Tuesday, July 22, 2008
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, July 16, 2008
Three Points of a Triangle
Three Points of a Triangle by Karen Bremer Masuda Running to the elevator in the freezing cold morning felt like punishment. But having forgotten her cell phone in the car she had no choice but to go down and get it. Oh why did they live on the eleventh floor!? Never mind, she would be back in the...
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Friday, July 4, 2008
Carving a Niche, continued
Jun’s parents saw them off jubilantly, nodding enthusiastically to Jun’s instructions not to enter his room while he was gone. They sat down at the kitchen table with cups of tea. This is how they spent most weekends now, together drinking tea. Since Jun’s self imposed seclusion over six months ago,...
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Carving a Niche
Carving a Niche by Karen Bremer Masuda Jun Kosugi ran his fingers along the top of his desk and back again. The carved spaces felt smooth under his fingers as he cast loving eyes on his creation. Jun had removed the plastic protective covering hours ago, putting it in the hallway outside his room....
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Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Untitled Novel 4
Yukimasa joined track and field much to the surprise and delight of the coach. If it meant he could be near Haruka he would do it. But she appeared totally immune to him. In all walks of life he was prince, aloof and cool, he let things and people come to him. But with Haruka he was a gerbil on the...
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Untitled Novel 3
Yukimasa being barely requisite in his punctuality always sauntered into a classroom on the verge of being tardy. The teacher, depending on who it was, would either sigh in frustration at yet another close call when it was apparent that this particular student’s equanimity needed shaking, or would...
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Monday, June 23, 2008
Rain in all its forms
We have not seen the sun in five days. Today I went to a coin laundrymat and dried about four loads, because it just doesn't dry no matter where you hang it in the house, and definately not outside. The place was packed as clothes driers are not a part of every household like in the US. We have one...
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Thursday, June 19, 2008
Untitled Novel, continued
A silence enveloped them as they each got down to their own work. It was the silence of concentration; each boy engrossed in what they did best. After an hour or so of silence except for the scratch of pencils on paper, it was Toshio’s turn to look up. “Can I see it?” He didn’t know why he suddenly...
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Untitled Novel
This is the first for me to post an unfinished work. I don't know what to call this but am working on it little by little. If there is interest, I will keep posting! The storm of the fall of 1952 recalled to the memory of those who lived through it two things; the damage caused by it, and the baby...
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Tuesday, June 3, 2008
An Unremarkable Moment, Continued
Makoto dreamed about Chiharu before he left for the Maldives. He took it as a sign. Women generally scared him, wanting much more than he was willing to give in such a short time; wanting to vacuum out his soul in a single night. He did not forget the one time he felt the need to look into another’s...
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