Kage: The Shadow

by John Donohue

  Only that the journey is worth the effort.

  I smiled back and bowed.

  “Yes, sensei.”

  We sat in silence together as night filled the world, two rocks in a garden.

  About the Author

  John Donohue is a nationally known expert on the culture and practice of the martial arts and has been banging around the dojo for more than 30 years. He has trained in the martial disciplines of aikido, iaido, judo, karatedo, kendo, and taiji. He has dan (black belt) ranks in both karatedo and kendo.

  John has a Ph.D. in Anthropology from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. His doctoral dissertation on the cultural aspects of the Japanese martial arts formed the basis for his first book, The Forge of the Spirit. Fiction became a way to combine his interests and Sensei, the first Connor Burke thriller was published in 2003. John Donohue resides in Hamden, CT.