Index of Stories
Visit Mokuhan.com!Here is a complete list of the weekly stories, stretching back to the first one, posted in January 2006. They are grouped by 'Volumes', a new set every six months ...
- The next story will appear on September 12, 2010
- 'A Story A Week' books are available!
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- Small numbers at the right side of these tables indicate the presence of comments on that story. (Everybody is welcome to leave comments on any of the stories ...)
Volume 10 : July ~ December 2010
| Story # | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| 245 | Topless! - ... had been caught in some illicit activity! | 1 |
| 244 | Homeward Bound - ... there are some things greater | |
| 243 | Sit Down - for what you believe in! - ... there was no further escalation of hostilities | 5 |
| 242 | Out to Lunch - You had better be prepared ... | |
| 241 | Route Finding ... - If everything goes exactly according to plan! | |
| 240 | Evening Soundscape - ... a rice cooker closing. | |
| 239 | X - Alpha - I'll make a complete report to you ... | |
| 238 | X + Alpha - I sometimes had 'nothing to do'! | |
| 237 | Go for the Golden! - The gods slipped up a bit ... | 3 |
| 236 | Yuck! Don't Touch! - Very realistic pictures! |
Volume 9 : January ~ June 2010
| Story # | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| 235 | Lies, I Tell You! - ... collapsed onto the sofa. | |
| 234 | Let the Drums Roll Out! - Today was the fifth day running ... | |
| 233 | Kampai! - They saw a different possible future for themselves | 1 |
| 232 | Contemporaries - If I just reach out my arm and stretch a bit ... | |
| 231 | On Air - ... an animation of shopping carts | |
| 230 | Quick Study ... - What did I want to be when I grew up? | |
| 229 | Hi Yo Silver! - The question went to the other team ... | |
| 228 | In the Doghouse - Boots is not listening! | 2 |
| 227 | tl;dr - Only a few dozen people have ever seen it! | 1 |
| 226 | Analog vs Digital - Steal these prints ... please! | |
| 225 | His Best Work - ... we know what happens to athletes | |
| 224 | Hear Me Roar! - Headed for the entrance, looking neither left nor right | |
| 223 | Friends, Customers, Collectors! - ... lend me your ears! | 1 |
| 222 | Practice Makes ... Perfect? - ... on stage all day! | |
| 221 | When Old Acquaintance ... - ... completely on the outside looking in ... | |
| 220 | One Size Fits All! - I do not want to do this! | 2 |
| 219 | A Date With Data - ... a mess of cross-outs, corrections, and unreadable scribbles | |
| 218 | Do not Fold ... - ... a 'labour-saving' device in my workshop | |
| 217 | Take Your Turn! - .. it sometimes happens automatically! | |
| 216 | No Sweat - I must have been in fantastic condition! | |
| 215 | Off to Market - I didn't recognize most of the foods ... | |
| 214 | Method Acting - Well, I don't really know ... | |
| 213 | A Little Story about a Bee and a Fly - The environment has somehow changed ... | |
| 212 | First it is Warm ... - Keeping my shame completely private! | |
| 211 | A Story With a Wrinkle - I wasn't quite ready just to pull the plug ... | |
| 210 | Moshi Moshi - His language was really quite strange to me ... | 1 |
Volume 8 : July ~ December 2009
| Story # | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| 209 | ... the Best of Times ... - ... lessons taught, and lessons learned. | 2 |
| 208 | Darwin and Me - I intend to be part of it! | |
| 207 | A Little Something from Santa - She never wears the clothes that we get for her ... | |
| 206 | In Hot Water - I'll be soaking ... down at the Post Office! | |
| 205 | O-Furo - ... a deep rumble, and water begins to spurt into the tub | |
| 204 | A Patch of Sun - The sun streams into the room ... | 2 |
| 203 | The Next Big Thing! - a present from my mother when we first started a family | |
| 202 | The Sweet Smell of International Amity! - Recipe time today! | |
| 201 | By the Slice - ... the conflict has been resolved. | |
| 200 | Get Busy! - Which of these approaches makes more sense? | |
| 199 | A Brush with Fate - Side by side they look identical, but ... | |
| 198 | Join the Club - He tricked us this year ... | |
| 197 | Off the Shelf - Do you think that this is an easy job? | |
| 196 | Six-string Challenge - Not such a crazy idea? | |
| 195 | Beauty Sleep - This weakling needs a re-charge! | |
| 194 | Never! - Does this tell you how boring my life must be? | 2 |
| 193 | Birthday Suits - Look at the wimpy white guy! | 3 |
| 192 | Roving Eye - I remember her as though it were yesterday! | |
| 191 | Home Sweet (?) Home - ... became the butt of shouted curses and imprecations | |
| 190 | Gone With the Wind - Some of the new words that he had learned ... | |
| 189 | Don't Sweat! - I've got it down pat now! | |
| 188 | Carpe Momentum! - ... coming through such a 'trial by fire' | |
| 187 | Take it Away, Dave! - ... a long improvised solo for the tenor sax! | |
| 186 | Three's Company - ... stuffed the money into his pocket with no break in the music. | |
| 185 | Ahoy there! Open your wallet! - My beard is real! | |
| 184 | Multi-tasking - It's just a matter of time ... |
Volume 7 : January ~ June 2009
| Story # | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| 183 | George Burns and my House - He lived to be 100 ... | |
| 182 | Cat Flap Redux - It would be nice to see you a bit more active ... | 3 |
| 181 | In the Dark - ... a pity we didn't learn more about manners! | |
| 180 | Soundscapes - I was rewarded with beginner's luck! | |
| 179 | Aches and Pains - Am I getting that old? | 2 |
| 178 | Weeds - ... while he had his back turned, up they came again. | |
| 177 | One is Enough! - ... flowers on each side as far as the eye can see | |
| 176 | I Spy - My fresh loaf arrived in the nick of time! | |
| 175 | In Retrospect - Now my kids will believe me! | |
| 174 | Smile for the Camera - ... grow up to become more confident in their behaviour | |
| 173 | Birthday Girl - a better sense of how to organize and enjoy one's life ... | |
| 172 | Semi Double - ... others are waiting to pounce and take over | |
| 171 | Benched! - He lived alone, but had frequent visitors ... | |
| 170 | Getting Coached - It's behind you! | |
| 169 | Saying Goodbye - ... saying 'good-bye' to a man who I will never forget | |
| 168 | Read all about it! - ... launching each one from the sidewalk. | |
| 167 | Little Pleasures ... - I would never have dreamed of separating them! | |
| 166 | An Open and Shut Case - This conversation has been a good lesson for me! | 1 |
| 165 | Prompt Results! - Good evening, this is woodblock printmaker David Bull ... | |
| 164 | Commentary - ... that 'freewheeling' approach would not do for this program. | |
| 163 | Halt! What's the Password?? - ... a real problem keeping things in memory | |
| 162 | He Who Seeks, Shall Find ... Something! - ... off on a tangent ... | |
| 161 | Buttermilk - ... my full, nearly untouched, glass of buttermilk ... | |
| 160 | If the Jacket Fits ... - Money obviously well spent! | |
| 159 | Don't Look Back! - talking and thinking about things that happened to us years ago | |
| 158 | New Year Greetings - "lovingly prepared using traditional woodblock techniques" | 1 |
Volume 6 : July ~ December 2008
| Story # | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| 157 | Will I Make It? - Nobody but yourself can answer that ... | 2 |
| 156 | Chopin and Santa Claus - Their father would never lie to them ... | |
| 155 | Walter Mitty and I - Heroic adventures! | |
| 154 | Woody Friend (II) - The joyride lasted about a year ... | |
| 153 | Woody Friend (I) - I picked up a few simple tools, and set to work ... | |
| 152 | An International Triumvirate - ... one became 'suddenly' transformed into the other ... | |
| 151 | Cat Flap - A lady never tells ... | |
| 150 | A Loose Thread - Don't you have any common sense? | |
| 149 | And the Winner is ... - It could be a lot worse ... | |
| 148 | Final Curtain - All he had to do was direct our enthusiasm into sensible directions | |
| 147 | Basket Case - I much prefer the woodblock printed colours! | |
| 146 | The Jig's Up! - ... a better fate than to be hidden away in a box | |
| 145 | Getting Ahead! - ... my future life was decided that afternoon in that workshop | |
| 144 | Pass the Vinegar! - the wind could blow as it would, you would feel nothing! | |
| 143 | A Little Bit of Bach - Fine playing, and fine company! | |
| 142 | Good Enough for Jazz ... - ... firm and stable under the rain of blows from his mallet | |
| 141 | A Day's Work at the Beach - "Just wasting my time here, it seems ..." | |
| 140 | Now you See it ... - A moment later, she understood what she was looking at | |
| 139 | Take a Number, Please! - Something to chew on, and keep my brain in shape ... | |
| 138 | Pardon my French! - ... nothing more than a series of illegible scribbles | |
| 137 | All Shook Up! - He felt nervous being in the place for even a few minutes | |
| 136 | Like, Whatever! - ... their visit had some unintended consequences! | |
| 135 | Big Feet, Light Steps ... - Nothing left in this river, anyway ... | |
| 134 | Evening River - These lovers will pick up where I leave off | |
| 133 | Rice Dreams - How do you think I'd look with mud between my toes? | |
| 132 | Is God Green? - there he stands, silently watching them |
Volume 5 : January ~ June 2008
| Story # | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| 131 | Ten Year Old Spaghetti - I will never be able to 'escape' from that work! | |
| 130 | March to the Scaffold! - I could only sit there, awaiting my inevitable fate. | |
| 129 | Contemporaries - Building one little room shouldn't take most of a person's life! | 2 |
| 128 | An Inside Job ... - ... a lesson that needs to be repeated ... | |
| 127 | Cap and Gown - Now let's see what she goes on to make with it! | |
| 126 | In Labour - .. the other people in the car thought that I was a wino! | |
| 125 | Bags of Fun! - Say, I've got a little problem here ... | |
| 124 | You Want a Story? - Part Two - That would be the end of this journey, and of me. | |
| 123 | You Want a Story? - ... you have to be constantly vigilant to stay on the road safely. | |
| 122 | Share and Share Alike! - ... these were the jobs we would all have to do. | |
| 121 | A Suspicious Character! - ... an object of suspicion for some kind of criminal activity | |
| 120 | Accounting for Time - He will study it ... for a few minutes | |
| 119 | Thumbs Up! - ... hardly the 'life or death' situation that the gladiators faced | 4 |
| 118 | Pipe Dreams - ... the usual peaceful mood of my printmaking work | |
| 117 | Out to Pasture - I've got to get busy in the workshop! | 1 |
| 116 | Greenhouse People - ...a clear analogy to our personal habits | |
| 115 | Do you Dare? - It was high stakes gambling, and not for everybody | |
| 114 | Boots Chimes In - It just makes me want to slide back into sleep! | 1 |
| 113 | How Far is 'Too Far'? - ... it's not just the errand that is the point | |
| 112 | Forget Me Not ... - ... those who remember too much | |
| 111 | Commuter Life - ... the answer is just as clear ... | |
| 110 | If the Shoe Fits ... - ... pretty much everybody is barefoot ... | |
| 109 | On the Support Desk - ... a problem on a computer on the other side of the world. | |
| 108 | Case Study - ... his face fell in disappointment | |
| 107 | Liquid Heaven - ... I had not the slightest idea what to order | |
| 106 | Radio Times - ... creating images in our own minds |
Volume 4 : July ~ December 2007
| Story # | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| 105 | Another turn of the wheel ... - See you next year ... next week! | |
| 104 | Sleigh Ride - my very first appearance on TV ... in my pajamas! | |
| 103 | Treasure Trove - ... squirm around while waiting for everybody to be ready | 2 |
| 102 | England to India in Two Months : (2) - ... we got into a typhoon ... | |
| 101 | England to India in Two Months : (1) - ... danger of being torpedoed by submarines ... | |
| 100 | Footsteps in the Night - Shhh ... keep quiet or they'll hear us! | |
| 99 | Any Volunteers ... Please? - ... everybody else always avoided eye contact | |
| 98 | Still a Child? - I missed the chance to become an adult! | 4 |
| 97 | What are they Thinking? - ... watching that African Webcam again! | 2 |
| 96 | On the Beach - ... doing a good job of keeping our environment clean? | |
| 95 | A Very Special Veranda - ... providing the breakfast for the crocodile ... | 1 |
| 94 | Talkin' 'bout my Generation - I will just nod sagely ... | |
| 93 | I Should Have Danced all Night - ... the woman doing most of the dipping and twirling | |
| 92 | In High Gear - ... slowly plodding their way up the hill | |
| 91 | Hold Tight! - ... what amazing skills those old conductors had! | |
| 90 | The Man in the Brown Shoes - I had no other clothes ... | 1 |
| 89 | Don't Move! - ... quickly wrapped up and accepted for dinner. | |
| 88 | A Date, with Chopin - The pool will be closing in five minutes ... | |
| 87 | Quotable Quotes ... - To see her photos, I would have to become a member. | |
| 86 | Alexandru ... the great? - ... the most important topic there could possibly be! | |
| 85 | Who will Bell the Cat? - ... jingling with every step! | 2 |
| 84 | Thanks Elvis! - The handwriting was on the wall for the dance bands ... | |
| 83 | Getting Better ... - ... every square inch of this entire planet | |
| 82 | Radio Exercising - Compulsory exercising has never been my favorite | |
| 81 | Wooden School - ... burnished clean until it glows | |
| 80 | Don't Bug Me! - ... surprises lurk behind bathroom doors | |
| 79 | Climbing up the Ladder - This plant just doesn't know when to stop! |
Volume 3 : January ~ June 2007
| Story # | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| 78 | A Close Game! - ... yet another huge roar comes from the crowd! | |
| 77 | Great Expectations! - ... looking forward to this all night! | |
| 76 | Salad Days - ... able to finish the entire bowl? | |
| 75 | Not so Super Markets ... - ... it nearly makes me cry! | |
| 74 | Keeping up with the Joneses - no guards hovering at your elbow | 3 |
| 73 | Bath Time - ... you dipped your head into the tub | 1 |
| 72 | Sweetie Pie - What a perfect combination! | |
| 71 | Merry Xmas! - ... to show up with a sack full of presents! | |
| 70 | Rusting Away - I knew what I was getting into ... | |
| 69 | The Early Bird Catches ... - ... a dollop of jam ... and a dollop of fan mail! | |
| 68 | How Long Has This Been Going On? - it really could happen | |
| 67 | Unbelievable! - ... Boots is curious about my beliefs ... | |
| 66 | Turning the Tables - dusted off the first disc, and started it playing | |
| 65 | Off the Record - an interesting analogy to my own printmaking work | |
| 64 | London Debut - ... every note seemed to hang in the air | |
| 63 | First Days in London - ... seeing what was around every corner | |
| 62 | Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall - ... the entire course of my life changed | |
| 61 | Once a Year ... - ... wade through the complicated calculations. | |
| 60 | Mom's the Word! - ... leaving behind everything and everybody she knew | |
| 59 | Scraping by ... - ... do something foolish to make her angry ... | |
| 58 | Speaker of the House - ... unwanted at some point in the future | |
| 57 | Bargain Hunting - she will remember the fun she had while buying them | |
| 56 | Opening Day - the next one will be still faster and still cheaper! | |
| 55 | My Short-Lived Advertising Career - Mmmmm ... Good! | |
| 54 | Here we go Again! - the reason for the existence of a spider |
Volume 2 : July ~ December 2006
| Story # | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| 53 | Staying in the Lines - having fun colouring my maps! | |
| 52 | Insular Attitudes - ... these days, it's not so funny! | |
| 51 | Hi Dad! - ... still 'only' a septuagenarian | |
| 50 | Down, Down, Down ... - nobody would ever get lost again ... | |
| 49 | Brickbats and Bouquets - have we done a good job or not? | |
| 48 | Cross Words - serious and deep family conversations? | |
| 47 | Dangerous River - setting off on their fabulous adventure | |
| 46 | Where Have I Seen You Before? - an audience of millions of viewers | |
| 45 | Magic Show - the little blue jet was gone in a flash | |
| 44 | Too Much Volume! - part of my 'living memory' | |
| 43 | Paper Trail - Just how much do I treasure this paper? | |
| 42 | Really? - their 'boring' old dad ... | |
| 41 | Stairway to Heaven - I could see his tiny tongue flickering | |
| 40 | A Time For ... - To everything there is a season ... | |
| 39 | Something on My Chest ... - the 'close' of another circle ... | |
| 38 | Bring it on! - maintenance of old traditions is a giant business | |
| 37 | Basket Case - Now this kind of gardening I can understand | |
| 36 | Fresh Start - the world is his oyster | |
| 35 | Cool of the Evening - Just another evening stroll ... | |
| 34 | Prime Time - ... the 'top' of the arc of your life. | |
| 33 | On my Soap Box - paying out, but receiving nothing in return! | |
| 32 | Colour me Genki! - my small contribution to keeping Japan healthy | |
| 31 | My Road Warrior! - ... with me for more than 15 years. | |
| 30 | This Old Man - an impact on my way of thinking? | |
| 29 | Musical Soiree - a comfortable place for a session of chamber music. | |
| 28 | My Green Air-conditioner - by mid-summer my air-conditioner is ready | |
| 27 | The Voice in my Pocket - I could trace my journey by the sounds | |
| Bonus | Level Playing Field - waste of time ... or wonderful 'brain training'? | |
| Bonus | Under Construction - building a log house in the country |
Volume 1 : January ~ June 2006
| Story # | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | At the Bakery - Give me the usual, please! | 2 |
| 25 | A Plum Job - I have a ringside seat for this little drama! | |
| 24 | My Turn! - I was next in line ... | |
| 23 | On the Ropes - ... an insane din of drums and flutes ... | |
| 22 | One Story About Four Stories! - This is me living in a factory! | |
| 21 | The Collectors - ... papers and packages scattered in drifts | |
| 20 | Turnabout is Fair Play! - ... I am a 'caretaker' of this knowledge ... | |
| 19 | At the Movies - Next time, it's my turn to choose! | |
| 18 | At Ease, Sailor! - ... the 'commander' of the SS Woodblock! | |
| 17 | I Lost my Cherry! - ... enjoy what you still have ... | |
| 16 | At the Bus Stop - He was so eager to join them! | |
| 15 | The Grass is Always Greener ... - Which vacuum cleaner do you use? | 1 |
| 14 | Special Delivery - An extra year together! | |
| 13 | Hibernation - ... 'wasting' so much time in my futon ... | |
| 12 | Elevator Music - ... I was terrified ... | |
| 11 | Something Fishy - ... an interesting example of how cultures differ | |
| 10 | The Web - ... something a bit startling ... | |
| 9 | Rescue in the Night - an adventure story? | |
| 8 | Oh no! ... I Won! - Better luck next time! | 2 |
| 7 | Bookends ... - The start and finish of my day ... | |
| 6 | Naturally ... - What is 'natural' for human beings? | |
| 5 | I'm learning IM, I am ... - Confusing modern technology! | |
| 4 | Of Course I can Speak Japanese! - More Japanese than a Japanese? | |
| 3 | Peel Me a Grape! - "Aren't you going to eat the skin?" | |
| 2 | Locked into a Routine ... - Am I such a boring person? | |
| 1 | Introducing Boots the cat! - The 'lady' who 'lives' in my home! | 1 |
| Bonus | At Last! - the experience every newcomer in Japan wants! | |
| Bonus | Do You Know Granola? - slow down a little! | 2 |
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