The Scar Enveloped My Left Forearm … Forever ...
At four and half years old, I was still living with my Obaachan in the little apartment in Chofu, Japan. Adjacent to the kitchen area...
My Mother is Still Dead ...
But I’m grown up now. I’m now over 60 (had my birthday). Most people I know my age, and even younger, have lost their parents. That’s the...
I Lived With My Obaachan Until I was Five ...
Although my father made me half Irish, I was completely Japanese. Japanese was my first language. My Obaachan was pre-war Japanese. I had...
Ranko-chan, Ranko-chan, doko desu ka? ...
My grandmother called out as she searched the apartment and apartment complex looking for me. What she didn’t know was that I had gone to...