Writers in Kyoto

Category: Fiction

Cheerful Bones

What the zoologist's son did. A unique tale.

Kaguya Himeko

An alternative and modern version of the folktale Kaguyahime.

Hearn 7: Kimiko

Synopsis and commentary on a story.

Prologue to a War

A selection on Kyoto from an upcoming work.

Hearn 6: The Reconciliation

Synopsis and commentary on a story.

Hearn 4: The Ditty of O-Kichi and Seiza

Commentary on a Lafcadio Hearn story.

The Witches Play Macbeth

What the witches were up to.

Essential Work

A short story on customer service and a cash drawer that always balances.

The Heron Catchers (Pt 2)

The second part of a draft of the first chapter of a novel.

The Heron Catchers (Pt 1)

A draft of the first chapter of a novel.

The Last of Michiko

A short story about a budding romance.

Lovely! (Part Two)

Part Two of a short story set in a music store in Kyoto.

Lovely! (Part One)

Part One of a short story set in a music store in Kyoto.

The Gluck Kingdom

An excerpt from a novel about travel, urbex and romance.

The Voices in Rocks (novel)

The first chapter of a novel titled Kyoto Dreamtime.

Greenhouse Blues

Here comes Kenji

A short story set in a bar in Osaka.

The Last Snow in Kyoto

An ode to the snow in Kyoto.

Drongo: A novel

Extract from a new novel by Ian Richards, published by Atuanui Press and entitled, Drongo: A Kiwi Road Novel.

The Horned God

A short story on pagan gods and their love of festivities.

Oysters to Die For

An excerpt from Noir Nation #7 set in Hong Kong.

Interactive Story

A short story with a challenge to readers.

MONKEY WANT BANANA

A short story about an English teacher in Kyoto.

Pearl City

The beginning of a longer short story entitled 'Pearl City.'