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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
The Prelude to Conspiracy of False Citizens. Read Episode 1 and subscribefor future episodes and more at open.substack.com/pub/urbanwei... #darkfantasy #serialfiction #substack #weirdfiction
December 13, 2025 at 7:14 AM
December 12, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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The weird decadent hyper-urban world of Gwij through the serialized novel “Conspiracy of False Citizens”. If you like what you read, consider subscribing to receive future episodes. #darkfantasy #serialfiction #substack #weirdfiction
Confederacy of False Citizens
Serialized novel set in the hyper-urban world of Gwij
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December 7, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Come and read the first episode of the serialized extended edition of “Flowers Wilt, Weeds Thrive”. Subscribe for free if want to continue reading the series of the weird Scorned urban world of Hinodé. urbanweirdchronicles.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:24 AM
The City is conjuring #cities #clouds #urbanweird #tokyo
November 27, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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
November 17, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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
November 11, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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
October 31, 2025 at 10:35 AM
The Orange Moronic Menace is infesting my city now. I feel dirty.
October 28, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Poetry nuts and bolts and appreciation mood #poetry #stephenfry #amreading #versify #poetrycommunity #odelesstravelled
October 22, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Very nice to wake up in Tokyo and see images of all the No King protests against the fascists morons holding the country hostag
October 18, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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
September 25, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Want to read something weird and gritty with a bit of camp? looking for ARC readers for "Flowers Wilt, Weeds Thrive" (get a free epub copy of the novel in exchange for honest review). #arcreaders #darkfantasy #grimdark #dystopian #weirdfiction

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Flowers Wilt, Weeds Thrive by Brian Wood-Koiwa - Free ARCs at Pen Pinery
We should be wary of meeting our heroes, but what if that hero is a vast unknown city? Within the sodden gloom of a Wamono cloister, novice Yuuki-Hana has only one thing on his mind, obtain any illic...
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September 18, 2025 at 11:22 PM
September 16, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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
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