Edited FINAL TOUCH....2

Edited FINAL TOUCH....2, a photo by roberthuffstutter on Flickr.

"As pages close in the chapters of our lives, so did this day close a chapter in my life. From that moment on, that day would serve as a time-line in my every thought, in my personal calendar and clock of all that happened prior to that date and hour and all that would happen thereafter." From one of the closing chapters in my novel, AN AMERICAN WANDERING, by Robert L.Huffstutter

She lived with her mother in a Totsuka complex. Her father had been killed in the war in Burma. World War II never mattered to us or our feeling toward the other...
It was only through a message I gave a taxi driver the night before my unexpected departure that brought her to the pier that early morning. She had no phone, thus my only hope was that a taxi driver would deliver my message to her that I had been rescheduled to leave two days earlier than planned.

I was unable to leave the base the night before departure--rules. So, would she show up to say good-bye? Did the taxi driver simply take my ten dollars and her address and do no more?

The next morning as I stood on the pier in uniform with my seabag, a taxi pulled up. She had tears in her eyes. We had an hour to talk and embrace on that last morning of our lives together. The taxi driver had done his duty and I am forever greatful for his most honorable deed
All of my experiences will be published, sooner or later, in AN AMERICAN WANDERING. I have not yet secured a publisher for this work, but as every writer who is not a celebrity will admit, publishers for personal novels are hard to find. Yes, there are lots of celebrity autobiographical works, political dialogues, political theories, and works about our role in the world, but the novels or works of the everyday American are far and few between.

Bar in Chitose Japan 1958

Bar in Chitose Japan 1958, a photo by asachitose on Flickr.

Bar in Chitose Japan 1958
Bar White Bear Chitose Hokkaido Japan Photo from Milt Kessler 1958
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This is truly a rare photo of a bar that has probably been gone for many years. I can imagine the fun of the northern nights in this Northern island. It reminds me of what I would imagine some of the rustic and early bars in Alaska looked like in that era. Thanks for adding this photo and all of the photos you have added. These images are historical. Thank you, Robert

Ainu 1958

Ainu 1958, a photo by asachitose on Flickr.

THIS PHOTO OF AN AINU MAN taken in 1958 has a photo credit listed as Milt Kessler. Taken in Hokkaido, Japan 1958. Thanks to Asachitose for permission to post this photograph in my online blog about Japan.
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I was under the impression that the Ainu were much different in their physical features than the Japanese. I see no distinctive differences here. Nevertheless, they are a fascinating people. I need to read more, but there is so much interesting material about nations and people I find it hard to find time to learn all I want. Maybe we should live much longer. Hopefully, we will someday. Robert