INSIGNIA VOL.8. includes 8 stories and 1 poem with historical Japanese settings. TABLE OF CONTENTS 'Waiting by the Otogawa River' by Kelly Matsuura'Freedom' by Alanna Robertson-Webb'King Anisika' by Tetsuya Sato / Toshiya Kamei'Beneath the Cherry Blossoms' by Vonnie Winslow Crist'Dream Sequence' by John H. Dromey'Portal to Miyashita' by Carmen Indalecio'The Silent Witness' (poem) by Russell Hemmell'Castle of Blood & Ink' by Kelly Matsuura'The Amaterasu Kimono' by Jo Wu
Insignia 2020: Best Asian Speculative Fiction features 9 short stories set in Japan, China, the Philippines, Malaysia, and India, as well as 6 Chinese fantasy poems (by Mary Soon Lee).This collection of reprinted works comes from familiar Insignia Stories authors, new Insignia Drabbles authors, and first-time contributors, Tutu Dutta and Sayo Onoda.Special thanks goes to Toshiya Kamei for providing translations of three stories. Table of Contents Stories:'A Matter of Possession' by Joyce Chng'Shadows' by Celestine Trinidad'Kindness' by Vonnie Winslow Crist 'Moon Rabbit' by Jo WuThe Washing Machine Ate the Socks' by Sayo Onoda / Toshiya Kamei 'The Craving' by Tutu Dutta'Lepers' by Keyan Bowes'The Enchantress Princess & the Mysterious Child'by Massimo Soumaré / Toshiya Kamei 'Railroad to Potalaka' by Juan Takai / Toshiya Kamei Poetry:'Meisho's Dodos', 'Lantern Festival', 'The Eighth Son of Ganbataar', 'Lotus Moon', 'The Wild Horses Came Hastening', and 'How to Weave the Stars' by Mary Soon Lee
Insignia 2021: Best Asian Speculative Fiction features 10 short stories of different styles set in Asia.Written by some of our regular Insignia Stories contributors, these stories were all previously published in a variety of international indie journals, magazines and anthologies. Table of Contents Fantasy Stories:'Yen Lo Wang's Wife' by Joyce Chng'The Perfect Date' by Celestine Trinidad'Riches' by Vonnie Winslow Crist 'At the Edge of a Human Path' by Stewart C. Baker'Takpe' by Anna Tan'The Upside-Down Bird' by Ismim Putera Science Fiction:'Cthuhlu Tentacles are Delicious' by Jo Wu'Becoming a Mother' by Mahiro Saeki / Toshiya Kamei'No Kisses Goodnight' by Toshiya Kamei'A Story I'd tell My Unborn Grandchild' by Mandira Pattnaik
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