"The Bridge of Dreams" and "Predators"

by Alex Shishin

In The Bridge of Dreams, set in Osaka, the homeless and disabled Motoshima Saburo, 58, fights a moral battle with Ken, a young "dating club" scout, who has used The Waif, a pill-popping 17-year-old runaway, for a haywire robbery. In Predators, set in Paris, Rick and Yolanda discover their wealthy and acne-ravaged home stay guest, Masami Ogawa, is a thief. And worse.

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First published May 15, 2010

Reviews

[Cindy DeLong · Rating 4 out of 5]

This story was about a homeless man who was considered useless and a burden by his family because his one arm is useless. He finds ways to support himself by legally selling magazines. He makes sure that he keeps himself healthy and his good arm strong. A young girl, after she is abandoned by her awful boyfriend, spends time with the handicapped man. He always is kind to her, taking care of her, and never taking advantage of her. When her horrible boyfriend returns, he tries to force the girl to go back with him, but the handicap man sticks up for her and punches the bad boyfriend. The handicapped man’s good arm is incredibly strong. The girl disappears and her older sister approaches the homeless man later and thanks him for how much he has helped her sister.