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Brian Wood-Koiwa
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Dark speculative/grimdark novelist based in Tokyo.

Author of “Flowers Wilt, Weeds Thrive”, book #1 in Scorned World series.

Out now: https://books2read.com/flowerswilt or https://a.co/d/gIuNG1P

Newsletter: https://brian-wood-koiwa.kit.com/70b2e03aea
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Brainstorming starting something new…but old. Inspirations: Glamorous Decay, Absinthe-stained Brocade, Seductive Degeneracy, and Dissolute Heirs of the Decadent Elite #writingproject #decadence #writingcommunity #urbanweird #weirdfiction #writesky
November 23, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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The Poetic City 1 #poetry #citypoems #urbanweird #iambictetrameter #poetrycommunity #poems #writersofinstagram
November 17, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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I think Abygail the Muse and I need to re-negotiate our professional relationship. #norwegianforestcat #writing #journalingroutine #caturdaymornings #writingcommunity #writinglife #writesky #cats
November 14, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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Purchase Flowers Wilt, Weeds Thrive: books2read.com/flowerswilt or direct from Amazon US a.co/d/gIuNG1P
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#speculativefiction #dystopian #urbanweird #darkfantasy #grimdark #weirdfiction #readingcommunity #readsky #fantasysky
November 11, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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Want to escape to…hmmm…where those already there may want to escape? Ready to go all in on the weird, urban—the UrbanWeird? Pick up a copy of “Flowers Wilt, Weeds Thrive”. a.co/d/gIuNG1P
#speculativefiction #urbanweird #darkfantasy #grimdark #weirdfiction #readingcommunity #fantasyreads
November 7, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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The UrbanWeirdist newsletter brian-wood-koiwa.kit.com/70b2e03aea
#darkfantasy #writesky #readsky #urbanweird #writingcommunity
October 31, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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Poetry nuts and bolts and appreciation mood #poetry #stephenfry #amreading #versify #poetrycommunity #odelesstravelled
Kinfle book cover of “Ode Less Travelled” by stephen Fry.
October 22, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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Silly me. I thought it was journaling time. It is obviously “give me some lovins’” time #cats #journaling #writesky #norwegianforestcat
October 5, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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Subscribe to the UrbanWeirdist Newsletter here: brian-wood-koiwa.kit.com/70b2e03aea

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October 2, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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Ready to enter the modern gothic world of Manderley #literature
#hardcoreliteraturebookclub #daphnedumaurier #moderngothic #rebecca #amreading #readersgonnaread #readsky
September 25, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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#cities #citylife #citygram #urbanophile #writingthecity #cityquotes #urbanweird #writingthoughts
A quote by Herb Caen: “A city is not gauged by its length and width, but by the broadness of its vision and the height of its dreams.”
September 20, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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People and The City are in a constant back and forth—the ultimate symbiotic relationship. #writingcommunity
#writesky #writingthoughts
#readsky #speculativefiction #writinglife #urbanweird #darkfantasy #grimdark #weirdfiction #indieauthor #readingcommunity #cities #urbandesign #urbanplanning
September 16, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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Pick up a copy of “Flower Wilt, Weeds Thrive” at books2read.com/flowerswilt and a.co/d/gIuNG1P
Throw yourself into the weird grim city of Hinodè - The Scorned World
#speculativefiction #dystopian #writinglife #urbanweird #darkfantasy #grimdark #weirdfiction #readingcommunity #fantasyreads #readsky
September 11, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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Magical Realism in 1830s London and Oxford from point of view of Chinese orphan. Loving the historical, literary, fictional, and shady footnotes and themes of empire, colonialism, and academia. #magicalrealism #rfkuang #amreading #readersgonnaread #literaryfantasy #readsky
September 3, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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Obtain a copy from various retailers:
books2read.com/flowerswilt
Newsletter: brian-wood-koiwa.kit.com/70b2e03aea
#writingcommunity #speculativefiction#dystopian #urbanweird #darkfantasy #grimdark #weirdfiction #readingcommunity #fantasyreads #writesky #readsky #fantasysky #cities #campy
August 26, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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Outlining for book 2 in Scorned World series #writingcommunity
#writingthoughts #speculativefiction#dystopian #writinglife #urbanweird #darkfantasy #grimdark #weirdfiction #readingcommunity #fantasyreads #cities #worldbuilding #writesky #readsky
August 22, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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#cities #readsky #urbanophile #metrophile #urbanweird #citylife #urbantheory
"We need approaches that reflect an understanding of the city as a living entity, as a constantly changing whole that is capable of learning." by Clifford Pearson in "Conceptions of the Desirable".
August 13, 2025 at 4:05 AM
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#cities #citypoetry #urbanweird #tokyo ##cityscapes
August 7, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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Artist Kusama Yayoi
August 3, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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Subscibe to The monthly UrbanWeirdist Newsletter: brian-wood-koiwa.kit.com/70b2e03aea

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August 2, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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Zacahary’s article: ancillaryreviewofbooks.org/2025/05/02/r... Reading Weird Fiction in an Age of Fascism – Ancillary Review of Books

#writingcommunity
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July 31, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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Grab a copy of “Flowers Wilt, Weeds Thrive” here: books2read.com/flowerswilt
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#writersky #readsky #fantasysky
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July 26, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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#hitchhikersguidetothegalaxy #absurdfiction #scifi #prophetic
July 22, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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Muse Abygail Anastasia playing the cello while I think about the plot to the sequel to Flowers Wilt, Weeds Thrive available at major online bookstores.
#writesky #readsky #speculativefiction #writinglife #urbanweird #darkfantasy #weirdfiction #readingcommunity #norweiganforestcat #catmuse
Norwgian forest cat washing herself with a hind leg up as if she is playing the cello.
July 18, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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To buy Flowers Wilt, Weeds Thrive: books2read.com/flowerswilt
UrbanWeirdist newsletter brian-wood-koiwa.kit.com/70b2e03aea

#writingcommunity #speculativefiction #dystopian #urbanweird #darkfantasy #grimdark #writesky #readsky #fantasysky #cities #weirdfiction #readingcommunity#fantasyreads
July 13, 2025 at 10:39 PM