Protected: The Long Goodbye: Sojiro’s Story – Chapters 26-33
Chapter 26: Time Doesn’t Heal All Wounds – May 28, 2007Age comes for us all. At least, those of us who emerge from youth unscathed by death. Death hadn’t destroyed…
Protected: The Long Goodbye: Sojiro’s Story – Chapters 18-25
Chapter 18: The Heart of the Matter – May 24, 2007I didn’t want to return to Sojiro’s room. I didn’t want to face him. How could I after what Akira…
Protected: The Long Goodbye: Sojiro’s Story – Chapters 8-17
Chapter 8: More Than Enough Blame to Go Around – May 20, 2007Sojiro had quieted again, and the thread of his memories had disappeared. He dozed off, and so did…
Protected: The Long Goodbye: Sojiro’s Story – Prologue, Chapters 1-7
The Long Goodbye Prologue: The Moment I Gave Up – April 21, 2007Not yet out of breath, I rounded the corner, fast on his heels. My heart leapt as I heard…