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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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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
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#decadence #againstnature #findesiecle #huysmans
December 12, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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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
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The City is conjuring #cities #clouds #urbanweird #tokyo
November 27, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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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

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July 31, 2025 at 3:10 AM