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My beautiful bathing suit

Several summers ago when I stayed in Sicily for three weeks in a graduate math summer program, I got myself an unexpected souvenir —

Feb 4, 2022

My beautiful bathing suit

Feb 4, 2022

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Maiko Serizawa

A Kind Sun

When my little brother was about two, he started drawing with crayons like any other child at that age. What was particular about his …

Mar 11, 2022

A Kind Sun

Mar 11, 2022

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When I couldn’t close my mouth

It was when I was about four year old. One sunny cold winter day, my mother was taking out the laundry to our balcony as usual. She left…

Mar 21, 2022

When I couldn’t close my mouth

Mar 21, 2022

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Tears at a birthday party and a word that stayed in my heart

The year I was thirteen, my maternal grandmother celebrated her 77th birthday. In Japanese tradition, a person’s 77th birthday carries a

Jun 20, 2022

Tears at a birthday party and a word that stayed in my heart

Jun 20, 2022

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The day I rode my unicycle for the first time

The year when I was nine, there was a nationwide craze for unicycle riding among children. Suddenly, all my school friends started riding a…

Nov 23, 2022

The day I rode my unicycle for the first time

Nov 23, 2022

Maiko Serizawa

Stubborn Refusal

I’m five in this memory. One weekday morning, I’m watching TV with a spare hair tie in my hand when suddenly, a fun idea occurs to me. A…

Oct 17, 2023

Stubborn Refusal

Oct 17, 2023

Maiko Serizawa

Running Late

I’m five or six in this memory. My mother takes me to kindergarten every morning except one day a week when she has work early in the…

Oct 12, 2023

Running Late

Oct 12, 2023

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A Weekday Morning

I’m five years old in this memory. It’s a weekday morning. I never seem to notice the morning’s arrival until my mother comes to wake me…

Oct 9, 2023

A Weekday Morning

Oct 9, 2023

Maiko Serizawa

Words about Bananas

Once upon a time A lady took me to a supermarket She needed a few items To keep in her room: Yogurt and bananas

Oct 4, 2023

Words about Bananas

Oct 4, 2023

Maiko Serizawa

The Train Speaks

When I was small, every summer, I used to visit my maternal grandmother in the countryside with my mother. We would take a bullet train to…

Oct 2, 2023

The Train Speaks

Oct 2, 2023

Maiko Serizawa

Maiko Serizawa

A storywriter and committed life-appreciator living in Ottawa. Podcast, Book and Free Gift: https://linktr.ee/maiko.monogatari

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