See, that’s the curse she placed on me all those years ago. I see it in the hundreds of grotesque butterflies lining the veins along her wrists. But butterflies aren’t pink in nature—it’s ink, and paint, and blood that coats her lips and spills into the shadows. “She looks a lot like someone...

On a cold night in early December, a recently bereaved and recovering alcoholic wanders the streets of a certain city, searching for a salvation that may never come. Then he meets Santa Claus.

An accidental meeting with a young woman taking coins from a park fountain sparks the feeling of a new connection. That is, until that connection is lost to something that could not be understood.

When divine intervention meets human love, a grieving man's quest to bring back his departed wife leads to an otherworldly mix-up.

It's dark, and it's hard to see. Has it always been like that here? I feel like it used to be nicer. No one says anything about it, so it must be normal. Putting my glasses on every morning feels like a waste of time.

In a place where ancient trees whispered secrets, there lived a bird named Swallow, the poem of freedom. However, one winter's day, an event occurred that would change Swallow's life: a mysterious fox named Fox appeared. Fox initially ensnared Swallow, but over time, an unexpected bond formed bet...

Death or Life. Thanatos or Eros. Following a serious case of several couples finding the concept of the afterlife tempting, those words became the highlight of the living. They were becoming entranced by the idea of being attracted and called by the gods. Once their calling was heard, people wo...

Just One letter. OK, there's more than that. Read the short story about how small time author, Nobuto Shiragiku, aka Shiruka, tries to submit a dumb idea for a novel to his editor.

When a mystery presents itself before the eyes of two stereotypical Englishmen they do what? Speculate? Theorise? This would perhaps be correct for your average folks, but not for Morris James or Jimmy Clarke however! Idiocy is a clear illness with the two, for they are anime fans. To overlook...

How do you confess that all of the colours in your life are tied to the beating of someone else's heart? Following a life-altering accident, Shiro finds his world drained of all vibrancy. He and his mother move to Tokyo for treatment and rehabilitation, but he expects only shades of grey in his n...