12 Wakako Because it was the company publishing the book which the person whom Wakako wanted to marry by all means wrote, Wakako wanted to work at this publishing company. She entered this company in order to approach the person. …

There is a street that cannot be accessed by those who wish to go there, with the general (though not guaranteed) exception of the employees of the shops on the road. The street is long and winding and made up …

A couple of weeks ago, I walked to the shop, as I do every morning before work to buy a newspaper and a pint of milk. I saw a young boy sat outside of the shop with his dog. He …

My name is Tyrus. Tyrus Claney. I served my country proud for 10 years and labored in the coal mines of north Alabama the rest of my working life. I am now retired. I was married for 42 years to …

She stumbled towards me….and now she’s done for. Three days, no food, no water. Starvation and isolation made us the equivalent to castrated polar bears. Her weak frame fell into my steady arms. I noticed how thin her neck felt …

“I found a copy of this book, Death of a Dreamer, by Amos Field,” the first responder to the home of Lester LeTarte said to his assistant. “Don’t look like the old man bothered to read it, there’s dust on …

It was 8 a.m.; the year was 1962. I was in my grandmother’s living room and remember standing at the picture window. When I saw my father walking down the driveway, I had a strange feeling. I think it was …

It all started with a random search and a random friend request sent through a social networking site called Orkut. This was the first social networking site this world ever encountered. At that time it was a craze to be …

Long ago, God cast out the arc angel, Lucifer, from heaven, banishing him to the depths of hell. God did not cast him out alone. He sent Lucifer’s lover, Minoko, with him. But it wasn’t long after banishment that Lucifer’s …

Let me tell you something about Barley. My wife and I, we love him. We really do. But if someone asked us directly why we love him, they’d hear a long, awkward moan or laugh and then possibly a half …