Ryka Aoki
@rykaaoki.bsky.social
USA Today and LA Times bestselling author and stuff. ✨🎻🍩🚀🎵💖 Agent: Meredith Kaffel Simonoff.
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Ryka Aoki
@rykaaoki.bsky.social
· Feb 19
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
When you think you need to rewrite a chapter and realize you can fix it by changing a line of dialogue.
December 27, 2025 at 4:22 AM
When you think you need to rewrite a chapter and realize you can fix it by changing a line of dialogue.
A joyous Ikibiki-biktag for those who celebrate.
December 25, 2025 at 6:49 AM
A joyous Ikibiki-biktag for those who celebrate.
I am not a cosplayer, but if I could cosplay one character it would be Lufas Maphaahl.
December 25, 2025 at 6:47 AM
I am not a cosplayer, but if I could cosplay one character it would be Lufas Maphaahl.
Making a simple old noodle recipe and suddenly my kitchen smells like my grandmother's used to. 💖
December 24, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Making a simple old noodle recipe and suddenly my kitchen smells like my grandmother's used to. 💖
I just made something simple and nice. Ramen gravy! I made a roux, added a packet of ramen seasoning, garlic. and a few other ingredients I had lying around and then some water and there we go!
December 21, 2025 at 12:54 AM
I just made something simple and nice. Ramen gravy! I made a roux, added a packet of ramen seasoning, garlic. and a few other ingredients I had lying around and then some water and there we go!
I just realized how well primate brain case sizes match motorcycle engine displacements. Coincidence? 🐒🏍️🧠
ps--wear a helmet, everyone!
ps--wear a helmet, everyone!
December 20, 2025 at 9:19 PM
I just realized how well primate brain case sizes match motorcycle engine displacements. Coincidence? 🐒🏍️🧠
ps--wear a helmet, everyone!
ps--wear a helmet, everyone!
In other news, I am starting my New Year's cleaning after a particularly hectic summer and fall. Much more to go, but good to know that underneath all the clutter, my apartment still looks nice. :)
December 18, 2025 at 7:31 PM
In other news, I am starting my New Year's cleaning after a particularly hectic summer and fall. Much more to go, but good to know that underneath all the clutter, my apartment still looks nice. :)
Boo! Yucky soreness at the injection site and and mild, flu-like symptoms. #flushot #covidshot
December 18, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Boo! Yucky soreness at the injection site and and mild, flu-like symptoms. #flushot #covidshot
People who grew up with smart phones might not understand how soap and shampoo labels became reading material while sitting on the toilet. Dr. Bronner's was the bathroom equivalent of Paradise Lost.
December 13, 2025 at 6:52 PM
People who grew up with smart phones might not understand how soap and shampoo labels became reading material while sitting on the toilet. Dr. Bronner's was the bathroom equivalent of Paradise Lost.
It was a joy to select these stories! There is some excellent, excellent work in here!!
We’re Here: The Best Queer Speculative Fiction 2024
The landmark anthology of queer SFF returns with its fifth volume, edited by Ryka Aoki and Charles Payseur. A powerful lineup of boundary-breaking stories of resistance, wonder, and queer imagination.
queerazon.com/product/were...
#QueerBooks
The landmark anthology of queer SFF returns with its fifth volume, edited by Ryka Aoki and Charles Payseur. A powerful lineup of boundary-breaking stories of resistance, wonder, and queer imagination.
queerazon.com/product/were...
#QueerBooks
December 12, 2025 at 7:35 AM
It was a joy to select these stories! There is some excellent, excellent work in here!!
wow…It’s an honor to be mentioned here, in this way, in this context. ✨🎵✨
“Recent novels by Brendan Slocumb, Ryka Aoki, Imogen Crimp, Jessie Tu, Deborah Levy, and Ling Ling Huang expose—and, in some cases, reimagine—some of the classical music world’s most troubling traditions.”
New at PB: Can literary fiction save classical music?
New at PB: Can literary fiction save classical music?
Can Literary Fiction Save Classical Music? - Public Books
Classical music’s most troubling traditions include erasing Black performers, abusing and harassing in conservatories, and refusing to acknowledge physical injuries.
www.publicbooks.org
December 10, 2025 at 6:46 AM
wow…It’s an honor to be mentioned here, in this way, in this context. ✨🎵✨
Does anyone know if one can purchase actual Corinthian leather--harvested from an actual Chrysler Corboda?
December 9, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Does anyone know if one can purchase actual Corinthian leather--harvested from an actual Chrysler Corboda?
Super happy and excited to hear good news about a project I can't talk about just yet! ✨ But soon!
December 9, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Super happy and excited to hear good news about a project I can't talk about just yet! ✨ But soon!
Gosh, looking at a mostly full moon with a pair of binoculars is such an awesome treat. Jupiter was perfect tonight, too--and I might have been able to make out one of the moons.
December 6, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Gosh, looking at a mostly full moon with a pair of binoculars is such an awesome treat. Jupiter was perfect tonight, too--and I might have been able to make out one of the moons.
Ii was in the wiki for Secrets of the Silent Witch, and I found this line:
"Cyril likes fish, occasionally having it in the pockets of his pants."
???
"Cyril likes fish, occasionally having it in the pockets of his pants."
???
December 2, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Ii was in the wiki for Secrets of the Silent Witch, and I found this line:
"Cyril likes fish, occasionally having it in the pockets of his pants."
???
"Cyril likes fish, occasionally having it in the pockets of his pants."
???
"And then, it was clam."
Yes, a typo, but now I am wondering if I should just go with it...
Yes, a typo, but now I am wondering if I should just go with it...
November 30, 2025 at 10:15 PM
"And then, it was clam."
Yes, a typo, but now I am wondering if I should just go with it...
Yes, a typo, but now I am wondering if I should just go with it...
The Biggest Japanese Stationery Brand Just Dropped Something Big...
YouTube video by bungu
www.youtube.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Holidays are weird for me. Not just family stuff, but so many people can be kind of draining. So this afternoon, I'm relaxing by listening to backing tracks and jamming to them with various instruments. This indie one makes me feel like an NPR darling. *giggle*
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTEC...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTEC...
Indie Folk Guitar Backing Track in D Major
YouTube video by DailyBackingTracks
www.youtube.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Holidays are weird for me. Not just family stuff, but so many people can be kind of draining. So this afternoon, I'm relaxing by listening to backing tracks and jamming to them with various instruments. This indie one makes me feel like an NPR darling. *giggle*
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTEC...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTEC...
Thanksgiving week, thinking of dearest dearest chosen family no longer here. I am so thankful to have known you, to have befriended you, to have been dazzled by you, to have loved you.
Until it ends, there is no end.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmzz...
Until it ends, there is no end.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmzz...
Cyndi Lauper All through the night
YouTube video by Delfim Business
www.youtube.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Thanksgiving week, thinking of dearest dearest chosen family no longer here. I am so thankful to have known you, to have befriended you, to have been dazzled by you, to have loved you.
Until it ends, there is no end.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmzz...
Until it ends, there is no end.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmzz...
I wish there were ekranopants… where you’d run very fast then sit on your butt and slide for a very long distance due to ground effect.
November 19, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I wish there were ekranopants… where you’d run very fast then sit on your butt and slide for a very long distance due to ground effect.
I am watching this isekai where the MC is happily giving everyone in the village hypertension by introducing them to soy sauce. 😆
November 17, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I am watching this isekai where the MC is happily giving everyone in the village hypertension by introducing them to soy sauce. 😆
My bean and cheese burrito
is made with beans and cheese.
All wrapped in a tortilla,
I eat it as I please! :)
is made with beans and cheese.
All wrapped in a tortilla,
I eat it as I please! :)
November 15, 2025 at 6:10 PM
My bean and cheese burrito
is made with beans and cheese.
All wrapped in a tortilla,
I eat it as I please! :)
is made with beans and cheese.
All wrapped in a tortilla,
I eat it as I please! :)
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
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. :)
November 12, 2025 at 5:15 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. :)
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
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.