KaBooM62's Story Time

A Boy and His Mother, Forever by Karen Bremer Masuda When he would walk in the door, home from school, it was a fact that she would be there, welcoming him with a smile and something to eat. Akiko was there when Yoshihiko needed her the most, not later when he was older, but then and there, when he... Sign in to see full entry.

Today is the day! It is a balmy spring morning, promising to be sunny for the duration of it. The wind is almost chilly I hope it does not pick up too much strength for the visit. It shouldn’t be strong enough to blow the wide rimmed hat off of the Empresses head, the one she will sure to be wearing... Sign in to see full entry.

No Strangers in Paradise by Karen Bremer Masuda The Emperor is coming! He will bring the Empress with him. For the past two years this flower park has offered its first budding plum blossom of the year to the royal couple; cut delicately and preserved immaculately, sent off to them for their... Sign in to see full entry.

No No No No, only once only just Saturday night, I swear, Cindy, only once.’ ‘You two have been going off together on kayak trips I mean, always meeting others or picking up others on the way, I assumed. I never thought anything of it. Should I have been worried about you going off with her?’ ‘No, I... Sign in to see full entry.

What is Natural by Karen Bremer Masuda Something was different, and I knew exactly what it was. I was afraid to say it, to even think it, but Nick had been unfaithful. I could tell by the way he hugged me, it was all in the way he hugged me. You see, after fifteen years of marriage, the way you show... Sign in to see full entry.

On nights when she couldn’t drift off she sat in her living room and opened the veranda windows wide letting in the air and the sound. At three or four in the morning there was still plenty of sound. The cars although fewer than day time made known their presence through the swishes and whooshes of... Sign in to see full entry.

Yes, her mother knew alright, but it hadn’t been easy trying to appease her own mother. It was probably the hardest part. She had wanted her to get an abortion. There was something inherently wrong in that; your own mother wanting you to do away with a life, a life which was her own flesh and blood... Sign in to see full entry.

FAST TRAIN SLOW TRAIN by Karen Bremer Masuda When Nobu found out that his father was a black man he had been excited. There were other things he could have been but what registered most was his sure excitement. It hadn’t been a secret Nobu simply had never asked. She silently went to her room and... Sign in to see full entry.

FAST TRAIN SLOW TRAIN by Karen Bremer Masuda He walked slowly as was his habit talking to things like rocks and dead leaves along the way. If anyone were to call his name it would take three or four tries to catch his attention. His Mother always got scolded over him, “I said ‘good morning’ three... Sign in to see full entry.

Although I was as baffled as ever as to what they wanted with me, they could have taken me to the coffee shop next door and bought me a tea and I would have been happy to answer some questions. But when we reached the car parked outside the office, one with a portable flashing light flashing on top... Sign in to see full entry.