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January 7, 2020
Mood Stripes 122: Dissatisfied
Disclaimer: I do hereby disclaim all rights and responsibilities for the characters in this audacious adventure… especially for the fidgeter. A nod of recognition is bent towards Rumiko Takahashi for her creative prowess.
Chapter 122: Dissatisfied
Sesshoumaru came to a decision. “You were right.”
“Yeah?” Inuyasha eased him to a seat under an old pine and busied himself gathering kindling.
“About a suitable mount.”
Silvery ears dipped as his brother turned crestfallen. “That bad, huh?”
“To...
January 6, 2020
The best part of making tonkatsu…
…is being able to fix katsudon for breakfast. For the uninitiated, tonkatsu = fried pork cutlets. And katsudon involves simmering slices of katsu with onions, mirin, and soy sauce in a small pan, then drizzling the lot with egg before sliding it over a bowl of hot rice. In Japan, the dish is often made to bring good luck because the word katsu means “win.” (In anime, it’s the go-to meal for students with a test/competition on the morrow.) Fangirls may recall katsudon having a prominent place...
LMM 100: Finding the Words
Claimer: I do hereby claim all rights and responsibility for the characters in this series of vignettes because the Amaranthine Saga is mine. (Which means I should probably behave myself since anything I say or do could be taken as canon.) Indulge the lot of us, especially the middleman.
Chapter One Hundred: Finding the Words
Jacques tension ebbed away as—for once—Argent fully embraced the role of translator, allowing him to converse with Tsumiko at greater length than usual. Nonsense and non...
January 4, 2020
Fortune Cookie Challenge
Confessions of a Collector. It’s becoming established I collect many things. Those who’ve begun supporting me on Patreon even have photographic evidence. My collections aren’t always big and grand. Sometimes, they’re small and simple … and ride around in my coin purse for months … and have been piling up in a small box for years. Case in point:
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Here’s My Challenge. Fortune cookies can contain predictions, affirmation, proverbs, encouragement, or little reminders of universal truth. Some...
LMM 99: Past Wards
Claimer: I do hereby claim all rights and responsibility for the characters in this series of vignettes because the Amaranthine Saga is mine. (Which means I should probably behave myself since anything I say or do could be taken as canon.) Indulge the lot of us, especially for the trusted one.
Chapter Ninety-Nine: Past Wards
All the way upstairs, Jacques caught flashes of memory from the night before. Nothing too embarrassing. Nothing too compromising. “Was the dream real?”
Argent simply...
January 3, 2020
Mood Stripes 121: Restless
Disclaimer: I do hereby disclaim all rights and responsibilities for the characters in this audacious adventure… especially for the one with strength to spare. A nod of recognition is bent towards Rumiko Takahashi for her creative prowess.
Chapter 121: Restless
“Go,” Sesshoumaru ordered. Even though he hated repeating himself. Even if he may have been begging.
His brother gripped hard and dashed through shadow-thick woods. Eventually, he spoke. “It’s good you can use that again. Want some...
January 2, 2020
LMM 98: Entirely Reasonable
Claimer: I do hereby claim all rights and responsibility for the characters in this series of vignettes because the Amaranthine Saga is mine. (Which means I should probably behave myself since anything I say or do could be taken as canon.) Indulge the lot of us, especially those off-scene but influential women.
Chapter Ninety-Eight: Entirely Reasonable
“It’s not my place to make demands,” Jacques muttered.
Gingko lightly pointed out, “Tsumiko’s the one Dad’s out to impress.”
“When it comes to...
Mailbox Report
Token of Affection. Many thanks to KShadeslady, who surprised and delighted me by sending a package in December. The enclosed ornament is apropos to my stories (especially Tamiko and the Two Janitors) since … well … acorns mean what we’ve been told they mean. ::twinkle::
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The ornament is hinged (the clasp is a twinkle!) and inside, was a slip of paper with a book quote. Here’s me grinning as bashfully as Joe … and as grateful as anyone ever was or will be. ::glomp::
January 1, 2020
Mood Stripes 120: Eager
Disclaimer: I do hereby disclaim all rights and responsibilities for the characters in this audacious adventure… especially for the ready one. A nod of recognition is bent towards Rumiko Takahashi for her creative prowess.
Chapter 120: Eager
“Go!” The promise of battle put a growl into Sesshoumaru’s command as he pointed.
“Don’t gotta tell me twice!”
Inuyasha sprang upward, eager as ever to engage a foe. Even though he was in no position to draw Tetsusaiga. They floated high and higher, and...
LMM 97: More in Store
Claimer: I do hereby claim all rights and responsibility for the characters in this series of vignettes because the Amaranthine Saga is mine. (Which means I should probably behave myself since anything I say or do could be taken as canon.) Indulge the lot of us, especially the demanding one.
Chapter Ninety-Seven: More in Store
“You found it,” remarked Gingko.
“Right where he said it would be.” Michael slid a box onto the counter.
Jacques hardly believed his eyes. “We had an espresso machine?”...
