Month: March 2021
Rainy Fall Mornings
I stare out the window. I’m meaning to clean up after breakfast, while Ai-chan has her morning nap and the children are being escorted by…
Catching up with an Old Friend
Hajime: Thankfully she decided not to turn me away as soon as I said, I’m on personal business and needed a place to stay. Her…
OOC: For the author only
I couldn’t remember the exact words but the exact words were important so I put it here.. It’s not about wanting the “best” and nor…
A Well-timed Visit
It wasn’t difficult to find out where they lived. This is government property after all, until the land rights are transferred to him upon full…
From Tokyo to Kyoto
I don’t know what I was thinking. I thought I could go straight home but I couldn’t and instead I went straight to the machiya,…
A Terrible Night
I told him to leave and didn’t give him a chance to say no. He looked at me like I was up to no good…
Back at the clinic…
(“Sato Nana”) “What are you doing in here?” I jump and almost drop the papers I’m looking at – that front desk nurse is so…
Someday
Someday We’ll have a tree But right now we have a seed Someday We’ll find our way to the sea But right now we’re caught…
The Previous Night
I’ve grown much restless lately. After taking care of the house for my impending departure I’ve buried myself again in my work. Old intel from…
Afternoon in the garden, with a baby
“I think you must just enjoy baths, Ai-chan,” I tell my daughter, picking her up from the small tub I have in our room. “You certainly…
More than Police Business
It will be lunch time soon and the usual bento lay there untouched. I’ve been losing my appetite lately it seems but I don’t want…
After returning a dress
I returned the dress today and came home a little… well, what seemed to be going on was more or less confirmed by Frau Susannah.…
Memories: Sword Hunting, Again
Sword Hunting, Again Fall 1865 Time passes… in a way, peace and order are kept in Kyoto. The politics are still headache-inducing, both internally and…
Finally! Where have you been?
Saitou: It’s almost dusk and I’ve been smoking here for almost two hours. I had wanted to get home early today. I ash my cigarette…
To the Akabeko
Tsutomu: Yukiko-neesan picks us up from school as usual. I’m glad because today I need to ask her a favor. So we get to the…
Let’s Learn English!
“Thank you for helping me,” I say, pulling out my school papers. “I’m not good at…” I sigh… “most of this. I can read it…
Morning Catch-up
I’m trying not to go to work on Sundays. I heard from an old acquaintance familiar with Western practices that Sunday is a day of…
Not quite Fireworks
Hajime 08:03PM Is standing around near a lake, waiting for someone… H Hide 08:04PM *touches her hair, one more time to make certain that it’s…
Memories: Kiss
My first kiss was stolen when I was… I can’t remember if it was before or after my birthday that year, the same year Tamesaborou…
The Night of the Ball
It seems I rely more and more on the conveniences of being a part of the Police System. But I’d rather get us to the…