Dallas, Texas

Every October for the past three years my friends and I have made the drive from Norman to Dallas for OU-TX weekend. This weekend falls right after our first round of midterms, so it is always a nice break from […]

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Week 6 Story : The love of Yamato

You’d think being a princess married to the man that you are madly in love with would be the stuff of fairytales, but you would be so very wrong.   He calls her name in his sleep, the sheets stuck to his sweaty body as he withers and moans.   “Benten, Benten.” He shouts.   […]

Reading Notes Japanese Mythology Part B

image source: wikipedia Labors of Yomato Yomato’s wife was too devoted and complacent, so he longed for his lost siren, the mermaid He followed her songs into a grotto, even though he had heard old wives tales about how no mortal returned from it In the grotto there were beautiful mermaids and a feast unlike […]

Reading Notes – A Japanese Mythology Part A

Reading Notes – A Japanese Mythology Part A Izanami and Izanagi Creation Story Izanami (Fair-Goddess-of-the-Clouds) Izanagi (all-powerful-God-of-the-Air) The two of them created all the other gods and goddesses God of the Air and Goddess of the Clouds clasp hands and get married Yamato (the Flowery Isle of the Dragon-fly), then Tsukushi (the White Sun Youth), […]

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