Every good story has its basis. This is about “The Female Pimp,” the story of Enigma and her role as a Wakaresaseya.
The Female Pimp writing playlist:
- Mindy Meng Wang 王萌 – Hidden Qi 隐.气
- The Flashbulb – The Fear of Vision
- Surprise Chef – Herbie Hemphill
- Skúli Sverrisson – Sería
- Jamie Paton – Leviathan Aftermath
- SUUNS – PRAY
- Carole King – So Far Away
- Dal – Fontanel
- Omami – Lonely Road
- Marconi Union – Akihabara (Electric Town) +
- Acid Pauli – Intellijel Bell
- Chromatics – Light As A Feather
- Mansur Brown – Serene
- The Sorcerers – Opening Titles
- Rumpistol – Aurolac
- Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit – If We Were Vampires
- Para One – Vertigo
- Kryptic Minds – Six Degrees
- Van Morrison – Glad Tidings – 2013 Remaster
- Masayoshi Fujita – Morocco
- David le Page – Sleep Softly
- Apollo Brown – Kite Strings
- СОЮЗ – Тизита
- Atmosphere – God’s Bathroom Floor
- David Rose – The Stripper
- LL COOL J – I Shot Ya – Remix
- Maxime de Wilde – Mauvais temps
- Apparat – You Don’t Know Me
- Maribou State – Tongue
- Tom Tom Club – Genius of Love
Story Inspiration
I was initially inspired to write this after reading Iceberg Slim’s “Pimp.” Clearly the story of Enigma has very little to do with that tale, but that was the catalyst.
Why a Wakaresaseya and why did I choose to base the story in Japan? Happenstance. I’m a huge fan of the world’s major cities and the diversities they bring, so I chose to take Enigma and station her there to do her business.