Around Halloween I thought about writing a scary story with spirits and demons and whatnot to get into the mood of the spooky holidays. Somehow my initial plan backfired because I ended up writing a love story between a kitsune (Japanese fox god) and a human.
"Kogitsune" is a retelling of "Kokaji", a Noh Theater play from Japan, about a famous swordsmith helped by the Inari God to forge a special sword for Emperor Ichijo (980-1011).
It has ~10K words. You can read it here.
https://xiaxiastorylake.com/2018/11/2...Or download it from Smashwords for free in mobi, PDF or epub formats:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view... Thank you very much to my friend Moony who helped with feedback and beta reading.
New story planned for December: Shinigami (Death God).
Have fun!
Cheers,
XX
Published on November 20, 2018 12:40