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…