Rita Chang-Eppig
@rchetypes.bsky.social
Novel about pirate queen: Deep as the Sky, Red as the Sea. Indie Next, Barnes & Noble Discover, Good Morning America Buzz Pick. Stories in Best American Short Stories, McSweeney’s, One Story, Conjunctions, Clarkesworld, etc. rchetypes.com she/they
Thank you Malta Book Festival for bringing one of my literary heroes @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social for a fascinating and wide-ranging convo. He talked about the biodiversity in Florida, shared tips for writing about impossible things, and spilled the tea re: the Annihilation movie #SouthernReach 📚
November 9, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Thank you Malta Book Festival for bringing one of my literary heroes @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social for a fascinating and wide-ranging convo. He talked about the biodiversity in Florida, shared tips for writing about impossible things, and spilled the tea re: the Annihilation movie #SouthernReach 📚
If I lived in Mdina I would simply spend all my nights sweeping through its alleys in a floor-length cape like a goddamn Anne Rice vampire
November 8, 2025 at 10:12 PM
If I lived in Mdina I would simply spend all my nights sweeping through its alleys in a floor-length cape like a goddamn Anne Rice vampire
It is the greatest marketing failure of recent memory that this can of Pringles isn’t mushroom flavored
October 6, 2025 at 11:53 AM
It is the greatest marketing failure of recent memory that this can of Pringles isn’t mushroom flavored
Name a more perfect geometric form than a cat curled up into a perfect little ball with its paw covering its face. I’ll wait.
September 29, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Name a more perfect geometric form than a cat curled up into a perfect little ball with its paw covering its face. I’ll wait.
I’m teaching an open-level fiction workshop for One Story! Details below:
August 1, 2025 at 1:16 PM
I’m teaching an open-level fiction workshop for One Story! Details below:
I don’t speak Korean, but I’m pretty sure this awesome-looking arcade game involves kicking a slipper off your foot and trying to have it land as close to the bullseye as possible
July 6, 2025 at 9:13 AM
I don’t speak Korean, but I’m pretty sure this awesome-looking arcade game involves kicking a slipper off your foot and trying to have it land as close to the bullseye as possible
Saw this spider the size of my whole palm in an underpass today. While I was busy taking pics of it, my partner was shouting, “Get away from that thing. It’s a huntsman spider, it’s venomous, and it JUMPS.”
June 21, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Saw this spider the size of my whole palm in an underpass today. While I was busy taking pics of it, my partner was shouting, “Get away from that thing. It’s a huntsman spider, it’s venomous, and it JUMPS.”
TIL that pandas pee by going into a handstand, and never have I felt more failed by the educational system.
I think pandas are the ultimate hustlers. They are all “we’re so clumsy we fall over just sitting so please take care of us” but can do a handstand every time they need to pee? Not buying it.
I think pandas are the ultimate hustlers. They are all “we’re so clumsy we fall over just sitting so please take care of us” but can do a handstand every time they need to pee? Not buying it.
March 19, 2025 at 11:20 AM
TIL that pandas pee by going into a handstand, and never have I felt more failed by the educational system.
I think pandas are the ultimate hustlers. They are all “we’re so clumsy we fall over just sitting so please take care of us” but can do a handstand every time they need to pee? Not buying it.
I think pandas are the ultimate hustlers. They are all “we’re so clumsy we fall over just sitting so please take care of us” but can do a handstand every time they need to pee? Not buying it.
Actual conversation I just had with my partner:
March 1, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Actual conversation I just had with my partner:
I understand the intent behind this brand’s name, but I still think it’s unfortunate
February 7, 2025 at 12:50 PM
I understand the intent behind this brand’s name, but I still think it’s unfortunate
Finally received my copy of @erikaswyler.bsky.social new novel and I cannot emphasize how gorgeous the cover is in person.
January 27, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Finally received my copy of @erikaswyler.bsky.social new novel and I cannot emphasize how gorgeous the cover is in person.
I also have a few items for sale, like this Moroccan hanging lamp for $50
December 2, 2024 at 12:48 AM
I also have a few items for sale, like this Moroccan hanging lamp for $50
Finally this decorative plate for $20. Again, not sure if you can actually serve food on it.
December 2, 2024 at 12:48 AM
Finally this decorative plate for $20. Again, not sure if you can actually serve food on it.
WTF is up with this racist-ass ad? I know JE is a real disease, but did they really have to frame it like “Going to Asia could kill you”? You don’t see us making ads like “Going to the US could kill you. They give guns to anyone there.”
Also I don’t think that yellow background is accidental
Also I don’t think that yellow background is accidental
October 31, 2024 at 4:52 PM
WTF is up with this racist-ass ad? I know JE is a real disease, but did they really have to frame it like “Going to Asia could kill you”? You don’t see us making ads like “Going to the US could kill you. They give guns to anyone there.”
Also I don’t think that yellow background is accidental
Also I don’t think that yellow background is accidental
Or how about the fabulous steampunk Metro stop at Arts et Metiers
October 20, 2024 at 1:26 AM
Or how about the fabulous steampunk Metro stop at Arts et Metiers
You know what, sure, I'll jump on the bandwagon
I don't know how I feel about being an "elder," though. I'm now at the age where if I report a new symptom to my doctors, they go, "Well, let's check it out just in case."
I don't know how I feel about being an "elder," though. I'm now at the age where if I report a new symptom to my doctors, they go, "Well, let's check it out just in case."
September 17, 2024 at 5:20 AM
You know what, sure, I'll jump on the bandwagon
I don't know how I feel about being an "elder," though. I'm now at the age where if I report a new symptom to my doctors, they go, "Well, let's check it out just in case."
I don't know how I feel about being an "elder," though. I'm now at the age where if I report a new symptom to my doctors, they go, "Well, let's check it out just in case."
Hi folks, I’ll be teaching a craft intensive with Tin House about how to write a good first line, paragraph, and page. Hope to see some of you there.
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September 16, 2024 at 6:51 PM
Hi folks, I’ll be teaching a craft intensive with Tin House about how to write a good first line, paragraph, and page. Hope to see some of you there.
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tinhouse.com/product/fall...
Friends, in conjunction with The Ruby, many writers better than I (and I) are trying to get a family out of Gaza. Please share widely and bid. Thank you💛
August 15, 2024 at 8:53 PM
Friends, in conjunction with The Ruby, many writers better than I (and I) are trying to get a family out of Gaza. Please share widely and bid. Thank you💛
That song is a BANGER and is going to bring down the roof at the convention
July 23, 2024 at 5:30 AM
That song is a BANGER and is going to bring down the roof at the convention
Looking forward to this reading with @sashavasilyuk.bsky.social
July 13, 2024 at 6:57 PM
Looking forward to this reading with @sashavasilyuk.bsky.social
Sundhnúkur erupting right now
June 6, 2024 at 11:20 AM
Sundhnúkur erupting right now