The game of "Asobi-dama" (Play ball) is popular in Timothy's school. In this game nine marbles are kept in a circle and struck by another marble. Timothy's classmates are amazed when he strikes 19 times in a row. After returning to home and practicing several times, he realizes that he can move the marbles on his own will.
 
Note: This work was published in the January 1972 issue of Bessatsu Shoujo Comic (Betsucomi)

A collection of short stories:
 
1. Hanshin (半神, Hanshin: Half-God) 
2. Ragini (ラーギニー) 
3. Slow Down (スロー・ダウン) 
4. Suimu (酔夢, A Drunken Dream) 
5. Hanauzumi (花埋み) 
6. Koucha no Hanashi (紅茶の話) 
7. Tsuioku (追憶) 
8. Paris Tayori (パリ便り) 
9. Herbal Beauty (ハーバル・ビューティ) 
10. Asobi-dama (あそび玉) 
11. Marine (マリーン)
 
Note: The one-shots "Hanshin" and "Suimu" were published in English in the manga anthology A Drunken Dream and Other Short Stories by Fantagraphics on September 27, 2010.

A collection of one-shots.
 
1. 10-gatsu no Shoujo-tachi (10月の少女たち) 
2. Mitsu Kuni no Musume (みつくにの娘) 
3. Seirei Kari (精霊狩り) 
4. Door no Naka no Watashi no Musuko (ドアのなかのわたしの息子) 
5. Minna de Ocha wo (みんなでお茶を) 
6. Senbon-me no Pin (千本めのピン) 
7. Pussycat Pussycat (プシキャット・プシキャット) 
8. Akakke no Itoko (赤ッ毛のいとこ) 
9. Hana to Hikari no Naka (花と光の中) 
10. Asobi Tama (あそび玉) 
11. Kage no Nai Mori (影のない森) 
12. Juunen-me no Marie (十年目の毬絵) 
13. Deku on Bou (デクノボウ) 
14. Sabaku no Genei (砂漠の幻影) 
15. Shinden no Shoujo (神殿の少女) 
16. Gesshoku (月蝕)

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