In a world where the vibrant tapestry of fashion intertwines with the delicate threads of tradition, “The Cherry Blossom Kimono” tells the poignant tale of Thomas, a young boy whose life is a mosaic of cultures. As he navigate the bustling streets of Japan’s Flower Capital, he finds him at the he...

A gray cape fluttering in the wind, stereos booming on his hips and elbows, and the dazzling lens of a large cinema camera mounted on his shoulder like a canon, Camera Man arrives to Japan in spring after filming and covering a superhero incident in New York in hopes in capturing the different ba...

Kazuo is a hikikomori who finds a respite from his self-imposed isolation each Spring during the Hanami season, signing up for tourist trips to have fleeting relationships with foreign women. But upon meeting 'Sumire,' a gloomy writer seeking to escape her life, Kazuo is strangely confused about ...

Andrew Stevens has an unexpected visitor arriving to his house which turns out to be his younger sister, Erin. She has come to stay with him because their parents "kicked her out". After getting acquainted in his home, Erin suggested the idea of visiting Japan. Little did Andrew know, his sister ...

A girl walks with a man along a cherry blossom path, leaving behind a trail of grey in their wake.

As he laid there, he did nothing but wonder. Wonder about things within "his circle" as well as things he'd never grasp. This has to happen periodically in the lives of almost everyone. He had no way of wanting to understand that.

Syalmm and Oquive have been together for longer than they could both remember. Growing up in a small village where nothing interesting really happens, both were joined by the hip primarily due to their fondness for each other. When they were 13, Oquive was chosen as the youngest and first female ...

A short story from Rachel from Fallow the Leader’s perspective.

An underground boxer named, Luke Weaver, also known as King is killed after winning his last fight. And just after his death he is brought back to life in a fantasy world as a young girl's familiar by necromancy. However, he and the necromancer are captured by a king of gold's right hand man, a m...