by Jikun | Jul 21, 2020 | Mahataa
My name is Mahataa. With a huge birth cry on the early morning of July 27, 1902 in the Year of the Water Tiger, I announced my arrival. I was born to Kana who was...
by Jikun | Apr 24, 2020 | Mahataa
The two lovers are in the black market in the South. Great-Grandmother Hanaa, as a young woman, dressed in her best kimono, which by standards of the South was unremarkable, leisurely browses the open marketplace lined with vendors. Her eyes instantly catch...
by Jikun | Apr 24, 2020 | Mahataa
Our friends and neighbors cared for Mother so she could properly rest after childbirth. Women arrived with freshly prepared food and helped with household chores. They chattered happily in muffled voices while moving quickly through the house. They brought champuru, a...
by Jikun | Apr 24, 2020 | Mahataa
31 THE OLD MONK RETURNS “Konnichiwa!” A voice called out a joyous greeting and echoed as if the word had been spoken from the top of a high mountain. I recognized the caller and immediately ran to the entrance to greet my teacher....
by Jikun | Apr 24, 2020 | Mahataa
THE YABUU (MEDICINE WOMAN) I went to see the Yabuu, the Medicine Woman, the very next day with a note from the Noro requesting that she accept me as an apprentice. The Yabuu was the last of the three powerful women of my culture...
