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Ian Li
@ianli.bsky.social
Chinese-Canadian writer, poet, economist, and developer (he/him)
words in Nightmare Magazine, Small Wonders, Strange Horizons, and more. SFWA, SFPA, Codexian.
https://ian-li.com
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"First came the birds, flapping in the same futile way I do when I swim—unable to make headway against the inexorable pull of a strange, incomprehensible physics.”
— Ian Li, “When the Sky Tumbled Down” in 25Q4

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When the Sky Tumbled Down
First came the birds, flapping in the same futile way I do when I swim—unable to make headway against the inexorable pull of a strange, incomprehensible physics. I ached to help them, but my manage…
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October 25, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Ah, thanks so much for sharing!
October 21, 2025 at 5:18 PM
You rock, congrats Terese!
October 15, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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Don't panic, but the sky will be falling in the upcoming flash from @ianli.bsky.social. Until then, get a little nostalgic about corded phones with "not tied down" out of @strangehorizons.bsky.social

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not tied down
they say spacewalks are safer than ever
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October 13, 2025 at 7:13 PM