Click the link to learn more, readers: Remembering three chaplains/POWs of WWII Jul 18, 2021 We are all familiar with the Four Chaplains who lost their lives that others may live when USAT Dorchester in WWII was sunk. Also we are familiar with Medal of Honor recipients Chaplain Emil Kapann, Korea, and Chaplain Vincent Capodanno …

Yikes!

Talk about close calls, readers! Click the link to learn more – and be careful when you find something metal in your backyard. It might just be explosive! A Working Japanese World War II Bomb Was Found in Missouri By Peter Suciu May 12, 2021 It was onboard the USS Missouri (BB-63) that the Empire …