Month: November 2022
Cold and Quiet (12/27 Afternoon)
After lunch, I go out on the back engawa. Snow… so much snow. And Aomori is even further north, and Hokkaido even more. How much…
Mama-Sama Waits
(Mama-sama) As an old woman, I have learned to be -patient-. As an old woman, though, do I have time? Why do I pursue these…
Weary Travelers 12/27 Morning
It’s early in the morning when the conductor calls out that the next stop is for Aizu. Hoising Ai-chan, who woke up about an hour…
The Brat is a Young Man (12/27)
Saitou:I stick a cigarette to my mouth and light it. They’ve left. I’m relieved. They can… move on. Getting back to the house, it’s dark…