The Ongoing Diary of Casey Neal I Would Rather Be Me (June 2020) I admit I wonder if I got the wrong Charlie Cooper. I probably missed. The odds, after all of me grabbing the right one, the one who rightfully belongs here on this universe are 11-to-1 against, and that’s assuming that the “real” […]
The Ongoing Diary of Casey Neal Can Brash American Reporter Keep Secret? (May 2020) It is a Saturday night in May when the Kawaguchi Transmitters host the Niihama-shi Ghosts. Everyone knows the stories of these two teams by now, that the Ghosts are built to win now, and the Transmitters … are not. We will […]
The Ongoing Diary of Casey Neal Did We Get Him? (April 2020) I hit the floor of the KEK control room hard enough that it stunned my tailbone and I think my legs might be paralyzed. But as the feeling comes back, I realize I am still holding onto Don-o’s leg, and Yuni has hold […]
The Ongoing Diary of Casey Neal He’s Someplace Else, I Think (Date, Unknown) The image is flashed into my mind in such a way as I know it will be there forever. # Don-o is still there on the ground. His eyes are closed and he seems to be asleep. Ichihara is standing here, examining […]
The Ongoing Diary of Casey Neal The Team’s All Here April (2020) Ichihara and the Chief Stooge give very quick introductions, then after Ichihara pulls a small briefcase out of a trunk that was no bigger than the size of the brief case, we all go to the gate that is fenced, and protected by […]
The Ongoing Diary of Casey Neal You Want Tell? (April 2020) After the longest Monday and Tuesday on record, the clock finally turned to the big day in question. Then, of course, we had to wait all day. I gave a video interview to ESPN that was going to air over in the US, giving […]
The Ongoing Diary of Casey Neal Cough it Up, Dude (April 2020) “I don’t understand,” I say. “Why won’t you tell me what we’re doing?” “Not yet Wednesday.” “Okay, it’s Sunday. Why do we have to wait until Wednesday at all? Why not do what you want to do tomorrow.” Ichihara looked confused. “Can’t get […]
The Ongoing Diary of Casey Neal This is What He Gets for His Service? (April 2020) I introduce the two of them over a breakfast of coffee and eggs over biscuits. I have them fry my egg, and Don-o does his scrambled. Ichihara is a poached egg kind of guy. The papers are full of […]
The Ongoing Diary of Casey Neal He Looked Good (April 2020) He was standing in the dark by DK’s door when we got home. DK hesitated a moment, as if he was worried we might have a burglar or a hoodlum or some other doer of foul deeds upon the head of a slightly drunken […]
The Ongoing Diary of Casey Neal They Go Right Direction (April 2020) Two days later, the story has been submitted and Yuni has called in whatever special Chief Inspector chips he can call in, and the bit is slated to run the next morning on the front page of three of the five big daily […]