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If Mom had secrets she didn’t want me to know, then there’s nothing I can do about that now. She should have buried them in… Read More »Secret Keeping Sakura – Chapter 9

Mieko returns to the house with a box cradled under one arm, drops it at the front door, and then joins me on the lawn.… Read More »Secret Keeping Sakura – Chapter 8

Refreshed after a nap, I walk to Chie’s ramen restaurant where I drop off the fish and promise to return soon. I wave to the… Read More »Secret Keeping Sakura – Chapter 7

“How did it go?…” Mieko zips past me, the door to the gate banging shut behind her.

My back pops as I heft the bags of doughnuts and coffee under each arm and make my way down the hill towards the sea.… Read More »Secret Keeping Sakura – Chapter 5

“I don’t get it,” Mieko says, sitting at my roots, her back pressed against my trunk. The sun is setting, the warm tones of the… Read More »Secret Keeping Sakura – Chapter 4

I have no idea what I’m doing or why, just that my favorite cherry tree has sent me on a mission to get to know… Read More »Secret Keeping Sakura – Chapter 3

“It’s been a long time, Sakura.” Mieko brushes her hand on the cool, rough bark of my trunk, her fingers catching along the dips and… Read More »Secret Keeping Sakura – Chapter 2