American Kunoichi!

Ah, I bet you are all wondering why American Kunoichi. Well, in short, it made more sense to say "American Kunoichi" and keep it simple, because I didn't want to write out the words "American female ninja," and kunoichi just sounds so much better and cooler to me. However, as a martial artist, I have studied many forms of martial arts, and most people fawn over or revere the ninja. But very few people know the story about female ninjas.Now, being a person who's mixed, sadly I think that the story of a male ninja who's mixed wouldn't really catch the reader's attention. However, as I am a straight man, I figured that, just like others, I am very much intrigued with how women live. I have five sisters, but sadly, I am the only one in the family-male or female-who has taken or dabbled in the martial arts. So I took it from the position of "If I were the younger sister and a martial artist" and got thrown this situation. My not being a girl made it difficult, but lucky for me, I have a great and superhyper imagination. Also, my favorite heroes have always been women. Plus, I strongly believe that a story about women goes further because they make one feel more emotionally invested.I used the term emotionally invested for a reason. Most people-and I mostly mean us men-are afraid to show their feelings and emotions, and this story gave me a chance to express my emotions and how I channeled my late father into the father of the young women of the story. Also, I wanted to show us men that we can be girl dads and prove that our daughters can be just as powerful as, if not more powerful than, our sons-not to foreshadow the son in the story.

-- James Edward Williams Jr.