Nnedi Okorafor, PhD
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Nnedi Okorafor, PhD
@nnedi.bsky.social
· Nov 24
This was my response in The Guardian 3 years ago when I was asked if my work was a response to the prevalence of whiteness in science fiction.
I’m totally patting “January 2021 Nnedi” on the back. Yes, Nnedi. So much yes, 🙌🏾 :
I’m totally patting “January 2021 Nnedi” on the back. Yes, Nnedi. So much yes, 🙌🏾 :
Just got home. I sat on the couch, exhausted (my flight was plagued with delays). A minute later, Neptune (my sphynx cat) jumped up beside me, licked my arm and pranced off. 😊
a woman says i am so loved while sitting in front of a screen
Alt: a woman says, “i am so loved” while sitting in front of a screen
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November 11, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Just got home. I sat on the couch, exhausted (my flight was plagued with delays). A minute later, Neptune (my sphynx cat) jumped up beside me, licked my arm and pranced off. 😊
I’m in the airport and there was a little United Airlines lending library. Look what I found!! With the nicer cover, too! I read this back then, along with A Girl Named Disaster.
November 10, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I’m in the airport and there was a little United Airlines lending library. Look what I found!! With the nicer cover, too! I read this back then, along with A Girl Named Disaster.
I’ve had a whirlwind of a day. Will report on my time as part of the Texas Book Festival tomorrow or something.
All I’ll say about today is that I’ve been on a Waymo (again) and the one meal I ate today was delivered by a robot who got hearts in its eyes when it saw me. 🤖❤️
All I’ll say about today is that I’ve been on a Waymo (again) and the one meal I ate today was delivered by a robot who got hearts in its eyes when it saw me. 🤖❤️
November 10, 2025 at 2:38 AM
I’ve had a whirlwind of a day. Will report on my time as part of the Texas Book Festival tomorrow or something.
All I’ll say about today is that I’ve been on a Waymo (again) and the one meal I ate today was delivered by a robot who got hearts in its eyes when it saw me. 🤖❤️
All I’ll say about today is that I’ve been on a Waymo (again) and the one meal I ate today was delivered by a robot who got hearts in its eyes when it saw me. 🤖❤️
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Honestly, I kinda like the big swing Cybertrucks took in design, even if it misses. I can get down with a vehicle that tries something different. These days, every vehicle seems to look the same. But the Cybertruck cannot escape Musk’s stinky behavior. Of all the Teslas, THAT ONE reps him.
November 8, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Honestly, I kinda like the big swing Cybertrucks took in design, even if it misses. I can get down with a vehicle that tries something different. These days, every vehicle seems to look the same. But the Cybertruck cannot escape Musk’s stinky behavior. Of all the Teslas, THAT ONE reps him.
Yepperdos, 😊
First panel in 30 mins in First United Methodist Church.
First panel in 30 mins in First United Methodist Church.
Ooo, are you at Texas Book Festival?
November 8, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Yepperdos, 😊
First panel in 30 mins in First United Methodist Church.
First panel in 30 mins in First United Methodist Church.
Was just checking to see where I am and noticed that “gulf of America” bullshit. Man, he really needs to get the f*ck out of office. His dirty fingerprints are on too many things.
November 8, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Was just checking to see where I am and noticed that “gulf of America” bullshit. Man, he really needs to get the f*ck out of office. His dirty fingerprints are on too many things.
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Morning! La portada de Binti: la mascarada nocturna, la última de la trilogía de Nnedi Orokafur, también es increíble. La obra estuvo nominada a los Hugo y a los Nommo.
#fantasia #cienciaficcion @cronoCiFi
#fantasia #cienciaficcion @cronoCiFi
November 8, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Morning! La portada de Binti: la mascarada nocturna, la última de la trilogía de Nnedi Orokafur, también es increíble. La obra estuvo nominada a los Hugo y a los Nommo.
#fantasia #cienciaficcion @cronoCiFi
#fantasia #cienciaficcion @cronoCiFi
They politely waited for me to finish taking my shower, 😊:
November 8, 2025 at 2:39 AM
They politely waited for me to finish taking my shower, 😊:
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When there's a glitch in the NPC and they just return to default state
Someone said that Trump “shut down” when the guy fainted and now I can’t unsee it, 😁.
November 7, 2025 at 5:22 PM
When there's a glitch in the NPC and they just return to default state
Just arrived in Austin, Texas, which is apparently home of the Cybertruck (it’s the production headquarters). Within the first five minutes from the airport, I spotted five (the first, right when I stepped outside). Red, grey camouflage, traditional dumpster-colored, such variety.
November 7, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Just arrived in Austin, Texas, which is apparently home of the Cybertruck (it’s the production headquarters). Within the first five minutes from the airport, I spotted five (the first, right when I stepped outside). Red, grey camouflage, traditional dumpster-colored, such variety.
Someone said that Trump “shut down” when the guy fainted and now I can’t unsee it, 😁.
November 7, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Someone said that Trump “shut down” when the guy fainted and now I can’t unsee it, 😁.
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Nnedi Okorafor wrote about it like two decades ago. Hang on… strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...
Stephen King's Super-Duper Magical Negroes
The archetype of the Magical Negro is an issue of race. It is the subordination of a minority figure masked as the empowerment of one.
strangehorizons.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Nnedi Okorafor wrote about it like two decades ago. Hang on… strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...
I’m seeing a lot of commmets about Mamdani looking older than his age.
Why is everyone so fixated on “looking young”, “being young”? That’s the question we need to ask & address. I see it coming from everywhere. Youth is great but it’s NOT synonymous with good or forward-thinking or revolutionary.
Why is everyone so fixated on “looking young”, “being young”? That’s the question we need to ask & address. I see it coming from everywhere. Youth is great but it’s NOT synonymous with good or forward-thinking or revolutionary.
November 6, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I’m seeing a lot of commmets about Mamdani looking older than his age.
Why is everyone so fixated on “looking young”, “being young”? That’s the question we need to ask & address. I see it coming from everywhere. Youth is great but it’s NOT synonymous with good or forward-thinking or revolutionary.
Why is everyone so fixated on “looking young”, “being young”? That’s the question we need to ask & address. I see it coming from everywhere. Youth is great but it’s NOT synonymous with good or forward-thinking or revolutionary.
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Nnedi Books of 2025:
🤖🐬DEATH OF THE AUTHOR - January
🐉🧙🏾♀️ONE WAY WITCH - April
🌌🐱THE SPACE CAT - August
🚀🦄THE BEST AMERICAN SF & F 2025 - October
A novel, a novella, a graphic novel, an anthology
🤖🐬DEATH OF THE AUTHOR - January
🐉🧙🏾♀️ONE WAY WITCH - April
🌌🐱THE SPACE CAT - August
🚀🦄THE BEST AMERICAN SF & F 2025 - October
A novel, a novella, a graphic novel, an anthology
May 18, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Nnedi Books of 2025:
🤖🐬DEATH OF THE AUTHOR - January
🐉🧙🏾♀️ONE WAY WITCH - April
🌌🐱THE SPACE CAT - August
🚀🦄THE BEST AMERICAN SF & F 2025 - October
A novel, a novella, a graphic novel, an anthology
🤖🐬DEATH OF THE AUTHOR - January
🐉🧙🏾♀️ONE WAY WITCH - April
🌌🐱THE SPACE CAT - August
🚀🦄THE BEST AMERICAN SF & F 2025 - October
A novel, a novella, a graphic novel, an anthology
I happened to be on my walk near my local mountain when I found myself watching the Supermoon rise, 🌕😃.
November 6, 2025 at 1:47 AM
I happened to be on my walk near my local mountain when I found myself watching the Supermoon rise, 🌕😃.
🎶"Every single candidate Trump endorsed lost last night."🎶
November 5, 2025 at 9:46 PM
🎶"Every single candidate Trump endorsed lost last night."🎶
If one really liked a book, I'll never understand why they give it 3.5 stars. That's a C-.
November 5, 2025 at 6:01 PM
If one really liked a book, I'll never understand why they give it 3.5 stars. That's a C-.
Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
SAY. THAT. SHIT!
SAY. THAT. SHIT!
November 5, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
SAY. THAT. SHIT!
SAY. THAT. SHIT!
I’m smiling.
But I need it to be official official.
But I need it to be official official.
November 5, 2025 at 2:43 AM
I’m smiling.
But I need it to be official official.
But I need it to be official official.
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third, emergency, moment of calm
November 3, 2025 at 5:09 PM
third, emergency, moment of calm
The people coming forth to endorse Cuomo are really…clarifying things.
November 4, 2025 at 4:08 AM
The people coming forth to endorse Cuomo are really…clarifying things.
One of the best things about living here is that when I’m down, I can just go outside my door. I always see something “normal spectacular” that pulls me out of my funk. Sometimes it’s a lizard, hummingbird, cactus, quail, etc. Today, it was this sunset. 🌅 Gorgeous.
November 4, 2025 at 2:29 AM
One of the best things about living here is that when I’m down, I can just go outside my door. I always see something “normal spectacular” that pulls me out of my funk. Sometimes it’s a lizard, hummingbird, cactus, quail, etc. Today, it was this sunset. 🌅 Gorgeous.
Went in on my Trump supporting relative concerning healthcare premiums and got accused of having Trump Derangement Syndrome.
Man, I don’t know if I can do this any more.
Comments are off because I just want to vent. Sigh.
Man, I don’t know if I can do this any more.
Comments are off because I just want to vent. Sigh.
November 4, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Went in on my Trump supporting relative concerning healthcare premiums and got accused of having Trump Derangement Syndrome.
Man, I don’t know if I can do this any more.
Comments are off because I just want to vent. Sigh.
Man, I don’t know if I can do this any more.
Comments are off because I just want to vent. Sigh.
Was watching a movie last night while these two were dramatically sleeping beside me. Space heaters have such a hilarious effect of cats, 😆.
November 3, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Was watching a movie last night while these two were dramatically sleeping beside me. Space heaters have such a hilarious effect of cats, 😆.