by Eric Shun (エリック旬) illustrated by pearljamz (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/39639.html) “My son hasn’t left his room in months.” Hiro nodded as he placed groceries into plastic bags, taking special care not to squish the French bread with the jars of jam. “He won’t even come out to eat dinner. I have to leave it in front […]

by Eric Shun (エリック旬) illustrated by pearljamz (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/41486.html) Samurai weren’t allowed to attend kabuki performances for a reason. Officially the shogunate declared that samurai, being elite warriors as they were, should not mingle with the common folk and take on their affairs. Kabuki, of course, was considered as “one of those affairs”. But the […]

by Eric Shun (エリック旬) illustrated by pearljamz (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/32160.html) One Christmas Eve (and coincidentally, on his 23rd birthday), Norton found himself in a bar a lot smaller than the ones he usually frequented after his shift. This one was the size of a tiny outdoor shed, much too small to be a bar, really. He […]