Some of the Mon Calamari were able to escape the dreaded D'eep Fri'ahr. Others were not so lucky.

The landlord needs to shut the water off in my building today which means the place will likely be empty. I filled my bathtub with water to run the toilet, have enough water to drink and cook with, and I am going work and enjoy the stillness. :)

The latest chapter (88) of Flying Witch is kind of mindblowing... Wow. It's gentle and relaxing (it's Flying Witch, after all) but...gosh it hits hard.

I have been watching shonen anime and now I want a keychain dongle that shouts "W-what overwhelming POWER!!!!" in an awestruck anime voice whenever I want.

Sometimes the latest chapter of a manga comes out and you cry and that is exactly what you need. #konoototomare

@turnerschofield.bsky.social wrote a wonderful essay. 💖Thank you for sharing this, Turner!

Polish version finally released!! 31 października nakładem wydawnictwa Mag ma się ukazać kolejna pozycja z serii Uczta Wyobraźni – tym razem czytelnicy otrzymają Światło niezwykłych gwiazd, powieść łączącą w sobie elementy science fiction i fantasy, której autorką jest Ryka Aoki.

Here you go! If you ever wanted to know what a science fiction novelist chats about with two mahjong players! :D www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcbM...

I wish this filter could be an actual costume. Happy Halloween!

Every Halloween I watch them preserving a pumpkin: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSm2...

Please come listen if you can! I will be speaking mostly in English, since my Japanese knowledge is basic、でも聞いてください😊 楽しみに！

I've seen things…you people wouldn't believe. Home runs and fastballs off the shoulder of Ohtani. I've watched high beams…glitter in the dark at the Dodger Stadium Parking Lot Gate. All those moments…will be lost in time, like tears…in rain… Okay! So I'm being dramatic! We'll get 'em next game!

#Wiscon.bsky.social is amazing! I had the chance to visit them in 2023 and it was inspiring, renewing, and SO MUCH FUN!! If you are in the area, please go, support, and volunteer!! 💖 These are great people, envisioning a tomorrow that welcomes all of our imaginations, stories, and dreams. ✨

Wow! I made an unexpectedly good sandwich. I would share a picture, but I ate it already. Gosh, that was yummy. Wishing everyone who reads this the magic of an unexpectedly good meal.

On a panel at Rose City Comic Con I was asked about my writing process. I said my best days ever are when I can sit at my computer to write and immerse for hours. Like any other obsession, it's probably unhealthy. And I am super inefficient. But I'd rather do nothing else.

I was asked to blurb a novel so I read the ARC and it was more horror than I expected and now I think I will have nightmares so I don't want to sleep... 🫣

Looking at rough of the next chapter I'm editing, I came across this sentence: "Anyway, once we get back Anyway anyway, we'll have plenty of time to eat when we return." Yes, it's a cut/paste remnant--but it's also sort of my world view in a nutshell. One day I should find a story for it.

Actually, this almost makes sense in a bizarro way. After all, trans folk are sort of the Portland of the greater queer community.

I am thinking of writing a very short flash opera about a worker bee whose troubles stem from not realizing how valuable she is to the hive. I will call it, “The Plight of the Humblebee.“

Yes...sleep is important. 🌸

Maria João Pires...wow... I am feeling very silly for never having heard of her before. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ch2m...

special message for all the Hawaii peeps. In case you've ever wondered, li hing saba is not a great idea...

Does anyone else think their Bluesky posts would make a great drinking game? Take a shot every time you see a typo or grammatical error...

If you're in Portland, OR this weekend, I'll be at Rose City Comic Con! I'll be on three panels! (ALL IN ROOMS Room E145-146) Fri 9/5 3-4 pm "Plot and Pacing" Sat 9/6: 2:15-3:15 pm "I've Made a Huge Mistake" Sun 9/7: 1:30-2:30 pm "How the Pros Do It: All About the Writing Process"

Calling Hilary Hahn the Magnus Carlsen of violin is like the most Twoset thing ever.

I finally watched Kpop Demon Hunters. Wow.... It was amazing and inspiring and magical and soooooo well-written, composed, directed, and performed. It's one of those movies that while watching, you just feel grateful that it exists.

I start teaching at the end of the month--trying to get in as much writing and editing in before that. <3

After COVID quarantines, does anyone else still think letting yourself cook two eggs for breakfast is a luxury and a total flex move?

Go see Mia!

I need a noise-canceling blanket...

New (re) post! NOTE: This was published 3 years ago, but I wanted to share it again. It's an extension of my thoughts as I wrote the conversation Shizuka and Lan had about the Endplague and the Fermi Paradox, especially where Shizuka suggested that “maybe the universe is filled with introverts?”

I am trying to get these two characters to interact and it is like Being on the Most Awkward Blind Date for Two Introverts Who Have Been through Stuff.

This is wonderful!!!! Yay Cinnabon!!!

After a very long time, a new blog post! rykaryka.substack.com/p/lets-run

Hi Folks! What are some of your favorite words--words that just sort of make you squee when you hear them? I'll start. 😊 "burnish"

The world is what it is. I have a book to finish. I need to do laundry. Which of course means I am watching colorful marbles rolling down ramps. #marbleleague25 www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsuS...

SO looking forward to meeting everyone!!

I am so happy to see this book come together! There is some amazeballs work here!!!!!! www.neonhemlock.com/books/were-h...

Whenever I spread mayo on my sandwich bread I think of Bob Ross putting snow on his mountains and it always makes the sandwich a little happier 😊

Yay!!! These stories dazzled, horrified, fascinated, filled me with hope. How diminished this the world would be without queer voices, queer stories, queer magic and prophecy and brilliance!

Please remind me not to not to not to not to do any business where I am trying to appear professional before I have my morning coffeeeeee.....🤣 *opens head, inserts air*

Oh gosh. I'm #6 on this list. Right after...um...James Baldwin... ✨🏳️‍⚧️✨ www.britannica.com/list/9-queer...

See everyone tomorrow! sfpl.org/events/2025/...

Me: "Thank goodness I am traveling by road and not by plane so I don't need to worry about the 50 lb limit on my luggage." Also me: "You are packing for a single weekend. Why ever on earth would you need to pack over 50 pounds of luggage?" Still me: *packs over 50 pounds of luggage."

When life gives you lemons, make beef jerky. It will freak everyone out and make them think you are some sort of sorceress.

Having a wonderful time right now watching the "Poetry and Prose" panel at the online #NebulaConference! with Gwynne Garfinkle (@gwynnega.bsky.social), Vanessa MacLaren-Wray (@cometarytales.com), Jordan Kurella (@kurellian.bsky.social) and Geoffreyjen Edwards (@geoffreyjen.bsky.social).

There are lots of excellent online events, too!

I really wish students knew how much easier it is to grade good essays and exams! I WANT students to do well! All of them! Yes, for their futures, but because SO many less headaches for me, as well!

It still boggles my mind that there are some people so tall that when they want something on the top shelf, their first instinct is to get the object rather than get something to stand on.