Insignia: Castles & Kimono: The Insignia Series, #8

By Kelly Matsuura, Alanna Robertson-Webb, Tetsuya Sato and 5 more

INSIGNIA VOL.8. includes 8 stories and 1 poem with historical Japanese settings. 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

'Waiting by the Otogawa River' by Kelly Matsuura

'Freedom' by Alanna Robertson-Webb

'King Anisika' by Tetsuya Sato / Toshiya Kamei

'Beneath the Cherry Blossoms' by Vonnie Winslow Crist

'Dream Sequence' by John H. Dromey

'Portal to Miyashita' by Carmen Indalecio

'The Silent Witness' (poem) by Russell Hemmell

'Castle of Blood & Ink' by Kelly Matsuura

'The Amaterasu Kimono' by Jo Wu

 

• Language: English
• Publisher: BWWP Publishing
• Release date: Aug 25, 2020
• ISBN: 9781393229834

Kelly Matsuura

Kelly Matsuura grew up in Victoria, Australia, but always dreamed she would live abroad.  She has lived in northern China, Michigan in the US, and over ten years in Nagoya, Japan, where she now lives permanently. Kelly has published numerous short stories online; in group anthologies; and in several self-published anthologies. Her stories have been published by Visibility Fiction, Crushing Hearts & Black Butterfly Publishing, A Murder of Storytellers, and Ink and Locket Press. She majored in Asian Studies at university, and (sometimes) studies Japanese, Chinese and German. Her other hobbies include cooking, knitting, sewing, and traveling. As the creator and editor for The Insignia Series, Kelly uses her knowledge of Asian cultures to help other indie authors produce great diverse stories and to share the group's work with a new audience.

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