Asian Fantasy & Science Fiction
Today's tempting drabble is by the very lovely Dawn Debraal! It's great to have her join our Insignia Drabbles series. Sweet Tooth Dawn DeBraal Nur hovered in the back of the cave. She had heard of the creature Buto Ijo. If a child misbehaved, he would come and whisk them away. If she did not... Continue Reading →
We're back this week with more Mythical Drabbles! Enjoy this one from regular Insignia Stories contributor, John H. Dromey. To Catch a Cryptid John H. Dromey A car salesman eyed his bookish, bespectacled customer with skepticism. “Dune buggies?” “Yes. I’m Professor Chinbatiin. I’m planning a cryptozoological fishing trip to the Gobi Desert.” “Hold on! You... Continue Reading →
It's my pleasure to introduce a new Insignia Stories contributor, Amrita Valan. Amrita will have 3 drabbles featured in the upcoming Mythical Creatures of Asia anthology. She tells us all about herself and her writing interests in this 25-question interview. Enjoy! TWENTY-FIVE QUESTIONS Author Name/s: Amrita ValanYears active as a writer: I have written poems... Continue Reading →
The final flash story for Horror Matsuri is by one of my favorite Asian writers...one of my favorite people, in fact, the incredible Joyce Chng! I asked for a werewolf story for Horror Matsuri and she delivered. Enjoy! I SHOULD BE ASLEEP Joyce Chng I should be asleep. They are real. They are out there.... Continue Reading →
Welcome to the first week of Horror Matsuri! I hope you enjoyed Therese Choon's poem yesterday. Today I'm sharing the first flash fiction piece. This is an 800-character (in Japanese) story by author Umiyuri Katsuyama, kindly introduced to Insignia by Toshiya Kamei. One Last Splash By Umiyuri Katsuyama Translated by Toshiya Kamei The Li clan... Continue Reading →
I've wanted to work with Tutu Dutta for ages, so thrilled to have her story 'The Craving' in our reprint anthology, Insignia 2020: Best Asian Speculative Fiction! Hope you enjoy this teaser... THE CRAVING By Tutu Dutta Excerpt: The afternoon warmed. When the sun set and enveloped the peaceful valley in a warm... Continue Reading →
Please enjoy this excerpt from 'Moon Rabbit' by Jo Wu, as featured in our new release, Insignia 2020: Best of Asian Speculative Fiction! Jo also has work coming out in Southeast Asian Fantasy Drabbles and Insignia: Castles & Kimono. 'MOON RABBIT' By Jo Wu Excerpt: “Faster, faster!” I pounded and grinded at the powder, and... Continue Reading →
It's Read an Ebook Week again over at Smashwords! It's an awesome chance to stock up on free and discounted ebooks by your favorite indie authors. We're offering volumes 1-3 of The Insignia Series for FREE this week! And volumes 4-6 are 50% OFF! Just enter the coupon code (found on each book page) at... Continue Reading →
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