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SHORT STORIES
A Japanese ghost story.
Published in Lightspeed, Jul 2012
Author Interview about Ghost River Red
Artwork by Galen Dara
Illustrating Ghost River Red – Galen Dara’s process of creating the illustration
After his brother died, Hitoshi Watanabe quit his job and decided to walk to the hot spring waterfall at the end of the world.
Published in Strange Horizons, Nov 2010
Audio version published in Drabblecast.
storySouth Million Writers Award Notable Story of 2010
Artwork by Jerel Dye
Artwork by Jerel Dye’s article on creating the illustration.
The Real Hokkaido Green – photos of the hot spring waterfall in Hokkaido.
Executioners, magnetic destiny and sky rivers.
Published in Goldfish Grimm’s Spicy Fiction Sushi, Aug 2012
Published in Fantasy, Sep 2010
Honorable mention in Gardner Dozois’ Year’s Best Science Fiction #28
Featuring a duel between the ghost of a zeppelin captain and a homicidal gold-eating puppet.
Published in Weird Tales, Oct 2010
Audio version published in Cast of Wonders
Published in Fantasy, Nov 2009
3rd place in Fantasy Magazine readers’ story of the year.
Reprinted in Cosmos
Reprinted in Looking Glass
If you’re a monster, stop reading this right now! I’ve hidden lots of traps in these words.
Published in Worlds Next Door anthology, Aug 2010
Aurealis Award finalist.
Audio version published in Cast of Wonders
For a complete listing of stories see my Fiction bibliography.
ARTICLES
A vampire citadel, a fortress built by God and a castle whose herd of goats saved Christendom.
History and photos of Eastern European castles.
Published in Fantasy, Jun 2010
An overview of Japanese SF anime, manga, novels and video games.
Published in The Internet Review of Science Fiction, Jul 2008
Comparing two views of Japan from recent books: Roland Kelts’ Japanamerica: How Japanese Pop Culture Has Invaded the US and Michael Zielenziger’s Shutting Out the Sun: How Japan Created Its Own Lost Generation.
Published in Kansai Scene, May 2008
Exploring the influences and links that books have with terrorist groups such as Japan’s Supreme Truth.
Published in Salon, Dec 2003
For a complete listing of articles see my Non-Fiction Bibliography