Monday, September 8, 2008
Long Life
Walking up steps had never been this absorbing. The labored breathing pounded against her ear as he pushed down on her arm, his strength, threatening to send them both, toppling down these steep steps. It could not be helped, the dentist’s office at the top, being the goal, luckily an open...
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Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Tunnel Vision continued
‘Did you get it?’ Is it in?’ ‘I just put it in’ ‘OK, one, two, three, start!’ We started our videos together. ‘I’ll call as soon as it’s over.’ I would think of Reiko and what she was thinking of this scene or that of ‘Roman Holiday’ as we watched it together, she in Sapporo and me in Tokyo. I would...
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Tunnel Vision
Tunnel Vision by Karen Bremer Masuda ‘ What do you think you’re doing?’ The booming voice of the karate instructor shook me to my bones. The words weren’t even meant for me they were meant for Tatsuo who must have been able to feel the instructor’s breath as close as he was. They were in the middle...
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Sunday, August 31, 2008
Unrecognizable Influences
Unrecognizable Influences by Karen Bremer Masuda Kanako Ishikawa snapped the lid shut to the tupperware box full of pickled shallots. In this heat it is what she craved the most. Closing her eyes she relaxed as no images came forth. Her work was splayed in an untidy mess on the desk across the room....
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Monday, August 25, 2008
Two Women, a Prince, and Fireworks continued
Naomi plunged back into the huge round seat covered in a soft suede material. She wondered at how it didn’t matter what time of year, or what was going on in her life, Yuusuke’s place was always a haven. She was a tiny woman herself and the round softness of the chair enveloped her. Haruka was...
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Two Women, a Prince, and Fireworks
Two women, a Prince, and Fireworks by Karen Bremer Masuda When the two women saw him, they each wondered, separately, and unbeknown to the other, “why am I not married to him?” All three had their bodies wrapped in yukatas; traditional summer festival attire, meeting at this spot in front of the...
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Wednesday, August 20, 2008
I'm Alright continued
There was a line of light climbing along either side of the curtain from the streetlight outside the motel room. The three of them lay together on one of the two queen sized beds. No one wanted to sleep alone. The beds were so big here. Misaki turned her head toward her girls. Tomoko lay on the...
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I'm Alright
I’m Alright! by Karen Bremer Masuda ‘I’m alright,’ his voice reverberated through the air bouncing off sides of mountains. It was imperative that he get across to Misaki that he was alright. Where was she any way? Daiji didn’t see her anywhere in this massive ravine. He boomed as loud as he could,...
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Sunday, August 17, 2008
Green and Fresh and Clean
Green and Fresh and Clean by Karen Bremer Masuda Green and fresh and clean, that is how I saw things on that cloudy morning as I took my walk. Although the clouds blanketed the sky heavily with patches of white, grey, and darker grey, the sea reflected these different shades displaying a beauty more...
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Thursday, August 14, 2008
Humberta
Humberta by Karen Bremer Masuda It is a gorgeous fall afternoon. I revel in the sun which shines brightly on half the stadium. I should be relaxed, but the young boys running across the field; a sight to behold! And he, oh he, stands only a few feet from me cheering them on! If only I could send the...
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