Shimazaki's prose is fluid and tight. Our house was located halfway between them. We each crossed in our own way. We never agreed beforehand to meet. As time went by, one began to feel the absence of the other.
Nothing is wasted and everything is exposed.
In this regard, Tsubaki reminds one of a prose-length haiku, the Japanese verse form that permits the poet only three lines of text that must consist of a line of five syllables, a line of seven syllables and a final line of another five syllables. In Tsubaki Shimazaki demonstrates her prowess in all of these areas. B.C. She is a writer and conceptual artist .