The first short story compilation of Nisio Isin's Monogatari series! Thirty-eight familiar stories! “To me, people's hearts are like darkness." Nadeko Sengoku is haunted by memories of a past she wishes to forget. Shinobu Oshino is at last in despair over her seemingly endless future. And Ononoki Yotsugi, the doll who tries to console them! _"Nadeko Past" / "Shinobu Future"_ These are the modern oddities! Oddities! Oddities! Talking about the past and the future is what youth is all about.