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    Mythical Creatures of Asia: Insignia Drabbles, #3
    Mythical Creatures of Asia: Insignia Drabbles, #3
    Mythical Creatures of Asia: Insignia Drabbles, #3
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    Mythical Creatures of Asia: Insignia Drabbles, #3

    By Kelly Matsuura, Toshiya Kamei, Joyce Chng and

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    Mythical Creatures of Asia is the third volume in the Insignia Drabbles series.

    This anthology includes 94 drabbles (100-word stories) inspired by Asian folklore all across the region.

    All Contributors:

    Alanna Robertson-Webb | Amrita Valan | Ben Umayam | Carmen Indalecio

    Chris Bannor | Dawn DeBraal | DJ Elton | Fusako Ohki

    Gabriella Balcom | Hanna A. Nirav | Hien Fox | Jacek Wilkos

    James Yu | Jo Wu | Joachim Heijndermans | John H. Dromey

    Joyce Chng | Kelly Matsuura | Kevin Hopson | Kosuke Fujiki

    Laurence Sullivan | Maggie D. Brace | McKenzie Richardson

    Meera Dandekar | Natasha Sinclair | Nerisha Kemraj | Nick Tan

    Patrick Winters | Russell Hemmell | Sascha Hannig Núñez

    Satomi Hara | Shawn M. Klimek | Suna Dasi | Toshiya Kamei

    Umair Mirxa | Umiyuri Katsuyama | Victor Nandi | Vivek Santhosh

    Vonnie Winslow Crist | Yukari Kousaka | Yuki Fuwa

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBWWP Publishing
    Release dateMay 24, 2021
    ISBN9798201878047
    Mythical Creatures of Asia: Insignia Drabbles, #3
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    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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      Mythical Creatures of Asia - Kelly Matsuura

      Edited by Kelly Matsuura

      Cover Design by Kelly Matsuura

      Compilation Copyright© Kelly Matsuura 2021

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      This book was created in Japan

      First electronic release: May 2021

      Published by BWWP Publishing via Draft2Digital Services

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      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This e-book may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of these authors. Stories are the authors’ original work and are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real persons (living or dead) or real situations is coincidental.

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      All original stories herein are copyrighted to their respective authors ©2021. Copyright of all English translations belongs to Toshiya Kamei ©2021.

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      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without permission from the authors. Short extracts for reviews are allowed.

      Introduction

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      We’re back!

      For this third drabbles collection, we opted for a topical theme over regional, which proved a fun challenge for both previous and new contributors.

      As with the first two anthologies, writers have 1-3 drabbles each included. The stories are listed in alphabetical order by author (first name) and their author biography follows the final story. There’s a list of all biographies at the end of the anthology as well.

      The concept of mythical creatures covers animal-like beasts or inhuman forms from folklore across the entire Asian continent.  Can you guess (before reading all 95 drabbles) which mythical creatures were most popular with our authors? Let me know on Facebook or Twitter if you guessed right!

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      Happy Reading,

      Kelly Matsuura

      (Editor-in-chief)

      Table of Contents

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      ‘The River Guardian’ _____Alanna Robertson-Webb

      ‘If Horses Could Fly’ ______Amrita Valan

      ‘The Life Bearers’ ______Amrita Valan

      ‘Terror of the Ocean’ ______Amrita Valan

      ‘A Spell on Me’ _____Ben Umayam

      ‘Steamy Blind Date’ ______Ben Umayam

      ‘First Female’ _____Ben Umayam

      ‘The Lung Vase’ ______Carmen Indalecio

      ‘Rebirth of a Phoenix’ ______Carmen Indalecio

      ‘Chased in the Himalayas’ ______Carmen Indalecio

      ‘New’ ______Chris Bannor

      ‘The Feast’ ______Chris Bannor

      ‘Peace’ ______Chris Bannor

      ‘Tale of Two hearts’ ______Dawn DeBraal

      ‘Shifting Sands’ ______Dawn DeBraal

      ‘Sweet Tooth’ ______Dawn DeBraal

      ‘The Ash Remedy’ ______DJ Elton

      ‘The Nagini and the Gold Coin’ ______DJ Elton

      ‘My Flying Muse’ ______DJ Elton

      ‘Date with a Kappa’ _____Fusako Ohki & Toshiya Kamei

      ‘A Forked Tail’ _____Fusako Ohki & Toshiya Kamei

      ‘Once a Drunkard’ _____Fusako Ohki & Toshiya Kamei

      ‘Come Play’ _____Gabriella Balcom

      ‘Naga Panchami: A Day of Worship’ _____Gabriella Balcom

      ‘They Don't Even Exist’ _____Gabriella Balcom

      ‘Inside Gua Kota Gelanggi’ _____Hanna A. Nirav

      ‘The White Crocodile's Refusal’ _____Hanna A. Nirav

      ‘A Sailor's Fear’ _____Hien Fox

      ‘The Moon Rabbit Makes His Rounds’ _____Hien Fox

      ‘The Justice of Hồ Tinh’ _____Hien Fox

      ‘Kamaitachi’ _____Jacek Wilkos

      ‘In the Jungle’ _____Jacek Wilkos

      ‘Inner Truth’ _____James Yu

      ‘Kitsune, Hulijing, and Kumiho’ _____Jo Wu

      ‘Qinglong and Xuanwu’ _____Jo Wu

      ‘Zhuque and Baihu’ _____Jo Wu

      ‘And Yet...’ _____Joachim Heijndermans

      ‘Red Feathers Keep Us Safe’ _____Joachim Heijndermans

      ‘Power to Me, Not the Bird’ _____Joachim Heijndermans

      ‘Seoul Food’ _____John H. Dromey

      ‘To Catch a Cryptid’ _____John H. Dromey

      ‘Twice Upon a Time in Persia’ _____John H. Dromey

      ‘Feng Huang’ _____Joyce Chng

      ‘On Wings of Fire’ _____Joyce Chng

      ‘Imagination’ _____Kelly Matsuura

      ‘The Harikikigari Has the Answer’ _____Kelly Matsuura

      ‘Drowning in Fear’ _____Kevin Hopson

      ‘Sibling Rivalry’ _____Kevin Hopson

      ‘No Help from the Sea’ _____Kevin Hopson

      ‘A Childhood Friend’ _____Kosuke Fujiki

      ‘The Ogre Slayer’ _____Kosuke Fujiki

      ‘She Saw Shisa’ _____Kosuke Fujiki

      ‘Earth-Shattering’ _____Laurence Sullivan

      ‘Home of Lyrics’ _____Maggie D. Brace

      ‘Almos the Black God’ _____Maggie D. Brace

      ‘Sacrifice Beneath the Moon’ _____McKenzie Richardson

      ‘Lunar Plea’ _____McKenzie Richardson

      ‘From Under the Tree of All Seeds’ _____McKenzie Richardson

      ‘Leather Jacket’ _____Meera Dandekar 

      ‘Seasoning Earth’ _____Natasha Sinclair

      ‘Beneath the Mangoes’ _____Natasha Sinclair

      ‘To be Unborn’ _____Natasha Sinclair

      ‘Dinner’ _____Nerisha Kemraj

      ‘Baby’ _____Nerisha Kemraj

      ‘Who Sits Beneath the Unlit Lantern’ _____Nick Tan

      Qionqi’ _____Nick Tan

      ‘Cry of the Tikbalang’ _____Patrick Winters

      ‘Touch of the Pishacha’ _____Patrick Winters

      ‘Keeper of the Jenglots’ _____Patrick Winters

      ‘A Considerate Choice’ _____Russell Hemmell

      ‘The Stone Giants That Walked to the East’ _____Sascha Hannig Núñez

      ‘The Mekong Dragon’ _____Sascha Hannig Núñez

      ‘A Shattered Heart’ _____Satomi Hara & Toshiya Kamei

      ‘Nue's Cry’ _____Satomi Hara & Toshiya Kamei

      ‘Manticore Hide’ _____Shawn M. Klimek

      ‘Hunger of the Nian’ _____Shawn M. Klimek

      ‘Corpse Flies’ _____Shawn M. Klimek

      ‘Reunion’ _____Suna Dasi

      ‘Skyward’ _____Toshiya Kamei

      ‘The Price of Greed’ _____Toshiya Kamei

      ‘Like the Wind’ _____Toshiya Kamei

      ‘Her Winged Justice’ _____Umair Mirxa

      ‘Ghazi: Last Stand’ _____Umair Mirxa

      ‘Kismet in Stone’ _____Umair Mirxa

      ‘Dragon Rock’ _____Umiyuri Katsuyama & Toshiya Kamei

      ‘The Early-Morning Garden’ _____Umiyuri Katsuyama & Toshiya Kamei

      ‘Ginseng Harvest’ _____Umiyuri Katsuyama & Toshiya Kamei

      ‘Forty Days and so on...’ _____Victor Nandi

      ‘On a Foggy Night’ _____Vivek Santhosh

      ‘Meeting Sang Kelembai’ _____Vonnie Winslow Crist

      ‘Needing a Narri-Comboo’ _____Vonnie Winslow Crist

      ‘At the Edge of

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