(tent) Love Is Fleeting, or, the Steak at the Bottom of the Pool

“Ah, I’ve been caught by time again,” I thought. And I let myself be caught. I’m a novelist. There’s Anne, who has gone through both divorce and surgery. And Kazu, a lyricist. We were childhood friends who once shared long days at the California Apartments. Now, nearly half a century later, we meet again in Tokyo. Time has piled up—so have memories, experiences, and the traces of love. Our separate lives begin to intertwine once more, shifting and flowing into one another. A quietly resonant tale of love in adulthood— gentle, drifting, and deeply human.