Yu Nagira's 'Like Stars' - There is no such thing as 'it is natural for things to be this way'

I think everyone has their own 'assumptions'.
From big things to small things,
in other words,
is it 'a fixation that comes from not even doubting what is supposed to be this way'?
That 'fixation and rigidity' could,
end up making someone feel miserable or becoming a form of violence toward someone else.
Have you ever thought about that?
'It is so natural for things to be this way that I don't even doubt it'
Beyond that, there are also things, people, and situations that are 'not like that,' 'cannot be that way,' or 'cannot do that.'
Have you ever thought about that despair and suffering?
The writer who continues to send out messages about 'even so' and 'here and now' in the form of stories from that place is, for me, Yu Nagira.

I picked up 'Rurou no Tsuki' (Wandering), which was also made into a movie (though I haven't seen it), right in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic.
I then read 'Horobi no Mae no Shangri-La' (Shangri-La Before the End) all at once.
The trigger was the passionate POP displays at bookstores.
When I saw them, I thought,
'Really?' 'That much?' 'Come on now.'
I apologize. Thank you for guiding me.
I have read almost all of her past works as well.
However, 'Like Stars' is one book that I was curious about but took a long time to pick up.
To begin with, I don't really like romance novels, nor am I good at them.
As for the Japan Booksellers' Award and such projects, I understand the intent, but I'm like, 'Eh...'
I don't like the copy on the obi (book band) either. I won't apologize for that.
But I wonder why I picked it up.
I'm glad I was able to get it. Thank you to all the bookstore staff across the country. No, wait, why am I using casual speech?

Where you belong, how you live,
relationships like parent and child, lovers, spouses, or friends,
there is no such thing as 'it is natural for things to be this way'.
There is no need for others or yourself to decide or bind yourself to that.
That said, it is extremely difficult, and surely, the deciding and binding will never disappear.
But even so, there is absolutely no need to decide or bind yourself.
Despair, suffering, 'but even so,' and from 'even so,' to 'here and now',
human weakness, the fact that everyone hurts someone, and yet continuing to live,
that we must live,
and the hope and affection that allow us to live,
I truly thought I was glad to have read this work, which depicts these things like waves that come and go, washing up and then disappearing.

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So, I left it on the shelf at 'Honya Tokabutai' the other day.
Please let me share that news as well.
I thought about whether it was annoying to write continuously, but I decided to write it anyway.

'Honya Shuppanten' (Yushima, Tokyo), which had been closed or operating irregularly due to the owner's health,
is apparently open from February, except for their regular holidays on Mondays and Tuesdays,
from noon or the evening until around 7 or 8 PM.

They say there are irregular days off on weekends, but
if you'd like,
please check the shop's Xand please come visit.

This time, I left the aforementioned book by Yu Nagira, along with three books by Toriko Yoshikawa that I've been a bit into lately.

Please come visit,
and feel free to take out the books from the shelf/box to browse, and if something resonates with you, I would be happy if you bought them.

I have also attached 'recommendation comments' to the spines of all the books.

Please also check out other people's shelves, the shop's shelves, and the miscellaneous goods and items by the authors.

Through books and writing,
through someone's thoughts and stories,
may there be connections and encounters,
and journeys between you and me,
or between you and someone else.
I sincerely hope so.

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【Biography and Self-Introduction】

I am a composition writer/writer/essayist,
Momo, also known as Momoko Nakamura (Tokabutai).

I am a writer fascinated by traveling theater (popular theater) and,
now, striptease 🦋♥ and strip theaters.

Usually, I do radio program composition, writing materials and commercials,
and various types of writing and catchphrases.

I love theaters. My interest in humans is endless.

I have lived by watching stage performances (Kabuki, musicals, Shinkansen, small theaters, performing arts, pro-wrestling) and,
theater activities during my student days (writing/directing/production/acting),
and reading and writing books.

I studied under a music director of a certain theater company,
a late Kansai comedy writer,
and an essayist who loves Osaka, and after working at an Osaka production company and advertising agency, I went freelance.
I am currently working on two manuscript projects (book adaptations) that are my lifework.
I am updating my daily 'various' note 'Tokabutai' as a way to show my face and train my muscles.

【Twitter】and【Instagram】 etc., I would be very happy if you followed me on various platforms.For detailed profiles, background, and greetings, please visit the top page of the blog below.

Please feel free to contact me or request work here or via DM. Seriously, please do.

I contributed a self-introduction essay to the beginning of the web magazine'Stay Salty'Vol. 33.

From December's Vol. 34, I have also been writing an irregular column corner called 'DAYS'.

I also run a two-box second-hand bookstore at the bookstore 'Shuppanten' in Yushima, Tokyo.
Please refer to 'Shuppanten's' X for business days and hours.
Please, please come visit! There is also a handwritten self-introduction paper!

A collection of essays about reading (ZINE),
tabistorybooks 'Traveling with Books' is also available at the shop and via mail order.

I have two serials in the web magazine 'tabistory' by Tabito Shisousha.
A tavern talk 'Kokoro Hadaka, Pittanko' (currently 19 episodes) and
a story about important places 'Home' (currently 4 episodes, including a side story).

My note is 'almost one essay a day,' organized into 6 magazines.

I have been doing various writing jobs related to traveling theater and popular theater for a long time.
Writing, catchphrases, planning/composition for videos, various texts, scripts,
ghostwriting for actors, and catchphrases and text for DVD packages.
The magazine with DVD 'Engeki no Tomo' that I was in charge of is now discontinued, but
past videos are being released on the YouTube channel.
Back numbers of these are also available at the aforementioned 'Shuppanten'.

I hope to have a connection with you. Thank you for your continued support.