Writers in Kyoto

Category: Fiction

The Little Green Book

  • By Rebecca Otowa
The strange power of a book, beyond words.

Stormy With a Chance of Tofu

Life in the time of plum rains, hydrangeas and slugs.

Book Review: Miyako Redux by Marc Peter Keane

Rebecca Otowa interviews Marc Peter Keane about his latest book.

Once Upon a Time in Little Tokyo

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

A Poem and a Translation

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

Winter on Teramachi Street (excerpt)

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

Kansetsu Kiss (間接キス)

Tina deBellegarde shares an imagined reminiscence of a first date along the banks of the Kamogawa.

A Matcha Made in Kyoto

An excerpt from a work in progress by Suzanne Kamata

The Language of Flowers

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

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

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

A vivid collection of stories about mothers and daughters, girls and women, wives and ex-wives.

An Unfamiliar Landscape

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

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

A review of Cinnamon Beach, a book by Suzanne Kamata

What Happened to Momo’s Family

A short story of historical fiction set in the mountains between Kyoto and Nagoya.

Prologue to a War (Continued)

From a work in progress by Malcolm Ledger

A Man Caught by History

A Biblical story.

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

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

The Name of the Willow

The author describes the process of creating his book entitled The Name of the Willow.

Cold Waterfall

A short story on spending time with a yamabushi and the rewards it reaped.

Book Review: The Heron Catchers, by David Joiner

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

Anger Management

A short story on managing one's anger in Japan.

STRAIGHT IN THE EYE

On meeting bears in Kamikochi.

Tofu, Thank You

A tale of a tofu hawker.

An Important Day

Time travel to Kyoto.

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