Writers in Kyoto

Category: Fiction

Kaguya Himeko

  • By Marianne Kimura
An alternative and modern version of the folktale Kaguyahime.

Hearn 7: Kimiko

  • By John Dougill
Synopsis and commentary on a story.

Prologue to a War

  • By Malcolm Ledger
A selection on Kyoto from an upcoming work.

Hearn 6: The Reconciliation

  • By John Dougill
Synopsis and commentary on a story.

Hearn 4: The Ditty of O-Kichi and Seiza

  • By John Dougill
Commentary on a Lafcadio Hearn story.

The Witches Play Macbeth

  • By Marianne Kimura
What the witches were up to.

Essential Work

  • By Lisa Twaronite Sone
A short story on customer service and a cash drawer that always balances.

The Heron Catchers (Pt 2)

  • By John Dougill
The second part of a draft of the first chapter of a novel.

The Heron Catchers (Pt 1)

  • By John Dougill
A draft of the first chapter of a novel.

The Last of Michiko

  • By Amanda Huggins
A short story about a budding romance.

Lovely! (Part Two)

  • By Tina de Bellegarde
Part Two of a short story set in a music store in Kyoto.

Lovely! (Part One)

  • By Tina de Bellegarde
Part One of a short story set in a music store in Kyoto.

The Gluck Kingdom

  • By WiK Admin
An excerpt from a novel about travel, urbex and romance.

The Voices in Rocks (novel)

  • By John Dougill
The first chapter of a novel titled Kyoto Dreamtime.

Greenhouse Blues

  • By John Dougill
More from Our Man in Himeji.

Here comes Kenji

  • By John Dougill
A short story set in a bar in Osaka.

The Last Snow in Kyoto

  • By Marianne Kimura
An ode to the snow in Kyoto.

Drongo: A novel

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

The Horned God

  • By Marianne Kimura
A short story on pagan gods and their love of festivities.

Oysters to Die For

  • By Simon Rowe
An excerpt from Noir Nation #7 set in Hong Kong.

Interactive Story

  • By John Dougill
A short story with a challenge to readers.

MONKEY WANT BANANA

  • By John Dougill
A short story about an English teacher in Kyoto.

Pearl City

  • By Simon Rowe
The beginning of a longer short story entitled 'Pearl City.'

Travelling North

  • By John Dougill
A short story on a hitchhiking experience.

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