by Murakami Kasumi (村上かすみ) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/36414.html) Excerpted from The New Huntington Anthology of Queer Literature Vol. III, Forth Edition From Chapter 12: Asian Thematics in the Western Queer Tradition The Lost Journals of General Jonathan Aller was published in 2189, six years after the death of presumed author Jonathan Aller. What seems to amount to […]
Category Archives: Bang*Bang no. 9
15
Feb
Evening Conference
by Fukuhashi (福橋) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/36644.html) As Watanabe Toshio entered the conference room, he turned on the lights and sniffed the air, noting a hint of disinfectants and air fresheners mixed with the acrid smell of cigarette smoke. He checked the trashcan squatting next to the Office Lady’s teacart. It was empty. Now that he was […]
15
Feb
Love and Books
by Jian Jie (鉴戒) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/37033.html) Snow is bad for those afflicted with ADD. I learned this on one of many days with my much loved, but far too easily distracted, Robin, who seems to want to watch each snowflake land on the ground and melt. I think he’d even mourn for them if there […]
15
Feb
If Beauty Was All in the Eye…
by Seiwa Kaiyura (性和 界由来) illustrated by kin nori (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/37323.html) “Hey, wait!” Rian stared in horror as his contact lens disappeared along with the drink it had been floating in. The redhead sitting across the small table coughed. “What the-” He coughed again, spitting out the lens. He looked at the small bent, now […]
15
Feb
Stranger Than Sympathy
by Noberu Izari (叙いざり) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/37491.html) The Vietnam War meant that no one knew when to be sympathetic or when to pity. I had been advised to pick neither road. It was too easy to be labeled a commie sympathizer, a traitor, and a shameful blemish on the perfect country that we were serving. I […]
15
Feb
Celebrate Our Own Way
by Reinaru En (零奈留縁) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/37760.html) It was night time in the palace. This did not mean, however, that things were silent and still. Far from it, in fact. Night was when the palace really came alive, when the drink and the talk flowed endlessly, when the trappings of stiff, formal daytime were shaken away […]
15
Feb
White Paper, Black Ink
by Tenno Ai (天之 愛) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/38129.html) Ren smells like winter when he comes into the kitchen; his cheek is icy cold when he presses it against Ryuu’s, his arms looping around his waist. “Taidama,” Ren whispers into his ear, and Ryuu laughs as he turns and kisses him. From anyone else, the greeting would […]
15
Feb
Never Forget
by Akane Arisu (赤音アリス) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/38288.html) Jin. The name whispered through his dreams like nightmares or nostalgic memories. A laughing, “entertain him,” as Asa was pushed to the next man where, at best, he’d be expected to dance. At worst, he’d wake up with cramped shoulders from being tied in an awkward position for hours. […]
15
Feb
Takeo’s Angel
by Marmalade Cat (マーマレード猫) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/38548.html) In Tokyo the rain is falling in endless waves across the backs of the people below. It streaks the polished walls of the high towers of chrome and reinforced glass, making the streets reflect the emblazoned neon of billboards like straight-backed techno-serpents of fire and light. It extends its […]
15
Feb
The Eagle and the Frost Giant
by Tamari Erin (玉里えりん) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/38880.html) As a child, Alain had never like New Year’s Eve. It was his mother’s favourite holiday, and for her sake, he’d tried to enjoy — or at least pretend not to hate — its pageantry and wild abandon. She’d take him with her to buy their masks and though […]
15
Feb
Enlightenment
by Tsukizubon Saruko (月図凡然る子) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/39061.html) The clear sounds of an altercation without his office door drew David’s attention at last from his proofs, and he looked up with a slight frown between his brows. Hard to say what reason there could be for a scuffle and raised voices at four o’clock in the afternoon, […]
15
Feb
Turfan
by Matsuo Akane (松雄あかね) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/39243.html) Xian wore his hair down that night. Tien couldn’t keep his hands out of it, nor, after nearly six months away from his lover, could he keep his hands off Xian. He kept pushing Xian off-balance as they stepped through the dusting of snow on the ground, leaving the […]
15
Feb
Social Disorders Can Always be Cured with a Kiss
by Eric Shun (エリック旬) illustrated by pearljamz (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/39639.html) “My son hasn’t left his room in months.” Hiro nodded as he placed groceries into plastic bags, taking special care not to squish the French bread with the jars of jam. “He won’t even come out to eat dinner. I have to leave it in front […]
15
Feb
A Matter of Honour
by Shinko Hisada (身固之妥) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/39814.html) Sitting beneath a tree and grateful for its shade, Kale took another sip from his water canteen. Unfortunately the road between the port and the capital didn’t follow a river, so they had to ration their water between towns. Playing honour guard was supposed to be a cushy assignment, […]
15
Feb
Hanabi
by Bloodsucking Llama (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/40165.html) The fireworks blossomed in the night sky, sparking the darkness with dazzling streams and shimmering showers of glowing colors. The red lights lined along the dock shined vibrantly as customers bought gyutan and glass-bottled sodas or triumphantly held their just won goldfish in plastic bags of water. The salty sea […]
