Description: 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.