D.A. Xiaolin Spires
@spires.bsky.social
Acicular appendages, keyboard protuberance. SFF writer. Published in Clarkesworld, Fireside, Analog, Uncanny, Nature Futures, Vice Motherboard Terraform, Star*Line, MIT Press. Codexian.
Website: https://daxiaolinspires.wordpress.com/
Website: https://daxiaolinspires.wordpress.com/
My story, "The Last Anthropologist," is now available to read in ParSec!
--with thanks to Editor Ian Whates & the editorial team
very cool cover by Ben Baldwin
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--with thanks to Editor Ian Whates & the editorial team
very cool cover by Ben Baldwin
pspublishing.co.uk/parsec-digit...
January 10, 2026 at 2:36 AM
My story, "The Last Anthropologist," is now available to read in ParSec!
--with thanks to Editor Ian Whates & the editorial team
very cool cover by Ben Baldwin
pspublishing.co.uk/parsec-digit...
--with thanks to Editor Ian Whates & the editorial team
very cool cover by Ben Baldwin
pspublishing.co.uk/parsec-digit...
My concrete poem, "paper crane wishes", is now available to read in SpecPoVerse.
specpoverse.org/vol-1%2C-iss...
-with thanks to Editor Miguel O. Mitchell & the editoral team
@miguelmitchell.bsky.social
specpoverse.org/vol-1%2C-iss...
-with thanks to Editor Miguel O. Mitchell & the editoral team
@miguelmitchell.bsky.social
January 10, 2026 at 2:31 AM
My concrete poem, "paper crane wishes", is now available to read in SpecPoVerse.
specpoverse.org/vol-1%2C-iss...
-with thanks to Editor Miguel O. Mitchell & the editoral team
@miguelmitchell.bsky.social
specpoverse.org/vol-1%2C-iss...
-with thanks to Editor Miguel O. Mitchell & the editoral team
@miguelmitchell.bsky.social
My poem, "digging for time" is now available to read with the purchase of Star*Line 49.1 (Winter 2026).
-with thanks to Editor John Reinhart & the editorial team
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-with thanks to Editor John Reinhart & the editorial team
sfpoetry.org/wp/starline/...
January 10, 2026 at 2:27 AM
My poem, "digging for time" is now available to read with the purchase of Star*Line 49.1 (Winter 2026).
-with thanks to Editor John Reinhart & the editorial team
sfpoetry.org/wp/starline/...
-with thanks to Editor John Reinhart & the editorial team
sfpoetry.org/wp/starline/...
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New Star*Line out today. Honoured to be featured along with the likes of @spires.bsky.social, @bethcato.bsky.social, @marysoonlee.bsky.social, @spacecowboybooks.bsky.social and many other fantastic poets! #poetry
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Star*Line 49.1 (Winter 2026) – Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association
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January 1, 2026 at 3:12 PM
New Star*Line out today. Honoured to be featured along with the likes of @spires.bsky.social, @bethcato.bsky.social, @marysoonlee.bsky.social, @spacecowboybooks.bsky.social and many other fantastic poets! #poetry
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sfpoetry.org/wp/starline/...
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Nice touch!
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"Mixology for Humanity's Sake"
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"Symbiosis"
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"Luminous Glass, Vibrant Seeds"
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"Mixology for Humanity's Sake"
www.infinivoxsf.com/robots-ai-3
"Symbiosis"
www.infinivoxsf.com/space-time-4
"Luminous Glass, Vibrant Seeds"
www.infinivoxsf.com/hard-sf-9
Sale ends Jan. 7th:
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January 1, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Nice touch!
@spires.bsky.social
Learn More
"Mixology for Humanity's Sake"
www.infinivoxsf.com/robots-ai-3
"Symbiosis"
www.infinivoxsf.com/space-time-4
"Luminous Glass, Vibrant Seeds"
www.infinivoxsf.com/hard-sf-9
Sale ends Jan. 7th:
www.infinivoxsf.com/product-page...
@spires.bsky.social
Learn More
"Mixology for Humanity's Sake"
www.infinivoxsf.com/robots-ai-3
"Symbiosis"
www.infinivoxsf.com/space-time-4
"Luminous Glass, Vibrant Seeds"
www.infinivoxsf.com/hard-sf-9
Sale ends Jan. 7th:
www.infinivoxsf.com/product-page...
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Available now from PS Publishing, issue #15 of ParSec featuring stories by @lavietidhar.bsky.social @garygibsonsf.bsky.social RB Kelly, @dergullen.bsky.social ❤️
@priya101.bsky.social @lisafransson.bsky.social @spires.bsky.social @starkholborn.bsky.social
and me. pspublishing.co.uk/parsec-digit...
@priya101.bsky.social @lisafransson.bsky.social @spires.bsky.social @starkholborn.bsky.social
and me. pspublishing.co.uk/parsec-digit...
January 8, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Available now from PS Publishing, issue #15 of ParSec featuring stories by @lavietidhar.bsky.social @garygibsonsf.bsky.social RB Kelly, @dergullen.bsky.social ❤️
@priya101.bsky.social @lisafransson.bsky.social @spires.bsky.social @starkholborn.bsky.social
and me. pspublishing.co.uk/parsec-digit...
@priya101.bsky.social @lisafransson.bsky.social @spires.bsky.social @starkholborn.bsky.social
and me. pspublishing.co.uk/parsec-digit...
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3)Jade Fighter by @spires.bsky.social: Ling enters virtual dojo for taichi and other arts. She befriends an NPC that dreams of gaining agency and breaking out into the real world. Pleasant mix of reality and ethereality.
December 10, 2025 at 3:22 AM
3)Jade Fighter by @spires.bsky.social: Ling enters virtual dojo for taichi and other arts. She befriends an NPC that dreams of gaining agency and breaking out into the real world. Pleasant mix of reality and ethereality.
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December 28, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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The Year's Top Robot and AI Stories #6 at a glance.
YouTube video
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December 29, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Some updates!
I have a concrete poem "paper crane wishes" coming in Specpoverse, drabbun coming in a Hiraeth Publishing anthology, poem "digging for time" coming in Star*Line, poems in Samjoko & forthcoming, and poetry out in Scifaikuest!
@samjokomagazine.bsky.social
@miguelmitchell.bsky.social
I have a concrete poem "paper crane wishes" coming in Specpoverse, drabbun coming in a Hiraeth Publishing anthology, poem "digging for time" coming in Star*Line, poems in Samjoko & forthcoming, and poetry out in Scifaikuest!
@samjokomagazine.bsky.social
@miguelmitchell.bsky.social
December 30, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Some updates!
I have a concrete poem "paper crane wishes" coming in Specpoverse, drabbun coming in a Hiraeth Publishing anthology, poem "digging for time" coming in Star*Line, poems in Samjoko & forthcoming, and poetry out in Scifaikuest!
@samjokomagazine.bsky.social
@miguelmitchell.bsky.social
I have a concrete poem "paper crane wishes" coming in Specpoverse, drabbun coming in a Hiraeth Publishing anthology, poem "digging for time" coming in Star*Line, poems in Samjoko & forthcoming, and poetry out in Scifaikuest!
@samjokomagazine.bsky.social
@miguelmitchell.bsky.social
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In this early Christmas story, an interruption in the augmented reality subscription that keeps Chunfei from seeing any unpleasantness on her way to work leads to an unexpected encounter. “Marshmallows”, by D.A. Xiaolin Spires. @spires.bsky.social, www.mysteriononline.com/2025/11/mars...
Marshmallows
by D.A. Xiaolin Spires It’s the first day of December, which means out go all those pesky oranges—no more pumpkin pies, gobbling turkeys, an...
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November 30, 2025 at 10:47 PM
In this early Christmas story, an interruption in the augmented reality subscription that keeps Chunfei from seeing any unpleasantness on her way to work leads to an unexpected encounter. “Marshmallows”, by D.A. Xiaolin Spires. @spires.bsky.social, www.mysteriononline.com/2025/11/mars...
My story, "The Last Anthropologist," is forthcoming in ParSec!
The sci-fi story draws from my research as an anthropologist and includes androids/animatronics!
The sci-fi story draws from my research as an anthropologist and includes androids/animatronics!
November 21, 2025 at 12:02 PM
My story, "The Last Anthropologist," is forthcoming in ParSec!
The sci-fi story draws from my research as an anthropologist and includes androids/animatronics!
The sci-fi story draws from my research as an anthropologist and includes androids/animatronics!
Happy to announce that my story, "Chip," is forthcoming in @clarkesworldmagazine.com!
The story is about a self-driver & passenger and is inspired by the many ads that crop up while watching streaming. Around the time I was writing it, I heard about ads that popped up while people were driving.
The story is about a self-driver & passenger and is inspired by the many ads that crop up while watching streaming. Around the time I was writing it, I heard about ads that popped up while people were driving.
November 6, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Happy to announce that my story, "Chip," is forthcoming in @clarkesworldmagazine.com!
The story is about a self-driver & passenger and is inspired by the many ads that crop up while watching streaming. Around the time I was writing it, I heard about ads that popped up while people were driving.
The story is about a self-driver & passenger and is inspired by the many ads that crop up while watching streaming. Around the time I was writing it, I heard about ads that popped up while people were driving.
Happy to announce that my novelette, "Jade Fighter," is now available to read in Clarkesworld alongside other imaginative stories & non-fiction!
"Jade Fighter" draws from my martial arts background & experiences in Asia, including VR adventures.
-with thanks to Neil Clarke and the editorial team!
"Jade Fighter" draws from my martial arts background & experiences in Asia, including VR adventures.
-with thanks to Neil Clarke and the editorial team!
The November 2025 issue of Clarkesworld features stories by R.H. Wesley, D.A. Xiaolin Spires, Tade Thompson, Ramiro Sanchiz, Chisom Umeh, Brent Baldwin, and Kemi Ashing-Giwa.
clarkesworldmagazine.com/issue_230
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November 3, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Happy to announce that my novelette, "Jade Fighter," is now available to read in Clarkesworld alongside other imaginative stories & non-fiction!
"Jade Fighter" draws from my martial arts background & experiences in Asia, including VR adventures.
-with thanks to Neil Clarke and the editorial team!
"Jade Fighter" draws from my martial arts background & experiences in Asia, including VR adventures.
-with thanks to Neil Clarke and the editorial team!
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You build worlds for a living. And some dreams, you know, are literally worth more than others.
I have a new story out in Clarkesworld, alongside @tadethompson.bsky.social, @izom-chisom.bsky.social,
@spires.bsky.social y.social, and others!
clarkesworldmagazine.com/ashing-giwa_...
I have a new story out in Clarkesworld, alongside @tadethompson.bsky.social, @izom-chisom.bsky.social,
@spires.bsky.social y.social, and others!
clarkesworldmagazine.com/ashing-giwa_...
November 2, 2025 at 10:46 PM
You build worlds for a living. And some dreams, you know, are literally worth more than others.
I have a new story out in Clarkesworld, alongside @tadethompson.bsky.social, @izom-chisom.bsky.social,
@spires.bsky.social y.social, and others!
clarkesworldmagazine.com/ashing-giwa_...
I have a new story out in Clarkesworld, alongside @tadethompson.bsky.social, @izom-chisom.bsky.social,
@spires.bsky.social y.social, and others!
clarkesworldmagazine.com/ashing-giwa_...
My October Patreon update is now available (to subscribers of paid tiers).
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THANK YOU!! HUGS! Oct 2025 | D.A. Xiaolin Spires
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October 16, 2025 at 11:05 AM
My October Patreon update is now available (to subscribers of paid tiers).
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ALL THAT WE SEE OR SEEM is now available on audio, narrated by Kat Cleave. Listen now wherever you enjoy audiobooks, from @simonaudio.bsky.social. bit.ly/4mkpZ2O
October 15, 2025 at 1:50 PM
ALL THAT WE SEE OR SEEM is now available on audio, narrated by Kat Cleave. Listen now wherever you enjoy audiobooks, from @simonaudio.bsky.social. bit.ly/4mkpZ2O
Very fun & interesting speculative poetry reading by @bugthewriter.bsky.social at @flightsoffoundry.bsky.social. Involving cozy gods, dark and kozy krampus, buttons in the sky and lots of whimsical poems on fruit. watermelon, kiwis, prickled pear, avocados. & noms. yum!
-& packing for space travel!
-& packing for space travel!
September 29, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Very fun & interesting speculative poetry reading by @bugthewriter.bsky.social at @flightsoffoundry.bsky.social. Involving cozy gods, dark and kozy krampus, buttons in the sky and lots of whimsical poems on fruit. watermelon, kiwis, prickled pear, avocados. & noms. yum!
-& packing for space travel!
-& packing for space travel!
Reread as text Don Pizarro's @donfoolery.com stories that he read in person at Ithaca Irrealist Readings. @irrealist.bsky.social Really enjoyed the escalation and competition in “Show and Tell”—as well as the Filipino cultural backdrop that comes to life: anting anting, religion and family.
September 24, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Reread as text Don Pizarro's @donfoolery.com stories that he read in person at Ithaca Irrealist Readings. @irrealist.bsky.social Really enjoyed the escalation and competition in “Show and Tell”—as well as the Filipino cultural backdrop that comes to life: anting anting, religion and family.
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i toppled planets
i stacked three feet high
-from "Astronaut Ice Cream" by D.A. Xiaolin Spires (@spires.bsky.social), in August's #Penumbric at www.penumbric.com/currentissue... and pdf www.penumbric.com/currentissue...
#poem #poetry #poet #scifi
i stacked three feet high
-from "Astronaut Ice Cream" by D.A. Xiaolin Spires (@spires.bsky.social), in August's #Penumbric at www.penumbric.com/currentissue... and pdf www.penumbric.com/currentissue...
#poem #poetry #poet #scifi
September 24, 2025 at 3:11 AM
i toppled planets
i stacked three feet high
-from "Astronaut Ice Cream" by D.A. Xiaolin Spires (@spires.bsky.social), in August's #Penumbric at www.penumbric.com/currentissue... and pdf www.penumbric.com/currentissue...
#poem #poetry #poet #scifi
i stacked three feet high
-from "Astronaut Ice Cream" by D.A. Xiaolin Spires (@spires.bsky.social), in August's #Penumbric at www.penumbric.com/currentissue... and pdf www.penumbric.com/currentissue...
#poem #poetry #poet #scifi
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Come celebrate with me for the launch of ALL THAT WE SEE OR SEEM on October 14 at 6:00 PM at the Brattle Theatre in Cambridge, MA, where I'll be in conversation with RF Kuang! Ticket gets you a copy of the signed book. (Thank you to Harvard Book Store.)
www.harvard.com/event/ken-liu
www.harvard.com/event/ken-liu
September 4, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Come celebrate with me for the launch of ALL THAT WE SEE OR SEEM on October 14 at 6:00 PM at the Brattle Theatre in Cambridge, MA, where I'll be in conversation with RF Kuang! Ticket gets you a copy of the signed book. (Thank you to Harvard Book Store.)
www.harvard.com/event/ken-liu
www.harvard.com/event/ken-liu
This was a great event! I really enjoyed the readings.
Dark moments, bright moments, powerful stories!
Filipino cultural heritage, Catholicism, D&D, mirrors, strange eeriness... an arresting array of narratives!
@willmcmahon36.bsky.social @donfoolery.com @parkeriswriting.bsky.social
Dark moments, bright moments, powerful stories!
Filipino cultural heritage, Catholicism, D&D, mirrors, strange eeriness... an arresting array of narratives!
@willmcmahon36.bsky.social @donfoolery.com @parkeriswriting.bsky.social
Fists up for the IILF! Big thanks to @donfoolery.com, @parkeriswriting.bsky.social, and everyone who came out for our September reading!
September 23, 2025 at 3:57 AM
This was a great event! I really enjoyed the readings.
Dark moments, bright moments, powerful stories!
Filipino cultural heritage, Catholicism, D&D, mirrors, strange eeriness... an arresting array of narratives!
@willmcmahon36.bsky.social @donfoolery.com @parkeriswriting.bsky.social
Dark moments, bright moments, powerful stories!
Filipino cultural heritage, Catholicism, D&D, mirrors, strange eeriness... an arresting array of narratives!
@willmcmahon36.bsky.social @donfoolery.com @parkeriswriting.bsky.social
Enjoyed the illuminating conversation between Cory Doctorow @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy and Librarian Judd at TCPL from TCPL at Ithaca is Books earlier this month!
us.macmillan.com/books/978037...
us.macmillan.com/books/978037...
September 23, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Enjoyed the illuminating conversation between Cory Doctorow @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy and Librarian Judd at TCPL from TCPL at Ithaca is Books earlier this month!
us.macmillan.com/books/978037...
us.macmillan.com/books/978037...
Flights of Foundry Virtual Convention programming!
Fri. 9/26, 6pm EST Reading
Fri. 9/26, 7pm EST Public Transportation Panel
Sat. 9/27, 5pm EST Balancing Creative Life in the Ivory Tower Panel
Sun. 9/28, 10am EST Group Reading
flights-of-foundry.org
Fri. 9/26, 6pm EST Reading
Fri. 9/26, 7pm EST Public Transportation Panel
Sat. 9/27, 5pm EST Balancing Creative Life in the Ivory Tower Panel
Sun. 9/28, 10am EST Group Reading
flights-of-foundry.org
September 23, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Flights of Foundry Virtual Convention programming!
Fri. 9/26, 6pm EST Reading
Fri. 9/26, 7pm EST Public Transportation Panel
Sat. 9/27, 5pm EST Balancing Creative Life in the Ivory Tower Panel
Sun. 9/28, 10am EST Group Reading
flights-of-foundry.org
Fri. 9/26, 6pm EST Reading
Fri. 9/26, 7pm EST Public Transportation Panel
Sat. 9/27, 5pm EST Balancing Creative Life in the Ivory Tower Panel
Sun. 9/28, 10am EST Group Reading
flights-of-foundry.org
Enjoyed “Our Continuity, Each of Us Raindrops” by @parkeriswriting.bsky.social
Upstate NY, the waters, cataloging of species & cyborg. Gorgeous language & an interesting take on rainmaker! Loved the etymology & provenance of cultural institutions like sports.
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Upstate NY, the waters, cataloging of species & cyborg. Gorgeous language & an interesting take on rainmaker! Loved the etymology & provenance of cultural institutions like sports.
grist.org/climate-fict...
@grist.org
Our Continuity, Each of Us Raindrops
Climate fiction: Two brothers embark on a perilous journey to document endangered species, and instead find a different way to change the world.
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September 23, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Enjoyed “Our Continuity, Each of Us Raindrops” by @parkeriswriting.bsky.social
Upstate NY, the waters, cataloging of species & cyborg. Gorgeous language & an interesting take on rainmaker! Loved the etymology & provenance of cultural institutions like sports.
grist.org/climate-fict...
@grist.org
Upstate NY, the waters, cataloging of species & cyborg. Gorgeous language & an interesting take on rainmaker! Loved the etymology & provenance of cultural institutions like sports.
grist.org/climate-fict...
@grist.org