In these eleven stories, the individuals who lift the curtains of their orderly homes and workplaces are confronted with the bizarre, the grotesque, the fantastic, the alien--and, through it, find a way to liberation.

The lonesome bodybuilder -- Why I can no longer look at a picnic blanket without laughing -- Typhoon -- I called you by name -- An exotic marriage -- Paprika Jiro -- How to burden the girl -- The Women -- Q&A --The dogs -- Straw husband.