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Ryka Aoki
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USA Today and LA Times bestselling author and stuff. ✨🎻🍩🚀🎵💖 Agent: Meredith Kaffel Simonoff.
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Hi Folks! A lot of things have happened since I first started writing Light From Uncommon Stars. Recently, I've asked Tor to make a change in the book for all future editions. If you've bought a copy, please feel free to make the change on your own. Yes, this is an official retcon. <3 Ryka
Some of the Mon Calamari were able to escape the dreaded D'eep Fri'ahr. Others were not so lucky.
November 12, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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. :)
November 12, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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.
November 12, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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.
November 10, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Sometimes the latest chapter of a manga comes out and you cry and that is exactly what you need. #konoototomare
November 7, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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.
Światło niezwykłych gwiazd: nowa książka z Uczty Wyobraźni zapowiedziana - Książki - POLTERGEIST
31 października nakładem wydawnictwa Mag ma się ukazać kolejna pozycja z serii Uczta Wyobraźni – tym razem czytelnicy otrzymają Światł...
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November 1, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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...
女番長 International: Special Guest: Ryka Aoki
YouTube video by ジェンちゃんねる mahjongjen
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November 1, 2025 at 7:25 AM
I wish this filter could be an actual costume. Happy Halloween!
October 31, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Every Halloween I watch them preserving a pumpkin:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSm2...
Can We Preserve a Pumpkin with FIRE & RESIN?
YouTube video by Evan and Katelyn
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October 30, 2025 at 4:54 AM
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!
October 29, 2025 at 5:06 AM
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!
October 25, 2025 at 3:36 AM
#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. ✨
Hey you. Yes, you! Want to volunteer for a feminist, inclusive SFF convention? wiscon.net/volunteer/co...
#WisConCommunity #WisCon #WisCon2026 #FeministSFF #Volunteer
October 24, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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.
October 23, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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.
October 23, 2025 at 5:24 AM
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... 🫣
October 11, 2025 at 7:21 AM
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.
October 2, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Actually, this almost makes sense in a bizarro way. After all, trans folk are sort of the Portland of the greater queer community.
September 29, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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.“
September 28, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Yes...sleep is important. 🌸
September 25, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Maria João Pires...wow... I am feeling very silly for never having heard of her before.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ch2m...
C.Debussy - Clair de Lune, Maria João Pires live at Jardin Musical
YouTube video by Jardin Musical
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September 10, 2025 at 6:21 PM
special message for all the Hawaii peeps. In case you've ever wondered, li hing saba is not a great idea...
September 9, 2025 at 4:39 AM
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...
September 3, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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"
Programming - Rose City Comic Con
Find out all about this year's programming at Rose City Comic Con. From panels & events-to this year's highlights & schedule!
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September 3, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Calling Hilary Hahn the Magnus Carlsen of violin is like the most Twoset thing ever.
September 1, 2025 at 2:07 AM