Ryka Aoki
@rykaaoki.bsky.social
USA Today and LA Times bestselling author and stuff. ✨🎻🍩🚀🎵💖 Agent: Meredith Kaffel Simonoff.
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.
I wish this filter could be an actual costume. Happy Halloween!
October 31, 2025 at 5:28 PM
I wish this filter could be an actual costume. Happy Halloween!
Please come listen if you can! I will be speaking mostly in English, since my Japanese knowledge is basic、でも聞いてください😊 楽しみに！
October 29, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Please come listen if you can! I will be speaking mostly in English, since my Japanese knowledge is basic、でも聞いてください😊 楽しみに！
I start teaching at the end of the month--trying to get in as much writing and editing in before that. <3
August 21, 2025 at 2:11 AM
I start teaching at the end of the month--trying to get in as much writing and editing in before that. <3
I was sick this weekend with a sore throat. Though I am feeling much better, I don't have my voice! Oh well--I'll work with what I have and do my best! <3
April 7, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I was sick this weekend with a sore throat. Though I am feeling much better, I don't have my voice! Oh well--I'll work with what I have and do my best! <3
This evening!!! If you cannot make it, I'll be livestreaming on Instagram (www.instagram.com/rykaaoki/). I'll be chatting with these other amazing Asian American Writers about why the San Gabriel Valley would make the ideal Galactic Empire.
March 28, 2025 at 4:47 PM
This evening!!! If you cannot make it, I'll be livestreaming on Instagram (www.instagram.com/rykaaoki/). I'll be chatting with these other amazing Asian American Writers about why the San Gabriel Valley would make the ideal Galactic Empire.
Reading it here in a couple of hours! :)
March 28, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Reading it here in a couple of hours! :)
Wow...I've not written poetry in a while. But I have a reading tomorrow, and nothing I've written is saying what I want to say. SO I'm writing something brand new! :) If you're in LA ,come join me, @charliejane.bsky.social, @amberdawnwrites.bsky.social and a whole lineup of incredible writers!
March 27, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Wow...I've not written poetry in a while. But I have a reading tomorrow, and nothing I've written is saying what I want to say. SO I'm writing something brand new! :) If you're in LA ,come join me, @charliejane.bsky.social, @amberdawnwrites.bsky.social and a whole lineup of incredible writers!
I am super honored to be visiting Pasadena City College for its Poetry Day!!!
March 25, 2025 at 4:45 AM
I am super honored to be visiting Pasadena City College for its Poetry Day!!!
Super cool to see that from Light From Uncommon Stars auf Deutsch is a finalist for the 2025 Kurd Laßwitz Preis! Thank you @scalzi.com letting me know, and congratulations to you, @marthawells.com, Becky Chambers, Ray Nayler, and all the finalists!
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www.kurd-lasswitz-preis.de/2025/KLP_202...
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www.kurd-lasswitz-preis.de/2025/KLP_202...
March 22, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Super cool to see that from Light From Uncommon Stars auf Deutsch is a finalist for the 2025 Kurd Laßwitz Preis! Thank you @scalzi.com letting me know, and congratulations to you, @marthawells.com, Becky Chambers, Ray Nayler, and all the finalists!
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www.kurd-lasswitz-preis.de/2025/KLP_202...
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www.kurd-lasswitz-preis.de/2025/KLP_202...
Photos of Greenland from my trip home. Wow. Greenland does not mess around.
March 7, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Photos of Greenland from my trip home. Wow. Greenland does not mess around.
Roger Daltrey as Angel!
February 26, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Roger Daltrey as Angel!
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
February 19, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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
I went to my friend @hildur.bsky.social's reading and release party for her new book GESTIR today! It was in Icelandic so I did not understand anything, but it was awesome to see and hear her read!
January 23, 2025 at 8:09 PM
I went to my friend @hildur.bsky.social's reading and release party for her new book GESTIR today! It was in Icelandic so I did not understand anything, but it was awesome to see and hear her read!
Hello again, Iceland! :D
January 16, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Hello again, Iceland! :D
"so queer that, OF COURSE, it makes bigots mad."
A belated thank you, Book Riot!
bookriot.com/polarizing-s...
A belated thank you, Book Riot!
bookriot.com/polarizing-s...
October 17, 2024 at 6:52 AM
"so queer that, OF COURSE, it makes bigots mad."
A belated thank you, Book Riot!
bookriot.com/polarizing-s...
A belated thank you, Book Riot!
bookriot.com/polarizing-s...
OMG!!!! My book is the sample for the latest Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine competition?
September 25, 2024 at 4:47 AM
OMG!!!! My book is the sample for the latest Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine competition?
I had a great time yesterday in Long Beach! Tomorrow, I am joining @juliavee.bsky.social, 1pm at the Barnes & Noble Irvine Spectrum. We'll talk about immersive worlds and settings and probably pork buns. And she asked me to share a bit of my next book! Please come by! It should be super fun! :D Ryka
September 20, 2024 at 5:33 PM
I had a great time yesterday in Long Beach! Tomorrow, I am joining @juliavee.bsky.social, 1pm at the Barnes & Noble Irvine Spectrum. We'll talk about immersive worlds and settings and probably pork buns. And she asked me to share a bit of my next book! Please come by! It should be super fun! :D Ryka
While it's with my agent, I've been away from my new novel--resting for the next bout of edits/revisions. But since I have a reading tonight, I opened the doc to grab what I want to read--and gosh...yeah....
I like this book-I really do. ✨😀✨ Come by tonite to listen, if you can. I go on first!
I like this book-I really do. ✨😀✨ Come by tonite to listen, if you can. I go on first!
September 19, 2024 at 3:30 PM
While it's with my agent, I've been away from my new novel--resting for the next bout of edits/revisions. But since I have a reading tonight, I opened the doc to grab what I want to read--and gosh...yeah....
I like this book-I really do. ✨😀✨ Come by tonite to listen, if you can. I go on first!
I like this book-I really do. ✨😀✨ Come by tonite to listen, if you can. I go on first!
Hi All! I'll be giving a short reading at Trenches Full of Prose on Thursday, September 19th, 2024 @ 7pm at Page Against the Machine in Long Beach, CA. Please come by if yr in town!!! I'll be reading from my new manuscript--sort of beta-testing stuff, so I am super excited! See you there! <3 Ryka
September 18, 2024 at 3:52 AM
Hi All! I'll be giving a short reading at Trenches Full of Prose on Thursday, September 19th, 2024 @ 7pm at Page Against the Machine in Long Beach, CA. Please come by if yr in town!!! I'll be reading from my new manuscript--sort of beta-testing stuff, so I am super excited! See you there! <3 Ryka
well, once we broke the RS-232 barrier, we should have been able to advance — but development was stifled by those who did not think we were ready for the mainframe. However, we surpassed them and formed a different type of network—one that needed no mainframe, where power was shared by all.
August 9, 2024 at 4:01 AM
well, once we broke the RS-232 barrier, we should have been able to advance — but development was stifled by those who did not think we were ready for the mainframe. However, we surpassed them and formed a different type of network—one that needed no mainframe, where power was shared by all.
I would prefer they name them: USB-1701, USB-1701A, USB-1701B, and so on. Some people would wax nostalgic over USB -1701D, while others would talk about the unrealized potential of USB-1701C...
August 7, 2024 at 4:43 PM
I would prefer they name them: USB-1701, USB-1701A, USB-1701B, and so on. Some people would wax nostalgic over USB -1701D, while others would talk about the unrealized potential of USB-1701C...
...and the funniest thing is that the "U" in "USB" stands for "Universal." Different universes, I suppose? Sort of like how DC Comics handles reality?
I can see it now: "Crisis on Infinite Adapters"
I can see it now: "Crisis on Infinite Adapters"
August 7, 2024 at 4:26 PM
...and the funniest thing is that the "U" in "USB" stands for "Universal." Different universes, I suppose? Sort of like how DC Comics handles reality?
I can see it now: "Crisis on Infinite Adapters"
I can see it now: "Crisis on Infinite Adapters"
