Asian Fantasy & Science Fiction
It's always a pleasure to introduce Jo Wu's stories here at Insignia! Jo has 3 drabbles in both Mythical Creatures of Asia and in the upcoming Mythical Beings of Asia, and is a featured author in this year's Insignia 2021: Best Asian Speculative Fiction anthology. Enjoy today's drabble, from Mythical Creatures of Asia! Kitsune, Hulijing... Continue Reading →
Cryptid fans, I have a treat for you this week. Ever heard of the Indonesian jenglot? Check out Patrick Winters' take on this tiny but terrifying creature. Keeper of the Jenglots Patrick Winters It’d been hours since Arief collapsed, a great pain racking his chest on the way to feed his charges. The bowl he’d... Continue Reading →
Please welcome today's drabbler, Amrita Valan! Amrita has 3 drabbles in Mythical Creatures of Asia, and 3 in the upcoming Mythical Beings of Asia anthology. We also featured her recently in our Author Spotlight series. Check out her interview here. Timingila Terror of the Oceans Amrita Valan When the Timingila dreamt, the ocean waves were... Continue Reading →
Time for another round of Mythical Drabbles! Over the next few weeks, I'll be sharing more drabbles from our latest anthology, Mythical Creatures of Asia. Please enjoy today's dark fantasy drabble by Filipino writer, Ben Umayam. Steamy Blind Date Ben Umayam Nenita goes on a single’s cruise, blind date nightly. Blindly, she is swept up,... Continue Reading →
Today's Author Spotlight is presented by regular contributor and translator, Toshiya Kamei. I take great pleasure in introducing to you one of the brightest up-and-coming Japanese writers. Originally from Osaka, Yuki Fuwa later moved to Tokyo and studied Chinese literature at Waseda University. Her favorite writers include Shinichi Hoshi (1926-1998, a master of short shorts)... Continue Reading →
Our new drabbles anthology, Mythical Creatures of Asia will release on May 10th! Pre-order is now available for Amazon Kindle (links below). Release date: May 10th, 2021 Mythical Creatures of Asia is the third volume in the Insignia Drabbles series. This anthology includes 95 drabbles (100-word stories) inspired by Asian folklore all across the region. Pre-order now for... 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 →
Shawn M. Klimek is another master drabbler that I'm excited to finally feature in one of our anthologies. Please enjoy this Persian myth inspired drabble! Manticore Hide Shawn M. Klimek To win the king’s reward for a manticore’s hide, warriors Enshang and Zaveh hunted the man-eater for three days, but without success. As they were... Continue Reading →
Enjoy this moody drabble from Malaysian writer, Nick Tan! Who Sits Beneath the Unlit Lantern Nick Tan Qi Jin set the bowl of steaming noodles beneath the unlit lantern at her doorway. The landlord was coming up the street, banging at his tenants’ doors, collecting the rent she could no longer afford. She hurried inside... Continue Reading →
Today we have Joachim Heijndermans making his Insignia Stories debut! I'm a big fan of Joachim's drabbles and stories over at Black Hare Press, and thrilled to be able to include his work in our newest anthology, Mythical Creatures of Asia. Enjoy this dark drabble featuring Korean beasts! And Yet... Joachim Heijndermans They kept us... Continue Reading →
