![]() ![]() I stroked the stone remembering how we had struggled together to bring this boulder up the mountain through sluice. Everywhere I looked I saw effigies of an unrequited love and a past filled with regret.ĭestroy a nation, but its mountains and rivers remain. ![]() Shadows made me stir, hoping they were his. The wind in the branches had me turning left and right, chasing a sound that resembled his laughter. My imagination played tricks on me in this place of memories. I found the lake where we used to swim, and in a field of chrysanthemums, the unfinished shrine of the Inari god, covered in moss and blackened by time. I found the spot where Kogitsune and I often sat for lunch. Yet, some things remained as I remembered. Saplings and younger trees as thick as my leg had replaced them. They must have burned a decade ago in that terrible wildfire. The old secular cedars were nowhere to be seen. ![]() It was in the mist, rising from the ground as if to bar the way. It was in the chill seeping into my bones like a wet blanket that grew heavier with every step I took. I sensed it in my guts, as the birds ceased to sing at my approach and the sun vanished behind gray clouds. Kogitsune is book #1 in the Takamagahara Monogatari series, followed by Shinigami – today’s giveaway. ![]() This is not only a very time consuming post to have written, it’s very generous and special. Today we have a fantastic post from Xia Xia Lake, who has graciously written the missing sex scene from the delightful Kogitsune especially for our 8th blog anniversary. ![]()
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