Zen Fiction

どうもこの頃お妙の体の調子が優れない。俵屋の若旦那から、お梅との祝言の料理を何品か作ってもらいたいと頼まれたばかりだったのだが……。そんなお妙の代わりに、祝言の料理を作ると決めたお花。

Klein lavora per l'Ente, gigantesca multinazionale del petrolio. È un geologo, per anni ha scovato giacimenti da cui far spillare soldi, ma oggi si è persuaso che il futuro è nelle rinnovabili. I vertici dell'Ente sono invece convinti che la conversione alle energie pulite farebbe crollare i profitti della compagnia. Per questo motivo inviano Klein nel Delta del fiume Niger. In apparenza appoggiano il suo progetto, ma in realtà tramano per eliminarlo facendo ricadere la colpa sui ribelli locali.

Calen has fallen. Everlore has fallen. And once more, Atlanta Skolar is on the run. Barely escaping the clutches of Adelaide, and believing her mother is dead, she escapes the fires of the ancient city.

Get ready to laugh-out-loud with "The Fart-tastic Dancer"! Meet Billy, the boy with epic farts and silly antics. But when his pranks go too far, a sweet little girl named Lulu and her lovable furry friends decide it's time to teach him a lesson about kindness and respect. Join them on a wild adventure filled with stinky farts, flying boogers, and a muddy mess. Will Billy transform from a gross jokester to a beloved star? Find out in this hilarious and heartwarming tale that will have you giggling from start to finish.

Lo Zen non si può descrivere con le parole, lo zen si può solo vivere. Le storie zen sono un mezzo per cogliere, da un'ombra proiettata su un muro, qualcosa del fiore dello zen. Queste 54 storie sono state tradotte dalla collezione che John Suler ha fatto di storie zen o taoiste già pubblicate o che gli sono state raccontate o inviate sul suo sito "Zen Stories to tell your neighbors".

In the year 2047, neural implants have given a small slice of the population superhuman abilities. Are these Aeons brilliant humanitarians dedicated to saving civilization, or venal psychopaths bent on its destruction?

Aaron loves Grandma, and while traveling around the world he calls her to say hello in the native language of the country he is visiting. At the end of his journey, Aaron ends up in Grandma's kitchen. Was he really traveling from one country to another, or was it his imagination?

Dale was once a peaceful town until a bloodless body shows up at the local park. Ivan doesn't think much of it until he meets a family in trouble and they throw him into their world full of vampires and nightmares!

Lulu is a sweet and quirky girl who loves playing in nature! She loves to spend time with the animals and wrestling in the mud. The other girls don’t like to play with her and the boys only make fun of her. There are times when Lulu feels like she never fits in. But when Lulu discovers an opportunity to catch the moon, she soon learns about the value of true friendship, courage, and why you should always embrace who you are.

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When coffee shop owner Zoey Everwood takes her obsession with ex-boyfriend Braden too far, everyone - except Zoey - is convinced a bit of fun in the sun at the Moment of Zen Wellness Resort will help her get over him once and for all. But Zoey's relaxing vacation turns out to be anything but peaceful when she meets Shane Lawson, a resort guest who bears a striking resemblance to Braden.

ぜんやに転がりこんできたお転婆姫──只次郎の姪のお栄は大奥に仕えていたのだが、将軍からお手つきとなるのを嫌い、暇を貰って只次郎の許へと逃げていた。家に戻ってもどこぞの武家に嫁がされるに決まっている、と町人となって己の才覚で生きていくことを望むが……。

Grazie a questo racconto possiamo immaginare di trovarci realmente in una antichissima cerimonia zen con i suoi molteplici significati dagli aspetti all'apparenza semplici.

武家の次男坊・林只次郎は、当代一の美声を誇る鶯ルリオの雛が成長し、美しい声音で歌い始めたことに喜ぶ。

お江戸は本所亀沢町にある貧乏長屋。万造、松吉の「万松」コンビを筆頭に、左官の八五郎・お里夫婦や後家女のお染、浪人の島田鉄斎ら個性的な面々が住んでいる。人情とお節介で下町界隈でも名高い「おけら長屋」では、今日も笑いと涙の“珍”騒動が巻き起こって……。

居酒屋「ぜんや」の女将・お妙は、亡き夫・善助の過去について新たな疑念にとらわれ、眠れない夜が続いていた。そんななか、店の常連客である菱屋のご隠居の炉開きで、懐石料理を頼まれる。

林家では、只次郎の姪・お栄の桃の節句を祝うこととなった。故あってあまり会えずにいた祖父・柳井もぜひ宴にと、声をかけられる。

絶品料理と癒しの笑顔が評判の居酒屋「ぜんや」。女将・お妙と馴染みの旦那衆で紅葉狩りを予定していた日の前日、湯島からの出火で「ぜんや」にも火の手が。

夏の暑い盛り、往来を歩いていた只次郎は、いきなり倒れた少女を介抱した。少女の名は、お花。瘦せた体と歳に似あわぬ拙い言葉に、只次郎は虐待を疑うが……。

早い出世を同僚に妬まれている熊吉。養い子故に色々なことを我慢してしまうお花。二人を襲う、様々な試練。それでも、若い二人は温かい料理と人情に励まされ、必死に前を向いて歩きます。