Writers in Kyoto

Category: Fiction

Stormy With a Chance of Tofu

  • By Simon Rowe
Life in the time of plum rains, hydrangeas and slugs.

Book Review: Miyako Redux by Marc Peter Keane

  • By Rebecca Otowa
Rebecca Otowa interviews Marc Peter Keane about his latest book.

Once Upon a Time in Little Tokyo

  • By Simon Rowe
The topic of a nostalgic gathering's conversation turns from coffee imports to illicit trade.

A Poem and a Translation

  • By Stephen Dodd
New member Stephen Dodd has shared both a poem and a translation.

Winter on Teramachi Street (excerpt)

  • By Sara Aoyama
Sara Aoyama shares a selection from her forthcoming cozy mystery set on Kyoto's historical Teramachi-dori.

Kansetsu Kiss (間接キス)

  • By Tina de Bellegarde
Tina deBellegarde shares an imagined reminiscence of a first date along the banks of the Kamogawa.

A Matcha Made in Kyoto

  • By Suzanne Kamata
An excerpt from a work in progress by Suzanne Kamata

The Language of Flowers

  • By Andrew Innes
Andrew Innes shares a piece from his forthcoming book of darkly themed stories.

Book Review: Proxima’s Gift, by Marc Peter Keane

  • By Rebecca Otowa
Three hundred years after an apocalyptic event, a future society finds a new connection to nature.

Book Review: River of Dolls and Other Stories, by Suzanne Kamata

  • By Tina de Bellegarde
A vivid collection of stories about mothers and daughters, girls and women, wives and ex-wives.

An Unfamiliar Landscape

  • By Amanda Huggins
A short story from Amanda Huggins’ collection, Each of Us a Petal.

Book Review: Tropes Twined With Truth: A Sandy Fantasy That Sticks

  • By Felicity Tillack
A review of Cinnamon Beach, a book by Suzanne Kamata

What Happened to Momo’s Family

  • By Rebecca Otowa
A short story of historical fiction set in the mountains between Kyoto and Nagoya.

Prologue to a War (Continued)

  • By Malcolm Ledger
From a work in progress by Malcolm Ledger

A Man Caught by History

  • By Rebecca Otowa
A Biblical story.

Book Review: Each of Us a Petal, by Amanda Huggins

  • By Rebecca Otowa
A collection of 19 short stories, romantic, spiritual and full of small details of life in Japan.

The Name of the Willow

  • By WiK Admin
The author describes the process of creating his book entitled The Name of the Willow.

Cold Waterfall

  • By Stephen Benfey
A short story on spending time with a yamabushi and the rewards it reaped.

Book Review: The Heron Catchers, by David Joiner

  • By Rebecca Copeland
A review of the author's second novel set in a rural town near Kanazawa.

Anger Management

  • By Andrew Innes
A short story on managing one's anger in Japan.

STRAIGHT IN THE EYE

  • By Amanda Huggins
On meeting bears in Kamikochi.

Tofu, Thank You

  • By Stephen Benfey
A tale of a tofu hawker.

An Important Day

  • By WiK Admin
Time travel to Kyoto.

The Secret Garden of Yanagi Inn

  • By WiK Admin
An excerpt from a modern Gothic retelling of The Secret Garden.

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