[Coming-of-age, Romance, Existential, Japan] Seiji and Aoi have been inseparable childhood friends and eventually, high school sweethearts. Believing in naive dreams and love, all seems well until a tragedy separates them with a chasm of frozen time. As one struggles with the aftermath, the world moves on, while the other remains still. Battered by temptation and the pressure to grow up, he discovers that life is more complicated than he thought - and that the heart and mind is quite vulnerable to change. Secondhand Memories is an emotional young adult coming-of-age story: a journey about the meaning of growing up, love, loss and sacrifice. --- Originally serialized online in 2008 (Textnovel), Secondhand Memories pioneered the Japanese cell phone novel phenomenon in the English-speaking world, marking a moment in history of a new literary movement among thousands of young writers and readers globally. The remarkably unique fusion of simple haiku-like poetic technique and prose narrative has re-envisioned technology, youth culture, community and literature. This is the Wattpad version of the first draft, where each chapter is originally on separate pages, it is now compiled together for technical reasons. The pioneer English cell phone novel from 2008 is finally published in print and released as a beautiful 6" x 9" 558 page book with stunning illustrations, interior formatting and graphic design on Valentine's Day 2015 by Sakura Publishing, eagerly anticipated by fans and fellow cell phone novelists as a keepsake, fond memories, collector's item and inspirational reading pleasure. Order online via Amazon, Sakura Publishing, and more locations coming soon. More info, links, products, events and previews: http://secondhandmemories.net - From the early writing days of the featured award-winning author of visionary literary novel, "Espresso Love".

A tall building with 32 stories. The elevator takes you up slowly. Floor numbers light up as you ascend. 29... 30... 32... Wait... where's 31? [Written in 2013; originally published on textnovel]

Carefree isn't a word that describes Fuyu's Life. Bearing the burden of causing her mother's death during childbirth is heavy. When life can't seem to get worse she is suddenly whisked away into an arranged marriage with a mysterious half Japanese, half-gaijin husband. He's cold and distant and se is the last person who wants this marriage, but can there be something that ties them together that she doesn't know? Will she discover secrets of a forgotten past that were better left off unknown? Highest #113 in historical fiction #4 in Poetry Copyrighted ©2020 by J. A. Hansen (@AridaMiku)

"In the middle of tangled up love is painful" [CPN] Takahasi Koharu who was a author in her 20's who suddenly became a editor of a monthly teen-romance magazine "Candy" in a major publisher in Tokyo, Japan. Later she gets to know that her most "wanting to forget" first love, Aoki Takeru is the editor-in-chief and has to work under him. Love gets confusing when her childhood friend, Hamasaki Ryuto, confesses to her, but part of her still loves Aoki Takeru but she thinks that Aoki Takeru is going out with Fujimoto Megumi. It is about a messed up and tangled love story between Koharu and Takeru. ________________________________________________________________ It is my first cellphone novel. Thank you! Credits of the cover to: @bojustwriting