The Little White Speck of Akasaka_For the Sake of the Weather_Let's Dance_The Airing
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The Little Whitewww.onedoor.cc Speck of Akasaka
Kentaro Suzuki hadn’t missed a single day of work in the past 30 years. Naturally enthusiastic and hard-working, he’d spent his whole career in a large and powerful bank, situated right in the center of Tokyo’s bustling Marunouchi district. Tall, with a good posture and broad shoulders, Kentaro came to feel right at home amongst the towering glass skyscrapers that characterized central Tokyo’s skyline. For a CEO, he was unusually present and involved in the day-to-day operations of his bank, even in the most minute of details and the most menial of tasks, such as making ...
For the Sake of the Weather
The driest part of the year had come. Every inpidual ray from the sun was felt fully by the townsfolk, leaving their faces pink and their hair slick with sweat. Those who had lived in Brenton for some time had learned to adjust when the dry season came. During cooler months, it wasn't easy to tell who was who, but when the kid in black leggings and a sweatshirt clamored into the store, it was clear he wasn't a local. Krissi jumped at the ruckus, looking up from her book to find a boy clutching onto the chip rack and swaying horribly. She pursed her lips then spoke up, "You ok there, boy?" she ...
Let's Dance
"Come on Bry, it's only two nights a week. Please Honey we can learn the two-step, we'll have more fun when we go out, at weddings, at the Longhorn Fair. What do ya say?" "No." He slid his horse to a stop. "OK, you find me a partner. Taller than me, in good shape. How about Tuck, would be my first choice." Moved his horse closer to the fence, leaned in, and kissed her. "Love you, Darlin." "I'll call him, do another run down, mare looks good. What is Tuck's number?" "He recited it, sit there and call him, I'll talk to him when you're done, Darlin." Bry nudged his mare into a lope. "Tuck, hey it...
The Airing
COVID came to their town, as it did all the others. At first the citizens believed that their distance from the cities would protect them, as in olden days when the miasma was expected to hover above a populace and not spread through inpiduals, but modern realization soon proved that humans, as always, were the biggest threat to humans. People left the town, of course, going in their cars to visit relatives or in planes to visit beaches, and then they returned to the safety of home and the normalcy of work and school and church and daycare and gym and clubs with just the people they knew.Th...