Collections of short stories about young 20 somethings, in strange places.

"Ikigai is the secret to a long and happy life." Uemura Hansuke has lived his life never wanting to get out of bed for anything. The 18 year old boy lives a fairly simple life. He's in his third year of senior high school now, he has a part-time job to pay for rent, he lives in an apartment alone, he had friends but like most things, they came and went, and his mother still keeps in touch with him, reminding him every day to go find his own ikigai. He's never found his ikigai. Not one thing ever came close to motivating him to get out of bed in the morning. He's accepted the fact that he'll never find the secret to a happy and long life. He didn't believe in ikigais anymore. At least, he thought he didn't. [ slow updates! ]

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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)

For Chizuru, life in Kushiro is all that she ever wanted; far from the blaring noise of the city, simple, and even with the absence of her father, everything seems perfect as long as she is with her mom. But when she found out about her mom's illness and that they needed to go to Tokyo to examine her, Chizuru realized that life is not as smooth as she thought it will be. Especially when she meet the guy who will turn her world upside down. This is a story of an ordinary girl with an ordinary wishes. "are a thousand paper cranes able to save someone?"

Hoshii Asami always admired the sun for its radiance, beauty, and ability to bring life into anything it shone upon. That's why she hated the clouds that occasionally covered up her beloved sun. Then she met him. The free-spirited passerby who sometimes brought her to tears like the clouds themselves. And before long, she had discovered a new light hidden deep within the fog. ☁ Picture credits to their rightful owners ☁ Cover edited by Kisaki ☁ ©2017 Story by Kisaki [8.30.18] #1 in CPN [9.06.18] #19 in Japan

I fell for him at first sight. His eyes that looked at me, his mesmerizing smile that he showed me and his voice that called my name. I loved it all. ❝I pronounce you husband and wife.❞ That day was the happiest day of my life. They say love doesn't need a reason, and that's how I fell for you; without reason. However, you have never looked in my direction. --- Please give this CPN a try! Thank you! ^^ Includes 1 Side Story: Hopeless Feelings

Darkness. Pitch black darkness. That was all I could "see" for eons. Until that day. The day when colour entered my life. The day when I saw colour... ...through my phone's lens.

❝ the world has taken away who i really am. who i want to be. ❞ in which loneliness is washed away by a sea of blue-green beauty. ❄girlxgirl❄a cellphone novel❄complete❄ #152 in short story | 28/7/17 © 2017 salmonskinroll written 21/5 to 27/7/17