by Masahiko Inoue, translated by Rebecca Seippel Editor’s Note: Hover over footnotes such as this one [1]This is an example footnote. to view their text. But First, a Toast is a translation of a Japanese horror/sci-fi short story by Masahiko Inoue. The story is based on when Inoue first traveled to America in 1995 in order to attend…
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by James C. Opperman The wind blows in from the north, carrying with it the promise of snow. It creeps into the building no matter how often Natsuko fills the crevices in the hut she and Miyuki built all those years ago, when they moved together to the base of the mountains. Natsuko stands at the window and watches…
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by Eugie Foster I did not dwell overmuch upon destiny, living among the priests in Oda, sweeping the steps of the jinja shrine, and meditating at the seashore. Until the morning the Heikegani crab with the face of a samurai etched in its sepia armor came ashore and spoke to me. As was my habit in those summer days, I had risen…
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“In the eleventh hour, both Baron Akiyama and Fumihiko Kumoi and their attendants slowly entered as they urged forward their accompanying carriages. They briefly inspected each corner of their airships, bowed to all, entered their ships, then quietly lay in wait for the sound of the signal gun.”
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A Multimedia Collection of Folktales from Various Cultures By Sofi Sanders Translating Culture is a multimedia collection of folktales from cultures around the globe, including eastern Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East. The stories have been selected to showcase the similarities and differences between story-telling techniques across these cultures, and have all been translated…
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