The Shrine

11. ‘The Shrine’

In the night Randal's guides bring him to the Kumano Kaeda Shinto Shrine. ‘850-year-old,’ thought Nobo, of a tree, near ascending stone steps. ‘Camphor,’ Nobo thought. ‘Camphor?' thought Randal. 'What about the burning bark?’ Nobo: ‘We don’t burn the bark.’ A moon lurked overhead. Randal realized that he must go along with this, all of it.

radio drama, storyDavid DoucetteFebruary 3, 2022Japan, reincarnation, ESL teacher, Spirit world, Teaching Engl, Teaching English in JapanComment