Writers in Kyoto

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The Little Green Book

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

Book Review: SPIDER LILY: Six Toxic Tales from Japan, by Andrew Innes

Rebecca Otowa reviews "SPIDER LILY: Six Toxic Tales"

The City of Flowers

Cherry blossoms, a couple in their twilight years and the flower of their life together.

An Unfamiliar Landscape

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

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.

Cold Waterfall

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

Anger Management

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

STRAIGHT IN THE EYE

On meeting bears in Kamikochi.

Kyoto City Mayoral Prize – (Eighth Annual Kyoto Writing Competition)

A short piece on Kyoto in the snow.

Tofu, Thank You

A tale of a tofu hawker.

Enter the Ink

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

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.

Lemon

A famous short story written in 1924.

Gaijin’s Redemption

A short story on fitting in.

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.

Book Review: The Short Story Collective: 13 Tales from Japan, by Andrew Innes

A review of stories that the reviewer calls both challenging and entertaining.

88 Seconds

A fictionalized reconstruction of a robbery.

The Last Ghost of Summer

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

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

A clever tale on changing environments.

Hearn 7: Kimiko

Synopsis and commentary on a story.

Years

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