Set in Prague in the nineteen-thirties, this story follows two young people caught in the shadow of war. It was later collected in Sai Suzukawa’s Black Maria.

The approach of war in Prague changes two young lives.

An honorable mention in the novel category. Award lists confirm the title and author, but no standalone or collected book could be confirmed.

The work remains in award records, but book publication could not be confirmed.

An honorable mention in the novel category. Award lists confirm the title and author, but no standalone or collected book could be confirmed.

The work is confirmed in award lists, but no book-distribution record was found.

A flash fiction piece in which a boy wanders into a mysterious bar and offers up worries held between childhood and adulthood.

In a bar without an age limit, a boy faces the ache before adulthood.

A flash fiction piece in which an office worker returns for forgotten documents and meets an unexpected side of a colleague in a dark weekend workplace.

In a workplace that should be empty, the inside of the shell of work comes into view.

A flash fiction piece that draws warmth and seasonal feeling from a grandmother and grandchild talking about spring food and haiku.

A small conversation about sakura mochi and haiku leaves a springlike afterglow.