Monks Among the Cherry Blossoms. Wild State, #2

Ben Gemmell is trying to chill out after all the trouble he went through earlier this morning to find a lox bagel while on a trip in Washington, D. C., but his attempt is thwarted by people whose job it is to make other people's lives difficult. Matthew Atkinson karate chops you in half with a kung-furious SHORT STORY from his collection, Wild State.