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Nao Mutsuki


Nao Mutsuki (pen name), freelance writer, was born in Kyoto in 1991. She graduated from Kyoto Seika University and studied abroad in Boston. Her hobbies include getting absorbed into inspirational creative works, traveling, shopping, and visiting cafes. She put her daily efforts to get many people interested in her writings.

Updated June 2022


Stories from This Author

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June 3, 2022 • Nao Mutsuki

I’m beautiful. I grew up with Dad telling me I was the prettiest in the world, so I knew that I was beautiful, without a single doubt, from a very young age as far as I could remember. People at the cafeteria served me extra amounts. Strangers confessed they had a crush on me. They gave me their contact information. The accumulation of affection from total strangers backed up Dad’s words and eventually built up my confidence. “Dad, when did …

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