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Thersa Matsuura

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My name is Thersa Matsuura. I’m a Clarion West 2015 graduate and recipient of the HWA’s Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Scholarship. My most recent publications are Black Static, Dark Regions Press’ Madhouse Anthology, and the Fortean Times. I have a story forthcoming in Alessandro Manzetti’s THE BEAUTY IN DEATH anthology. My short story collection (A ROBE OF FEATHERS AND OTHER STORIES) was published by Counterpoint LLC.

I’m a long-term expat and have lived half my life in a small fishing town in Japan. I'm fluent in Japanese and use this to research parts of the culture that are unfamiliar to a western audience. I then spin this information into my own short fiction.

I also have a podcast: http://www.uncannyjapan.com/

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	The Book of Japanese Folklore: An Encyclopedia of the Spirits, Monsters, and Yokai of Japanese Myth: The Stories of the Mischievous Kappa, Trickster Kitsune, Horrendous Oni, and More by Thersa Matsuura (Goodreads Author), Michelle Wang (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.12 avg rating — 327 ratings — published 2024 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tomo: Friendship Through Fiction: An Anthology of Japan Teen Stories by Holly Thompson (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Andrew Fukuda (Contributor), Charles De Wolf (Contributor) 4.11 avg rating — 110 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Carp-Faced Boy and Other Tales by Thersa Matsuura (Goodreads Author), Gene O'Neill (Introduction) 4.14 avg rating — 102 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Fiends in the Furrows III: Final Harvest by David T. Neal (Editor), Christine M. Scott (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Die Booth (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 77 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Robe of Feathers: And Other Stories 4.15 avg rating — 68 ratings — published 2009 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	The Yokai Oracle Deck: Wisdom and Guidance from the Spirits of Japan (The Book of Japanese Folklore) by Thersa Matsuura (Goodreads Author), Michelle Wang (Goodreads Author) (illustrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Legends of Japanese Mythology: Meet the Heroes, Spirits, Monsters and Yokai of Japanese Folklore by Thersa Matsuura (Goodreads Author), Tomii Masako (Illustrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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message 4: by Stuart

May 13, 2009 01:59AM

Hi Thersa,

I have just ordered 'A Robe of Feathers' from the 'big daddy' of Internet sites - Amazon, I'm excited!!!

Stuart (Land of Kangaroos)

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message 3: by Stuart

Mar 09, 2009 03:06PM

Hello Thersa,

Thank you for adding me as a friend, hope you have a sensational week!:)

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message 2: by Bradley

Feb 12, 2009 07:06AM

Thank you for being my friend. =)

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message 1: by E.A.

Jan 19, 2009 09:43AM

Thersa, Thanks for the friendship. We're in a couple of groups together. I don't have the time to participate much cause I'm frantically trying to finish my book and get it submitted. But once that's done, watch out here I come.
Council Bluffs has undergone several changes since you went to high school. Hope Japan is treating you good.

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