Nisei
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States government encouraged all eligible young men to enlist immediately in the fight against its enemies overseas. All eligible young men except Japanese-Americans.Nisei is the story of Hideo Bobby Takahashi, a Hawaiian-born Japanese-American who must overcome prejudice, internment, and the policies of his own government to prove his loyalty to his country.Narrated by Bobby Takahashi and read by his son, Robert, 46 years after Bobby’s death, the story details the young Nisei’s determination to fight honorably for his country and return to the young love he was forced to leave, a girl he cannot have because she is white.
Excerpt:
Mrs. Yamamoto walked into the room with a very large revolver that she seemed to have difficulty holding. Hoo boy, my heart raced. I glanced over to Fatso who was fumbling with the leather latch on his holster. Just as he got his gun out, Mrs. Yamamoto lifted the pistol and fired. A huge roar filled the room, so I covered my ears to try to stop the ringing.
Tillman fell back against a bloody wall, his jaw and right eye blown off his face and pasted across his hair. He looked pretty dead as he slid down the corner of the wall and onto the floor.
“Jesus! Jesus!” Rodgers said and unlatched his holster. Mrs. Yamamoto aimed the barrel at Rodgers and he stopped.
“Tell him to put his hand down, Hideo,” she said to me in Japanese, but I barely heard her over the ringing in my ears. I told Rodgers and he did. Mrs. Yamamoto sat in the chair across from us and kept the gun on him. I was plenty scared. She spoke slowly, for me, I think.
“This was my husband’s pistol,” she began. “When he died in the Russian war, the generals gave me his gun. It was much like the samurai many years before; the widow receives the sword of the fallen warrior.” She stopped to sip some tea. She looked at Agent Rodgers. “Japan has existed for thousands of years. Do you think we would let a bully like America tell us what we can and cannot have? Who do you think you are? You do not deserve to rule beside the Emperor. You do not deserve to drink his piss!”
Mrs. Yamamoto stood, pointed the gun at herself, and then placed her thumb on the trigger. She bowed slightly to me and placed her mouth over the end of the barrel. Agent Rodgers reached out for the revolver, but too late. Mrs. Yamamoto pushed the trigger and her head exploded. I cried out from the pain in my ears, it hurt so badly. Blood and brain matter covered the drapes hanging behind her. I leaned over the side of the futon and vomited on Fatso Tillman’s leg.
Big News
My short fiction piece, Last Wave, won a Highly Commended award in the Australian Stringbark Competition. It will be published in their 2023 anthology, FERAL. https://tinyurl.com/y4cwknau
My novel, Deviant Acts, has been published in its second edition by my new publisher, Open Road Media and is available in the Kindle edition for a limited time for $1.99.
My novel, Nisei, has been published in its second edition by my new publisher, Open Road Media and is available in the Kindle edition for a limited time for $1.99.
What if you had an app on your smartphone that showed you the date and time of death of anyone photographed by you? Find out about it in my latest short fiction, "Dead App" published in the latest edition of Raven magazine. Issue 4, page 12.
https://issuu.com/ghostscribes
My short story, "The Culmination of Their Journey" won second place in the Sea Island Spirit Short Story contest. It was published in the Lowcountry Weekly Magazine in South Carolina. Click on the story above to read it.
Thanks to the Pen Women of Cape Canaveral for listening to my presentation on the Making and Marketing of the Short Story. Also, thank you for the wonderful lunch.
Check out for free the first three episodes of my Kindle Vella Western Novella. Pronghorn Mesa Vengeance https://tinyurl.com/34symyn8
My short story, "Back to Alcatraz" was longlisted in the Margery Allingham Short Story Competition.
https://thecwa.co.uk/debuts/short-story-competition
My manuscript "She Went Missing" is a finalist in the Ohio Writers Great Novel Contest 2020. Great Novel Contest 2020.
I recently sold my story, "The Case of the Burnt Wires" to Mystery Weekly Magazine. Available now on Amazon.
I'll be giving a presentation on my book, NISEI, February 17th at 1pm at One Senior Place in Viera, Florida.
My short story "Of Life and Death and Life" won the Novus Annos Short Story Award and will be adapted into a short film
My short story "Invisible," took second place in the 2018 Larry Brown Short Story Award competition.https://tinyurl.com/y8t7shua
I'll have my books set up at The Dirty Oar Brewing Company in Cocoa Village (see map) from 2 to 4 pm on Saturday, October 6th. Come in and buy a book and I'll buy you a beer.
Loiacono Literary takes on my new novel, A Promise To Lena
My interview on Many Books
I'll be at the Meet The Author bookfair in the Eau Gallie Civic Center, Nov 19 and 20. http://tinyurl.com/hmqm3yx
My interview with Donna Seebo of Warriors For Peace. Select 636-2 and click on box
My guest post on writing about other cultures : http://tinyurl.com/hb3b78z
Also, please vist Jackie Minniti's Fabulous Florida Writers blog to read my Nisei guest post.http://tinyurl.com/hqnpscg
Please vist S J Francis Writer's Blog to read my guest post http://tinyurl.com/jy7badm
I will be discussing my book, NISEI in the Jane Von Thron room at the Cocoa Beach Library, Wednesday, July, 20 at 6 pm.
Read my guest post about Engineers and Creative Writing on Cecile Sune's Book Obsessed site: http://tinyurl.com/glcy5sg
My psychological thriller, Prodigious Savant,has been reduced in a Kindle Promotion from $3.99 to 99 cents.
http://tinyurl.com/jbjaogx
You can order my new novel, Deviant Acts, on Amazon.
My interview on S.J >Francis' blog :http://tinyurl.com/h97okxg
My interview on Authors Talk About It: http://tinyurl.com/hxstpwa
My guest post on Marilyn's Musings: Five Common Mistakes made by New Writers: https://lnkd.in/dy8QcWj
My short story: "Lucky bastard Club" was included in the The Best Short Stories from The Saturday Evening Post Great American Fiction Contest 2016 -
My recent interview on Carolyn Johnson's New Book Review:
My recent interview on Crime Fiction.FM: http://tinyurl.com/pf86654
A guest post I wrote for BookBrowsing: Is The First Page All That Important When Deciding Which Book To Buy?
My short story, "The Lucky Bastard Club," is a finalist in the Saturday Evening Post Great American Fiction Contest.
The Penitent was shortlisted in the Words with Jam competition.
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A nice article about Pam and me in the Viera Voice. http://tinyurl.com/mfjcxxa
I will be giving a presentation on "Story versus Style" at the Cocoa Beach Library on Wednesday, May 13 at 2 pm. Ya'll come. All proceeds from sales of my book, Prodigious Savant, go to the "Friends of the Library." http://tinyurl.com/nwd7krk
Check out an article about me in the Island Reporter Page 6 http://tinyurl.com/p7gwxcz
Listen to my interview on the Red River Radio-No Limits show with questions from Barbara Hodges about me and my novel, Prodigious Savant. My interview is in the last half hour. http://tinyurl.com/k768fq4.
Prodigious Savant is now available on Amazon Kindle.
Prodigious Savant, Deviant Acts , and Nisei have been acquired by Black Opal Books.
My story,"The Adventures of The Nine Hole League" was published in Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine #13
Deviant Acts has been selected as a finalist in the CWA Debut Dagger competition.
Nisei has been selected as the Grand Prize Winner in the Columbus Creative Cooperative novel competition.
M.E. Browning's new website--Writer of Wrongs
Wonderful poetry blog by Nilanjana Bose--Madly-In-Verse
