Table of contents

3 of 4 chapters published · about 3 minutes of reading so far · New chapter every Saturday · next chapter 2026-08-15

Braided order Chronological order

Prologue

  1. Narita, 2012 Tokyo, 2012 · 1 min

    Two suitcases, three passports, and a country none of us could read. [PLACEHOLDER excerpt — supplied by author]

Part One — Tokyo Chronicles

  1. Chapter 1: The First Saturday Tokyo, 2026 · 1 min

    [PLACEHOLDER excerpt — the first Tokyo dispatch — supplied by author]

  2. Chapter 3: Sendai, Again Sendai, 2026 · forthcoming

Part Two — Origin Series

  1. Chapter 2: The Island, Before Haiti, 1974 · 1 min

    [PLACEHOLDER excerpt — Part Two opens in Haiti — supplied by author]

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