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Judge of the Wastes Part 1
Jericho was gone. What was once a thriving village of five hundred souls, a village remembered for being older than the Kritarchy and the nation before it, was now a smoldering ruin of shattered timber and broken stone. Greasy smoke hung thick in the air, mingling with the scent of sweet pork. Bodies lay sprawled…
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Guest Essay: Buddhism, Emptiness and Nihilism
The most common misconception I’ve seen of Buddhism is that it is a philosophy of nihilism. Nothing is real, nothing exists, and the final goal is to become nothing. While a surface reading of Buddhism lends itself to this misinterpretation, the teachings point to a far more nuanced and subtle perspective of reality. To address…
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DUNGEON SAMURAI VOL. 1 is on sale!
For one week only, DUNGEON SAMURAI VOL. 1: KAMIKAZE is on sale at just $0.99 on Amazon! The most realistic isekai dungeon crawler yet written, DUNGEON SAMURAI features displaced samurai, bloodthirsty beasts, and an epic quest through a dungeon filled with traps and monsters to win a way home. Here is the blurb: — Yamada Yuuki…
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DUNGEON SAMURAI VOL. 2: KAMI NO KISHI is live!
Six months after being spirited away to a land filled with deadly monsters, Yamada Yuuki and Hiroshi Matsuo are about to face their toughest challenge yet. They and their fellow samurai must dive deeper into the world-spanning dungeon, going where no man has gone before, in a quest to confront the demon who brought them…
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How to Level Up Your Bad Guys
Everybody loves main characters who grow into heroes. Over the length of a series, tested in fire and steel, they overcome their weaknesses, become even stronger and more capable, and become more than they are. Indeed, character growth is the foundation of shounen manga — readers want to see the hero grow from a zero to a…
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The Golden Mile Part 8
The Babylon Night There was just one last thing left to do. Connor, Karim, Fox and Wood pulled security in the hallway. Tan, Ngo and Yamamoto rushed into the server room. Tan retraced his steps through the aisles and made his way back to the terminal server. Many servers were melted and destroyed, but the…