Writers in Kyoto

Category: Fiction

The Secret Garden of Yanagi Inn

An excerpt from a modern Gothic retelling of The Secret Garden.

Enter the Ink

A story of a tattoo that will have you on the edge of your seat.

A Murder on Teramachi Street

An excerpt from an upcoming cozy mystery set on Teramachi Street.

Soul Family

A reflection on what has past and what is to come.

Book Review: The Book of Form and Emptiness, by Ruth Ozeki

A review of Ruth Ozeki's fourth novel which takes place largely in a library and where one can feel the author's presence.

A Life or Death Decision

A short story on coffee and life choices.

Tool of the Deity

A short story on sweeping the dust at Hounji.

Seventh Writing Competition Results: Honorable Mentions

An excerpt from a novel in progress about failing in Zen.

Lemon

A famous short story written in 1924.

Gaijin’s Redemption

A short story on fitting in.

My Own Lucky Number Seven

A four-act story on conversion.

Here be Dragons

An excerpt and commentary from the author on an intricate historical novel on love and the sense of place.

The Baby Shower

An intriguing excerpt from Kamata's book called The Baseball Widow.

A Rock has a Hundred Faces

Just when you think you've heard everything...a cautionary tale.

Meander Meets the New Year

A cat in the Year of the Tiger.

IN THE POOL

A short story on an abandoned swimming pool. Or is it?

Foxes of Kyoto

On serendipity and spooky occurrences.

Afternoon Tea in Teramachi

A wartime memory.

88 Seconds

A fictionalized reconstruction of a robbery.

Kodokushi (A Solitary Death)

A nurse's life and death

The Last Ghost of Summer

On becoming a ghost in Kyoto and a trip into virtual reality.

A rewrite

A new opening to The Heron Catchers.

“Peace, the Charm’s Wound Up” Short Story

A clever tale on changing environments.

Ichi-go Ichi-e — A Serendipitous Encounter

Serendipity personified in this short story of Gion.