Meet Fie-Trude, a fictional time traveler with a deeply human soul. Her short stories are mostly inspired by real-life experiences, sometimes reimagined in different time periods — creating space for wonder, recognition, and a touch of humor.
Each story is a small journey, both backward and forward, gently inviting you to pause. Not just to reflect on what was, but to consider what could still be.
Because between the lines, there’s always a message — for those slow enough to truly read it.
Category: Japan
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“Experience the Japanese tea ceremony – calmness, precision, inner peace.” It sounded like exactly the kind of thing that might finally stop the twitching in her right eye from exhaustion. So she signed up. She arrived at a traditional teahouse, hidden in a garden with trickling water, bonsai trees, and a silence so deep it…
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After karaoke with weeping accountants and a cocktail full of unspoken emotions, Fie-trude decided it was time for rest. Real rest. Silence. A chance to enjoy typically Japanese minimalism. She booked a night in a capsule hotel. “A unique Japanese experience,” the website said. “Minimalism at its finest.” “Perfect for the traveler with low expectations…
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After her overdose of muscle power and thigh vibrations at sumo training, Fie-trude thought, “Now time for something light. Something relaxing. Something that doesn’t thump in my chest.” She wandered into a random side street, searching for sushi or silence. But then she spotted a glowing sign with pink neon letters: “KARAOKE PARADISE – Sing…
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On day six of her Japan trip, Fie-trude decided it was time to do “something cultural.” She had already shared a drink with a hedgehog in a plastic living room, nearly been run over by a costumed Yoshi in a kart, and had accidentally ordered a hot chocolate from a cyborg with glitter boobs in…
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Fie-trude had made up her mind: today, no robots, no lasers, no costumed people livestreaming themselves meowing in public. Today, she wanted something calm. Something involving a warm drink. Maybe a piece of cake. She typed “cozy café” into her phone and clicked the first suggestion: “Harry Hedgehog Café – coffee and hedgehogs.” “Well,” she…
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