K. Ibura
@kiburabooks.bsky.social
Writer-artist-healer-traveler navigating the sweet flypaper of life.
At the Louisiana Book Festival, my panel with Xan Kaur, Trang Thanh Tran, and Kristen Illarmo got me excited about creating narratives that fearlessly dive into dark territories. Grateful for their complex stories, our nuanced conversation and a gorgeous embrace from a humongous magnolia tree.
November 22, 2025 at 3:09 PM
At the Louisiana Book Festival, my panel with Xan Kaur, Trang Thanh Tran, and Kristen Illarmo got me excited about creating narratives that fearlessly dive into dark territories. Grateful for their complex stories, our nuanced conversation and a gorgeous embrace from a humongous magnolia tree.
After the book is published, writers get a new level of engagement with the work. We learn what holds resonance, and impact.
It is always a joy to hear readers’ reflections and to gain the opportunity to deepen your own authorial perspective on the book.
#normalcy #tempest #booktalk #reflections
It is always a joy to hear readers’ reflections and to gain the opportunity to deepen your own authorial perspective on the book.
#normalcy #tempest #booktalk #reflections
November 22, 2025 at 2:56 PM
After the book is published, writers get a new level of engagement with the work. We learn what holds resonance, and impact.
It is always a joy to hear readers’ reflections and to gain the opportunity to deepen your own authorial perspective on the book.
#normalcy #tempest #booktalk #reflections
It is always a joy to hear readers’ reflections and to gain the opportunity to deepen your own authorial perspective on the book.
#normalcy #tempest #booktalk #reflections
Living means moving in and out of the shadow of death. In “Dreams of a Diplomatic Death” a man fights to control death, and then life teaches him a new path.
It was a joy to write, and I am grateful for the gift of creativity. You can read the latest microfiction at substack.com/home/post/p-...
It was a joy to write, and I am grateful for the gift of creativity. You can read the latest microfiction at substack.com/home/post/p-...
November 22, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Living means moving in and out of the shadow of death. In “Dreams of a Diplomatic Death” a man fights to control death, and then life teaches him a new path.
It was a joy to write, and I am grateful for the gift of creativity. You can read the latest microfiction at substack.com/home/post/p-...
It was a joy to write, and I am grateful for the gift of creativity. You can read the latest microfiction at substack.com/home/post/p-...
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"The RSF of today is the Janjaweed of yesteryear, except this time armed to the teeth by the United Arab Emirates.
In return, the UAE secures a foothold in a large, strategic, resource-rich country, and already receives the majority of gold mined in RSF-controlled areas."
Dubai, y'all! #BlackSky
In return, the UAE secures a foothold in a large, strategic, resource-rich country, and already receives the majority of gold mined in RSF-controlled areas."
Dubai, y'all! #BlackSky
November 3, 2025 at 11:07 AM
"The RSF of today is the Janjaweed of yesteryear, except this time armed to the teeth by the United Arab Emirates.
In return, the UAE secures a foothold in a large, strategic, resource-rich country, and already receives the majority of gold mined in RSF-controlled areas."
Dubai, y'all! #BlackSky
In return, the UAE secures a foothold in a large, strategic, resource-rich country, and already receives the majority of gold mined in RSF-controlled areas."
Dubai, y'all! #BlackSky
It was a pleasure talking about Tempest on the Black Book Talk radio show on KBOO FM.
The hosts were deeply invested in the book and showed Tempest lots of literary love
You can listen to the whole show at KBOO.fm. Note the show starts a few minutes into the recording. kboo.fm/media/129576...
The hosts were deeply invested in the book and showed Tempest lots of literary love
You can listen to the whole show at KBOO.fm. Note the show starts a few minutes into the recording. kboo.fm/media/129576...
November 9, 2025 at 3:23 PM
It was a pleasure talking about Tempest on the Black Book Talk radio show on KBOO FM.
The hosts were deeply invested in the book and showed Tempest lots of literary love
You can listen to the whole show at KBOO.fm. Note the show starts a few minutes into the recording. kboo.fm/media/129576...
The hosts were deeply invested in the book and showed Tempest lots of literary love
You can listen to the whole show at KBOO.fm. Note the show starts a few minutes into the recording. kboo.fm/media/129576...
As writers, we want the worlds we build to feel vibrant & plausible. It’s wonderful to be recognized for the character choices, thematic focus and worldbuiliding details. TY, @SchoolLibraryJournal for the close read & celebration of craft!
@epicreads.bsky.social
#tempest #craft #worldbuilding
@epicreads.bsky.social
#tempest #craft #worldbuilding
November 8, 2025 at 12:31 AM
As writers, we want the worlds we build to feel vibrant & plausible. It’s wonderful to be recognized for the character choices, thematic focus and worldbuiliding details. TY, @SchoolLibraryJournal for the close read & celebration of craft!
@epicreads.bsky.social
#tempest #craft #worldbuilding
@epicreads.bsky.social
#tempest #craft #worldbuilding
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🎵 why would Lockheed Martin build a ballroom..... 🎶 This is TikTok Premium ☺️
November 3, 2025 at 9:35 AM
🎵 why would Lockheed Martin build a ballroom..... 🎶 This is TikTok Premium ☺️
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A New York prisoner accused corrections officers of assault and sexual abuse. State officials deemed his claims unfounded despite footage of the encounter.
A Bloody Prison Beating Was Caught on Video. No Guards Were Punished.
A New York prisoner accused corrections officers of assault and sexual abuse. State officials deemed his claims unfounded despite footage of the encounter.
nyti.ms
November 3, 2025 at 5:40 PM
A New York prisoner accused corrections officers of assault and sexual abuse. State officials deemed his claims unfounded despite footage of the encounter.
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Tens of thousands of people have tried to escape the Sudanese city of El Fasher since paramilitary fighters seized the city in Darfur from Sudan’s military more than a week ago. But only some people have made it to the nearest aid zone after surviving a massacre inside the city.
After Fleeing a Massacre, Survivors Encountered Still More Gunfire and Abductions
Thousands of people who witnessed atrocities have tried to escape El Fasher in Sudan’s Darfur region since paramilitary fighters seized that city in late October.
nyti.ms
November 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Tens of thousands of people have tried to escape the Sudanese city of El Fasher since paramilitary fighters seized the city in Darfur from Sudan’s military more than a week ago. But only some people have made it to the nearest aid zone after surviving a massacre inside the city.
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Sharing this heartbreaking news about Celeste Rita Baker (CW '19). Her warmth and voice, love and mentorship will be greatly missed.
Heartbroken to say the least. My dear friend and CW classmate Celeste Rita Baker has passed away. Words aren't enough to describe what an amazing, talented, warm, and loving human being she was. The world is so much emptier now. 💔
November 1, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Sharing this heartbreaking news about Celeste Rita Baker (CW '19). Her warmth and voice, love and mentorship will be greatly missed.
Gearing up for my magic and imagination in YA panel at the Louisiana Book Festival. Looking forward to connecting with my fellow storytellers, world builders and dream weavers.
See you at the @louisianabookfest
#soecfic #ya #imagination #tempest
See you at the @louisianabookfest
#soecfic #ya #imagination #tempest
October 30, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Gearing up for my magic and imagination in YA panel at the Louisiana Book Festival. Looking forward to connecting with my fellow storytellers, world builders and dream weavers.
See you at the @louisianabookfest
#soecfic #ya #imagination #tempest
See you at the @louisianabookfest
#soecfic #ya #imagination #tempest
When Marti Dumas joined our family, she brought the creative writer count up to 3—me, my dad, and her! We'll be talking together on a podcast when I go back home for the Louisiana Book Festival.
I love being a part of a creative family.
#novelists #writersinthefamily #tempest #wildseedwitch
I love being a part of a creative family.
#novelists #writersinthefamily #tempest #wildseedwitch
October 28, 2025 at 2:12 PM
When Marti Dumas joined our family, she brought the creative writer count up to 3—me, my dad, and her! We'll be talking together on a podcast when I go back home for the Louisiana Book Festival.
I love being a part of a creative family.
#novelists #writersinthefamily #tempest #wildseedwitch
I love being a part of a creative family.
#novelists #writersinthefamily #tempest #wildseedwitch
We all have comfort zones—sanctioned behavior that we approve of, that makes us feel safe and protected. However, safety and protection tends to follow the boundaries of what has worked in the past. The truth of expansion is that it is future leaning.
meetingyourself.substack.com/p/the-self-r...
meetingyourself.substack.com/p/the-self-r...
the Self-Radical Hour (part 2)
expanding permission for expansion and self-support
meetingyourself.substack.com
October 13, 2025 at 6:10 PM
We all have comfort zones—sanctioned behavior that we approve of, that makes us feel safe and protected. However, safety and protection tends to follow the boundaries of what has worked in the past. The truth of expansion is that it is future leaning.
meetingyourself.substack.com/p/the-self-r...
meetingyourself.substack.com/p/the-self-r...
The settlement appears to be moving forward. Visit the site to see if your books were included… if so, you can file a claim.
This is a landmark settlement, a small step toward protecting copyright.
Onward,
—K.
This is a landmark settlement, a small step toward protecting copyright.
Onward,
—K.
October 13, 2025 at 6:07 PM
The settlement appears to be moving forward. Visit the site to see if your books were included… if so, you can file a claim.
This is a landmark settlement, a small step toward protecting copyright.
Onward,
—K.
This is a landmark settlement, a small step toward protecting copyright.
Onward,
—K.
My first book was named co-winner of the 2012 James Tiptree Award. 13 years later, the award’s been renamed the Otherwise Award and I’m sitting on the jury.
It’s been a long journey since that first book, and in some ways, I feel like I’m slowly writing my way back to where I began.
It’s been a long journey since that first book, and in some ways, I feel like I’m slowly writing my way back to where I began.
October 13, 2025 at 6:06 PM
My first book was named co-winner of the 2012 James Tiptree Award. 13 years later, the award’s been renamed the Otherwise Award and I’m sitting on the jury.
It’s been a long journey since that first book, and in some ways, I feel like I’m slowly writing my way back to where I began.
It’s been a long journey since that first book, and in some ways, I feel like I’m slowly writing my way back to where I began.
The microfiction continues. In this story, Benko encounters an unexpected vehicle for change.
Jump in the river with Benko, and let the current carry you to a place where a new life may be possible. You can read the rest of The Limp Life in the River at flingingfiction.substack.com/publish/post....
Jump in the river with Benko, and let the current carry you to a place where a new life may be possible. You can read the rest of The Limp Life in the River at flingingfiction.substack.com/publish/post....
October 3, 2025 at 2:32 AM
The microfiction continues. In this story, Benko encounters an unexpected vehicle for change.
Jump in the river with Benko, and let the current carry you to a place where a new life may be possible. You can read the rest of The Limp Life in the River at flingingfiction.substack.com/publish/post....
Jump in the river with Benko, and let the current carry you to a place where a new life may be possible. You can read the rest of The Limp Life in the River at flingingfiction.substack.com/publish/post....
Much of our everyday lives are spent with a fair amount of dissatisfaction with ourselves. It's unclear how much self-criticism is trained in us and how much is part of human design, but most of us find it impossible to embrace self-acceptance.
meetingyourself.substack.com/p/the-self-r...
meetingyourself.substack.com/p/the-self-r...
the Self-Radical hour
finding relief from self-criticism and negative self-talk
meetingyourself.substack.com
September 27, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Much of our everyday lives are spent with a fair amount of dissatisfaction with ourselves. It's unclear how much self-criticism is trained in us and how much is part of human design, but most of us find it impossible to embrace self-acceptance.
meetingyourself.substack.com/p/the-self-r...
meetingyourself.substack.com/p/the-self-r...
Excited to be headed back home to attend the Louisiana Book Festival this fall. This wonderful celebration of books takes place in Baton Rouge on November 1st.
I look forward to attending and connecting with authors and readers about books.
#tempest #louisianabookfestival
I look forward to attending and connecting with authors and readers about books.
#tempest #louisianabookfestival
September 27, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Excited to be headed back home to attend the Louisiana Book Festival this fall. This wonderful celebration of books takes place in Baton Rouge on November 1st.
I look forward to attending and connecting with authors and readers about books.
#tempest #louisianabookfestival
I look forward to attending and connecting with authors and readers about books.
#tempest #louisianabookfestival
I am OBSESSED with process. I love exploring the how behind our creative acts. How are things built? How do you confront blockages? How do you develop your craft? How do you move through self-doubt?
September 27, 2025 at 1:41 PM
I am OBSESSED with process. I love exploring the how behind our creative acts. How are things built? How do you confront blockages? How do you develop your craft? How do you move through self-doubt?
As I have been reaching towards expansion, I have been wrestling with the fear of getting it wrong. I don’t want to fail, I don’t want to look silly, I don’t want to appear to be trying too hard.
There have been so many times when I took actions simply so that I could not be seen as being wrong.
There have been so many times when I took actions simply so that I could not be seen as being wrong.
September 27, 2025 at 1:34 PM
As I have been reaching towards expansion, I have been wrestling with the fear of getting it wrong. I don’t want to fail, I don’t want to look silly, I don’t want to appear to be trying too hard.
There have been so many times when I took actions simply so that I could not be seen as being wrong.
There have been so many times when I took actions simply so that I could not be seen as being wrong.
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Not every story or book you write can be a banger, but that doesn't mean you stop writing because some had a better reception than others.
Art is a journey discovering what makes you tick as a human. I see no point in calling done on writing unless you find something else you prefer doing.
Art is a journey discovering what makes you tick as a human. I see no point in calling done on writing unless you find something else you prefer doing.
September 17, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Not every story or book you write can be a banger, but that doesn't mean you stop writing because some had a better reception than others.
Art is a journey discovering what makes you tick as a human. I see no point in calling done on writing unless you find something else you prefer doing.
Art is a journey discovering what makes you tick as a human. I see no point in calling done on writing unless you find something else you prefer doing.
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Love this reflection of Tempest because both elements are important to the building of the story. The mystery is a driver but so is V’s evolution and her growing sense of self.
TY @shelf-awareness.com for your sensitive and perceptive read of Tempest.
—K.
#tempest #selfdiscovery #danger #suspense
TY @shelf-awareness.com for your sensitive and perceptive read of Tempest.
—K.
#tempest #selfdiscovery #danger #suspense
September 5, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Love this reflection of Tempest because both elements are important to the building of the story. The mystery is a driver but so is V’s evolution and her growing sense of self.
TY @shelf-awareness.com for your sensitive and perceptive read of Tempest.
—K.
#tempest #selfdiscovery #danger #suspense
TY @shelf-awareness.com for your sensitive and perceptive read of Tempest.
—K.
#tempest #selfdiscovery #danger #suspense
Compliments from readers and reviewers are great, but what's most valuable is when they focus on details that align with my intentions and efforts. I love knowing that all the wordsmithing and structuring and character building hit home.
—K.
#gold #worththesweat #gratitude #success #tempest #ya
—K.
#gold #worththesweat #gratitude #success #tempest #ya
September 5, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Compliments from readers and reviewers are great, but what's most valuable is when they focus on details that align with my intentions and efforts. I love knowing that all the wordsmithing and structuring and character building hit home.
—K.
#gold #worththesweat #gratitude #success #tempest #ya
—K.
#gold #worththesweat #gratitude #success #tempest #ya
For this month’s microfiction, a fun night leads to deep discovery when Thea recovers something she’s been living without for too long. Read Buried Beneath the Black at
flingingfiction.substack.com/p/buried-ben...
Leaning into the joy of creativity,
—K.
#storytelling #microfiction #substack
flingingfiction.substack.com/p/buried-ben...
Leaning into the joy of creativity,
—K.
#storytelling #microfiction #substack
September 5, 2025 at 3:22 PM
For this month’s microfiction, a fun night leads to deep discovery when Thea recovers something she’s been living without for too long. Read Buried Beneath the Black at
flingingfiction.substack.com/p/buried-ben...
Leaning into the joy of creativity,
—K.
#storytelling #microfiction #substack
flingingfiction.substack.com/p/buried-ben...
Leaning into the joy of creativity,
—K.
#storytelling #microfiction #substack