Toddler-Hunting and Other Stories by Taeko Kono

These are stories about people teetering on the edge, whether that be the edge of some terrible action, of some buried desire, of some great joy, or of some perverted pleasure. It gives an off-kilter atmosphere to the stories wherein mostly pedestrian things happen. It’s a window into dark thoughts that usually pass quickly, here slowed down and expanded. The writing feels wildly free and also purposefully restrained.