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Ghost River Red

Ghost River Red, my Japanese ghost story has just been published in Lightspeed. http://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/ghost-river-red/ There is a beautiful picture by Galen Dara to accompany the story. There is an interview with me about the story at http://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/nonfiction/author-spotlight-aidan-doyle/

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Savage Rabbit

According to the Chinese zodiac, 2011 is the year of the rabbit. So far, it has been one disruptive bunny. Floods and cyclones in Australia, floods in Brazil, the earthquake in Christchurch, revolutions in the Middle East, civil war and

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Japan Earthquake & Tsunami

I’ve been watching the footage of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. I lived in Japan for 4 years and have travelled extensively around the country.  It always make an event more personal when you’ve been to the place where

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The Good, the Bad & the Sushi

Great news: the wonderful Shaun Tan won an Oscar for the short film based on his book, The Lost Thing. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/02/28/3150766.htm I had the chance to meet Shaun at WorldCon in September last year.  He illustrated a story of mine

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Enjoying Deliciousness

Some amusing Engrish I discovered when I was in Japan. From a confectionery company’s advertising: I am in the mood to enjoy deliciousness. Smiles overfrow on the dining table.  All kinds of tastes are loaded. Today we’ll serve special deliciousness

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The Real Hokkaido Green

I’ve been getting quite a few new readers visiting my web site after having read Hokkaido Green, my story on Strange Horizons. I visited Hokkaido in the summer in 2007.   It has some really beautiful places.  Otaru and Sapporo are both

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Hokkaido Green Twitter Discussion

There’s a discussion (mainly in Japanese) going on about Hokkaido Green and Salary Ninja (two of my stories set in Japan) on Twitter. http://togetter.com/li/66026 Most people enjoyed the story and said I captured the atmosphere of Japan well. A couple

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