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Essential Work (Short story)

by Lisa Twaronite Sone Not to brag, but my cash drawer always balances at the end of my shift. Not once in all of my decades behind a register has it ever gone over, or come up short. If you understand how busy supermarkets can get, you’ll appreciate how miraculous this is. But really, it’s …Read More

Short Story (Huggins)

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.

Netsuke Museum event

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

Lovely! (Part Two)

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 Kingdom (M.R. Louis)

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

Tina deBellegarde

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

Island Idyll

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

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

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