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Kotaro
    My main portfolio contains 12 items.
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[Ghosts]    (13+)    # 1707310:
        These are Japanese style ghost stories.
[Spiders]    (18+)    # 1664799:
        Genres: horror, sci-fi, erotica
[Time Travel]    (13+)    # 1527416:
        Playing around with time, I write these stories.
Hard to Imagine    (E)    # 1486284:
        Can you imagine the distance to the nearest star Alpha Centauri? This may help you.
[Horror]    (13+)    # 1460684:
        Flash and shorts.
[Short Shots Contest Entries]    (ASR)    # 1408986:
        My entries for the on site contest.
[Crime]    (13+)    # 1099442:
        You'll find a sinister card game, a man who lost his memory,...
[Science Fiction]    (13+)    # 1095944:
        Short stories I've seen with my mind's eye.
[Dragon Tattoo]    (13+)    # 1092757:
        A tattoo comes to life..
[Long ago in Japan...]    (13+)    # 1092553:
        Samurai stories from Japan.
[Vampires: The Bug Series]    (13+)    # 1092551:
        It started with a virus from space.
[Poems]    (E)    # 915044:
        I'm not a poet but I use the medium to be descriptive
#915044:   Poems    (E)     [Top]
I'm not a poet but I use the medium to be descriptive    (7 items)

Zen Ravens    (E)    # 1626104:
        A neighbor with a speech impediment feeds the ravens at a temple.
Commas    (E)    # 1572073:
        Forgive me, Joyce Kilmer.
[Science Fiction Poems]    (E)    # 1254558:
        Short poems of outer space, the big bang, and building blocks of matter, kinda.
[Haiku]    (E)    # 1242211:
        Poems of three lines.
Wet Foggy Afternoon    (E)    # 1020373:
        Taking a walk on a foggy morning , I saw a dead pine tree on a hill.
Innocence Devoured    (18+)    # 919496:
        Not a pleasant poem.
Predawn Trail    (E)    # 915680:
        In Japan, it's the custom to see the dawn on New Years. This was my first, long ago.
#1092551:   Vampires: The Bug Series    (13+)     [Top]
It started with a virus from space.    (4 items)

Endless Memories    (13+)    # 1296497:
        Do we control our memories or do they control us?
Death in a Cabin    (13+)    # 939113:
        A vampire writes his last letter before ending his life, but...
The Take Over    (13+)    # 913461:
        How the aliens might invade.
The Bug    (13+)    # 888872:
        Insects spread a virus creating a pandemic of vampires.
#1092553:   Long ago in Japan...    (13+)     [Top]
Samurai stories from Japan.    (6 items)

Tsunami    (E)    # 1771618:
        Writer's Cramp: write a tale in 24 hrs (missed the deadline by 45 minutes)
The Beautiful Maiden & The Child    (18+)    # 1310921:
        Human behavior provides rational for the undead.
The Enmity of Horseface and Scorpion    (18+)    # 960344:
        Two gangs fight over a medieval village in Japan. But, the villagers...
Tea and Blossoms    (18+)    # 934738:
        A woman's fate depends on the men in her life. A samurai tale.
Samurai    (ASR)    # 921555:
        A man of peace seeks strenght to face a duel.
Good Mourning    (E)    # 892915:
        If you've ever taken the rush hour train in Tokyo, this is the story for you.
#1092757:   Dragon Tattoo    (13+)     [Top]
A tattoo comes to life..    (3 items)

Partner    (13+)    # 1094671:
        A boy allows a dragon to be a tattoo on his back. A tale of the start of an addiction.
Soul Gem    (13+)    # 984974:
        A samurai woman seeking revenge, a ninja's last job, a soul collecting dragon...
The Dragon On His Back    (13+)    # 957622:
        A tattoo comes to life.

#1095944:   Science Fiction    (13+)     [Top]
Short stories I've seen with my mind's eye.    (13 items)

The Case of the Diamond Watch Glass    (13+)    # 1782780:
        A Sherlock Holmes adventure. My first in the steampunk genre.
Earth Blooms    (13+)    # 1467262:
        A meteor shower causes the earth to bloom with creatures never seen before.
Lab Boy    (E)    # 1406374:
        For Pennywise's Flash Fiction Horror Contest
Backyard Conversation    (13+)    # 1240784:
        Dialogue 500 Prompt: Aliens have landed in your backyard.
Pilot    (E)    # 1237050:
        A trip to Ganymede. Memories are given.
Robot Faith    (E)    # 1234456:
        Discussion between a robot and its creator.
A Seed    (E)    # 1183929:
        A unique seed grows to reward its owner. Inspired from "The Writer's Cramp"
Tin Star    (13+)    # 1161230:
        A robot detective has to bend the law, when all humans have left.
The Camera    (13+)    # 1139776:
        A camera seems to take ominous pictures of the future.
Roach    (13+)    # 978650:
        The administration hears you.
Back From the Cretaceous    (ASR)    # 915377:
        Beware of the Dino Mites. Written like a journal.
Quark Soup    (E)    # 908255:
        Noah's ark is discovered and an ancient soup is revealed.
Rainbow    (E)    # 901482:
        A story of two young sisters helping a crash landed alien.
#1099442:   Crime    (13+)     [Top]
You'll find a sinister card game, a man who lost his memory,...    (5 items)

Foster Boy    (18+)    # 1441253:
        A yakuza boss, a police captain, and a judge have an unususal relationship.
Death Wink    (13+)    # 1018243:
        A few poker cards and nerves spell death or survival from the ref with a gun.
Where Do You Get Your Ideas?    (18+)    # 1016068:
        One man's art is death for four.
Salaryman    (13+)    # 947425:
        A man gradually recovers his memory of a crime. Things I've seen in Tokyo.
Murder?    (13+)    # 926581:
        Evil in a small package.
#1242211:   Haiku    (E)     [Top]
Poems of three lines.    (20 items)

Umbrellas    (E)    # 1829926:
        Haiku of early December.
Tree    (E)    # 1827399:
        An autumn haiku
Spring Wind    (E)    # 1767745:
        A haiku poem.
Jellyfish    (E)    # 1707609:
        Haiku. On the train, looking at the passengers swaying.
Creation    (ASR)    # 1630734:
        A haiku poem.
Bus Tour in the Japan Alps    (E)    # 1570105:
        Haiku poem I wrote between destinations.
Zen Secret    (E)    # 1532588:
        Living next door to a zen temple inspired this haiku.
Autumn Night    (E)    # 1485782:
        A haiku poem.
Icicles    (E)    # 1391740:
        Haiku poem
Night Snow    (E)    # 1389377:
        Haiku poem
Meteor    (E)    # 1338488:
        A haiku poem.
Autumn Day    (E)    # 1336000:
        A haiku poem.
Summer Night    (E)    # 1299606:
        Summer haiku
Rain    (E)    # 1269331:
        Haiku for a spring contest.
Wisteria    (E)    # 1257584:
        Poem about an aspect of nature.
Spider Web    (E)    # 1247341:
        Haiku about a spider web.
Spring Walk    (E)    # 1242064:
        Spring haiku.
Spring Visitor    (E)    # 1235575:
        Haiku about a bug.
Sakura    (E)    # 1231969:
        Cherry blossoms
Butterfly    (E)    # 1203920:
        My first haiku.
#1254558:   Science Fiction Poems    (E)     [Top]
Short poems of outer space, the big bang, and building blocks of matter, kinda.    (5 items)

Chips    (E)    # 1811869:
        A whimsical poem.
Doll    (E)    # 1787494:
        A tinker creates a doll for his heart-broken wife. My first sonnet.
Home Star    (E)    # 1249421:
        Science Fiction poem. Revised.
Big Bang    (E)    # 1136792:
        I heard it happened in London.
Dream Traveler    (E)    # 905363:
        Poem about the universe
#1408986:   Short Shots Contest Entries    (ASR)     [Top]
My entries for the on site contest.    (4 items)

The Bonsai    (E)    # 1754360:
        For Short Shots contest. A story about an old man and a tree.
In Her Image    (18+)    # 1489779:
        A banker bites the dust, but gets a royal welcome.
Not Really Fishing    (E)    # 1401356:
        Fishing on a foggy lake. A man and his son dream.
Fool in the Snow    (E)    # 1386394:
        A man's plan to reassure himself of his girl's love backfires. 2nd place
#1460684:   Horror    (13+)     [Top]
Flash and shorts.    (9 items)

The Clock Tower    (13+)    # 1810242:
        Horror in a clock tower. Rewritten and revised for the Dark Society contest.
Itch    (18+)    # 1777779:
        Sinister Stories Contest entry. Am I sick and twisted enough to take the prize?
In Through the Out Door    (13+)    # 1721585:
        From the cover of the Led Zeppelin album.
Fan Club    (13+)    # 1566270:
        What happens when actors perform Poe's tale, A Cask of Amontillado.
Zombie Destruction Derby Bowling Club    (13+)    # 1457915:
        A club that accepts only the best.
Midnight Trip to Another World    (13+)    # 1447143:
        When there's a full moon, horrific things happen.
Demons Ago    (13+)    # 1395114:
        Warming climate awakens a terror. For Pennywise Absolute Horror Flash Fiction Contest
Computer Vampire    (13+)    # 1100272:
        Where would Count Dracula be now? He might be on the internet.
Cars    (18+)    # 934778:
        Images are waiting to be seen.
#1527416:   Time Travel    (13+)     [Top]
Playing around with time, I write these stories.    (3 items)

The Universe is a Rubik's Cube    (13+)    # 1583306:
        Lost in time travel.
Revenge After 18 Years    (13+)    # 1525090:
        A time machine abets a crime of revenge.
A Matter of Time    (13+)    # 1098724:
        Time travel. A man goes back to 1918 to collect viral samples of the Spanish Flu.
#1664799:   Spiders    (18+)     [Top]
Genres: horror, sci-fi, erotica    (2 items)

Spider Tattoo    (18+)    # 1658239:
        Somethings wrong with that spider tattoo.
=8=    (18+)    # 1219423:
        She had a thing for spiders, the color red, the number 8, and college men.
#1707310:   Ghosts    (13+)     [Top]
These are Japanese style ghost stories.    (3 items)

Spirit of the Lake    (13+)    # 1620767:
        A story set in Japan.
Candy Store Ghost    (ASR)    # 1410160:
        A mysterious woman buys candy for her baby after dark. In the Japanese style. Chilly.
The Blind Man and the Ghost    (18+)    # 1007039:
        A blind traveling poet picks up a tale.

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