Short Fiction – Unbounded Life

Mr. Unoki Loses His Cat

Posted on September 18, 2026September 18, 2026 by Chris Barclay

How Can We Know That It Is Not a Blessing? April 20, 1957 On Saturday, at 11:30 in the morning, Mr. Unoki discovered that his cat was missing. It was not officially his cat. It was probably what you would call a stray, though he was its caretaker. His supervisor, Mr. Okamura, did not approve […]

The Apotheosis of Meyer Berkowitz

Posted on September 13, 2026September 18, 2026 by Chris Barclay

Tuesday, November 14th 1961 6:42 pm Arthur Rosenfeld, a rising star actuary from Passaic Valley Mutual & Indemnity Insurers has a dental emergency. A cracked lower bicuspid, to be precise. It occurs over dinner as he bites down on an errant shard of bone in his wife Judith’s beef stew, exposing the nerve and causing […]