Hitoshi knelt on a blue cushion in the doorway leading out to the garden. Every evening he opened the outer doors and the sliding screens regardless of the season, and waited for Michiko until long after the sun had disappeared behind the trees. His heart knew that she would never return, but his head was stubborn.
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WIK Outing to Kyoto Seishu Netsuke Museum, Sept 26, 2020Report by Peter Macintosh A small, mask-wearing group of WiKers spent a couple of hours being educated in the not so well known world of netsuke. Have you ever wondered what was the object dangling from the obi of a woman’s kimono, or what was keeping …Read More
This is the second part of a short story by Tina deBellegarde. For Part One, please see here. ************ It is a quiet Saturday and Aki finds herself alone. Natsumi was out late drinking the night before and won’t be coming into the store. She doesn’t mind. Aki enjoys the walk to work. She carries …Read More
The Gluck Kingdomby Michaël R. Louis Copyright © 2020 Michaël R. Louis All rights reserved. ISBN-13 : 979-8-6573-2631-4 Extract from Chapter 3 HOPES AND WANDERINGS Mr. Kawamoto gets out of his luxurious gray sedan, grabs his briefcase and climbs quickly the stairs of the town hall. He is late for the city council. He does not like these meetings, …Read More
Given that you live in New York, could you explain why you want to belong to Writers in Kyoto? I have visited Kyoto several times since my son made it his home. In that time, I have found an unusual connection to the city that isn’t explained only by my connection to him. When I …Read More
Finding an Island by Robert Weis Out on the islandsLights are turning onSea at springtime (Masaoka Shiki) The Inland Sea sparkles in the hot afternoon sun, my eyes are blinking, white skin gently burning. It truly is a romantic idea that brought me here, to the shores of a sea that is hiding its true …Read More
Sutoku in Kyoto – emperor, poet, rebel, yōkaiBy Nicholas Teele Sutoku, the 75th emperor of Japan (reigned 1123-1142), is known to those with an interest in Japanese literature primarily for a poem included in a 13th century anthology of poetry, the Hyakunin Isshu (1235 AD); for students of history he is known as a rebel …Read More
Kyoto Writing Competition
WiK Anthologies
The Nature of Kyoto (2023)
Eds. Lisa Twaronite Sone & Robert Weis
Foreword by Pico Iyer
Structures of Kyoto (2021)
Eds: Rebecca Otowa & Karen Lee Tawarayama
Foreword by Judith Clancy
Encounters with Kyoto (2019)
Eds: Jann Williams & Ian Josh Yates
Foreword by Juliet Winters Carpenter
Echoes (2017)
Eds: John Dougill, Amy Chavez, & Mark Richardson
Preface by Alex Kerr
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