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Second book!
Here it is, book no. 2 of my onmyouji series, and only one month later than I said it would be 😅 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0795N4BHT Once again, reviews, shares, likes, so very welcome and appreciated ❤️
I’m finally back and there’s a book!
To be specific, it's an ebook! I'm dusting off this blog again, because after years and years of writing and re-writing and endless editing, I've finally finished the first book of my Onmyouji Chronicles series: Let Sleeping Dogs Lie, which is now available in Amazon thanks to the wonders of self-publishing. https://www.amazon.com/Sleeping-Dogs-Onmyouji-Chronicles-Book-ebook/dp/B077G3JVN8/ref=sr_1_3?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1510926309&sr=1-3&keywords=let+sleeping+dogs+lie A long while back, I …
The Four Gods
The concept of the four gods, also referred to as the four symbols (四象), originates from ancient Chinese astronomy. Astronomers believed there are 28 mansions or constellations spread out along the sky. They divided the sky into four quadrants - north, south, east and west, each containing 7 of the mansions, and with a divine creature ruling each quadrants. These creatures are known …
Ikiryo and Ushi no Toki Mairi
People have heard of out-of-body experiences, but the Japanese belief takes it a step further. According to folklore, a living spirit is what happens when a spirit leaves a living person to haunt someone, like an out-of-body experience. Supposedly, it takes a strong emotion to provoke this happening - usually hate. If a person holds a strong …
Night Parade Part 9
Subaru stared up at the slowly brightening sky, the ground cold against his back. His throat clogged with the heavy mix of blood and rot in each breath, and his chest was burning but it was too hard to move. He couldn’t feel his face. “You did very well, boy.” The lyrical voice of the …
Night Parade Part 8
The allies, so named in the tale remained seated in their spots in the circle just as their surrounding youkai burst in a sudden geyser of blood and limbs. The Fox chuckled while the Tanuki sighed of waste. The remaining youkai retaliated in outrage and several immediately raced to the Onmyouji, but were brought down …
Night Parade Part 7
Finally, it was the Tengu’s turn. The youkai waited with bated breath. He was their last chance and surely Tengu-sama would have something wonderful.When he spoke, the Tengu’s voice was low and subduing. “This is a story of a woman, the youngest of an Onmyouji line, who found herself heir to the power when her …
Night Parade Part 6
The Bakeneko had a turn, a monster dog with teeth that could bite through steel, saliva that poisoned and a howl that brought the dead from the earth. I set fire to the dead and when the dog rose it’s head to howl again, I had a dagger ready in my hand and slice of …
Night Parade Part 5
The Nine-Tailed Fox did, dressed in her favored outfit of a human woman from the Heian era, with the kimono and head veil to demurely cover the lower half of her face. It was only the distinctly vixen slant of her eyes that gave away her sly nature as she smiled coyly at me, a …
MJ Lin 