[About the Book]

ー From Flash Fiction to Novellas, Delightfully Unexpected Stories Await -

Why is it that a stopped wristwatch causes no issue, but when Dr. Kenzo wears a functioning one, he breaks out in hives all over his body? He dubs the mysterious condition “time allergy.” Hoping to use this strange discovery to win the heart of the woman he loves, Kenzo embarks on an unconventional journey-only to be met with an astonishing twist of fate.



This collection features curious, eerie, and sometimes humorous sci-fi mysteries, including Time Machine, a tragicomedy about a doctor who learns to manipulate the flow of time, and The Bath, a tale about a man with an intense aversion to hot water and dryness who ends up dying under suspicious circumstances.



[Table of Contents]

Traffic Paralysis

One Fiftieth

Bath

Cocktail Bar

Jack-of-All-Trades

The Monkey-Crab Battle

Side Effects

The Song of Playing Human

Registered Human Strain No. HS-101

A Toast with Mokaar!

Salute to the Insects

Time Machine

Murder Gene

Help Meeee!

IQ Fairy Tale

List of Published Magazines

Author Introduction



[Editor’s Comment]

The author of this collection is a medical doctor, and that unique perspective shines through in several stories set within the world of medicine-stories that defy our expectations and stretch the limits of imagination. For those tired of the mundane and craving something stimulating, this book offers an escape into a world of strange and thrilling tales.



[Author Introduction]

Yuzo Kawashima

Real name: Yūzō Kawashima. Doctor of Medicine.

Born in 1933 in Kōchi City. Graduated from Kobe University in 1957.

Completed graduate studies at Purdue University in the U.S. in 1966.

Since 1962, has participated in the SF fanzine Uchūjin (until 2013).

His other works include Warau Juseiran (Laughing Embryo), Ansatsu Dōwa (Assassination Fairy Tale), and Amerika kara Kita Akachan (The Baby from America).