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Nothing On (Leaving Jingumae)

Hanging out the laundry on the roof, it occurs to you – this is the last heatwave you’ll live through in Jingumae. The green synthetic floor-covering seems to steam, peeling and cracked like a cheap tennis court. It’s remarkable your apartment doesn’t leak. It was good of the Ikarimotos not to put up the rent…

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Ramen, Highballs and Divorce

A tall woman perhaps in her late 20s slips in under the noren at Shouta Ramen and angles for the counter. She makes three the number of customers here this eve. She’s wearing white jeans and a shell-colored satin top. She has a big ponytail and large gold framed glasses. Something about her abrupt movements,…

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