The Tengu of Aokigahara
The Tengu of Aokigahara by Josh Linvers, December 11th 2024 As you may have heard, there is a particular forest in Japan that is, for many visitors, the final destination […]
Kappa of Tajimi (Eng/日本語)
Kappa of Tajimi by Joshua Linvers December 10th 2024 Sometimes the reasons why we do things are lost to time. Reasons become traditions, and while traditions can be wonderful, younger […]
The Shirime Yōkai (Butt Eye Apparition)
This story was written because of recent comments I heard about an art piece I did about 2 years earlier, and a successful storytelling debut at Heliopolis cafe. The picture […]
Poetry written throughout the years
Alas, there should be much more. Things get lost to time, but finding an old file on my computer has regailed me with long past thoughts. Jin Jun Mei: 1 […]
A Test of Love
A Test of Love A Classical Japanese Story Reimagined by Joshua Linvers, 2024 Long ago in Kirishima, Japan, there lived a samurai so poor that all he possessed was a […]
Kazutoyo and the Tanuki
Kazutoyo and the Tanuki Reimagined by Joshua Linvers, 2024 One gloomy and overcast day in the south of Kochi, a noble samurai Kazutoyo and his retainer went to the coast […]
The Jellyfish and the Monkey
The Jellyfish and the Monkey Reimagined by Josh Linvers. 2024 It is said that at the bottom of every ocean lies a dragon king in his palace, but this story, […]
Tokutaro and the Foxes of Maki Moor
Tokutaro and the Foxes of Maki Moor A famous Japanese story reimagined by Joshua Linvers Nearly 400 years ago today, in the lands between the modern-day cities of Ueda and […]