Sam Kyung Yoo
@samkyungyoo.bsky.social
They/them, Sci-fi/fantasy writer (and TKD instructor). Short fiction in Strange Horizons and Fantasy Magazine. SMALL GODS OF CALAMITY debut novella from Interstellar Flight Press
…It’s hitting me now that my house has been in a state of unfinished renovation for almost two years now (the basement flooded late December 2023). So I guess it makes sense that I’ve been having a harder time doing basically anything in general.
…still annoying though.
…still annoying though.
September 20, 2025 at 2:50 AM
…It’s hitting me now that my house has been in a state of unfinished renovation for almost two years now (the basement flooded late December 2023). So I guess it makes sense that I’ve been having a harder time doing basically anything in general.
…still annoying though.
…still annoying though.
I found two shattered beer bottles in my lawn while I was doing yard work.
I know my front lawn hasn’t been looking neglected (mental health nosedive + broken lawnmower) but it sucks to realize my neighbors think that means they can throw their trash into it.
I know my front lawn hasn’t been looking neglected (mental health nosedive + broken lawnmower) but it sucks to realize my neighbors think that means they can throw their trash into it.
August 17, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I found two shattered beer bottles in my lawn while I was doing yard work.
I know my front lawn hasn’t been looking neglected (mental health nosedive + broken lawnmower) but it sucks to realize my neighbors think that means they can throw their trash into it.
I know my front lawn hasn’t been looking neglected (mental health nosedive + broken lawnmower) but it sucks to realize my neighbors think that means they can throw their trash into it.
Doodled some bugs in response to writer’s block and realized I had all the right pen colors to make them festive. Happy pride!
June 13, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Doodled some bugs in response to writer’s block and realized I had all the right pen colors to make them festive. Happy pride!
Due to unfortunate life circumstances, I spent about two hours vacuuming up ants today.
May 14, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Due to unfortunate life circumstances, I spent about two hours vacuuming up ants today.
Just realized my website bio still said "working on getting their fourth degree black belt" even though I was promoted to 4th dan a couple months ago. Feels like I spent so much energy practicing/training that the moment I actually passed the test I forgot to celebrate.
April 12, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Just realized my website bio still said "working on getting their fourth degree black belt" even though I was promoted to 4th dan a couple months ago. Feels like I spent so much energy practicing/training that the moment I actually passed the test I forgot to celebrate.
I know the "my teeth are falling out" dream is an old favorite, but has anyone else ever had a dream where you rip off your jaw, hold it in your hand, and think, "This is actually a way better vantage point for brushing and flossing though."
January 26, 2025 at 12:20 AM
I know the "my teeth are falling out" dream is an old favorite, but has anyone else ever had a dream where you rip off your jaw, hold it in your hand, and think, "This is actually a way better vantage point for brushing and flossing though."
Had a cold for three weeks now but this tissue box made me smile
January 19, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Had a cold for three weeks now but this tissue box made me smile
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🏰A PALACE NEAR THE WIND🌬️ full hardback spread with some lovely blurbs from amazing writers!! 🥺🤍 (the case design that will go under is also 👀✨)
cover artist: Natasha MacKenzie 💫
🌬️🏰forthcoming from @titanbooks.bsky.social April 8, 2025 🏰🌬️
cover artist: Natasha MacKenzie 💫
🌬️🏰forthcoming from @titanbooks.bsky.social April 8, 2025 🏰🌬️
January 12, 2025 at 3:23 AM
🏰A PALACE NEAR THE WIND🌬️ full hardback spread with some lovely blurbs from amazing writers!! 🥺🤍 (the case design that will go under is also 👀✨)
cover artist: Natasha MacKenzie 💫
🌬️🏰forthcoming from @titanbooks.bsky.social April 8, 2025 🏰🌬️
cover artist: Natasha MacKenzie 💫
🌬️🏰forthcoming from @titanbooks.bsky.social April 8, 2025 🏰🌬️
Sometimes I'll end up on the English learners Stack Exchange website because I'm trying (failing) to figure out what an extremely specific thing is called. English is supposedly my first language, but 90% of the time it sure doesn't feel like it lol #writingcommunity
January 12, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Sometimes I'll end up on the English learners Stack Exchange website because I'm trying (failing) to figure out what an extremely specific thing is called. English is supposedly my first language, but 90% of the time it sure doesn't feel like it lol #writingcommunity
My writing inspiration moments feel like they have the same exact energy as “this orange cat finally gets to have a turn with the collective brain cell”
January 7, 2025 at 6:10 PM
My writing inspiration moments feel like they have the same exact energy as “this orange cat finally gets to have a turn with the collective brain cell”
The duality of man
December 17, 2024 at 6:37 PM
The duality of man
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guess what you can now request on NetGalley? 🏰🌬️🍃
A PALACE NEAR THE WIND—April 8, 2025 @titanbooks.bsky.social
www.netgalley.co.uk/catalog/book...
A PALACE NEAR THE WIND—April 8, 2025 @titanbooks.bsky.social
www.netgalley.co.uk/catalog/book...
November 11, 2024 at 3:15 PM
guess what you can now request on NetGalley? 🏰🌬️🍃
A PALACE NEAR THE WIND—April 8, 2025 @titanbooks.bsky.social
www.netgalley.co.uk/catalog/book...
A PALACE NEAR THE WIND—April 8, 2025 @titanbooks.bsky.social
www.netgalley.co.uk/catalog/book...
been working on writing the sequel to Small Gods of Calamity (draft title is just "Calamity 2") but my brain keeps spitting out scenes for the book that comes AFTER this one instead. Is this the correct way to try and write a trilogy?? 🤖💦 #writing
November 17, 2024 at 6:07 PM
been working on writing the sequel to Small Gods of Calamity (draft title is just "Calamity 2") but my brain keeps spitting out scenes for the book that comes AFTER this one instead. Is this the correct way to try and write a trilogy?? 🤖💦 #writing
Happy birthday to my book’s protagonist, Kim Han-gil! He is 29 today, but his level of Tired makes him feel like he’s already 50.
September 12, 2024 at 8:55 PM
Happy birthday to my book’s protagonist, Kim Han-gil! He is 29 today, but his level of Tired makes him feel like he’s already 50.
found this in my screenshots folder from 2022. #writingcommunity
June 29, 2024 at 11:23 PM
found this in my screenshots folder from 2022. #writingcommunity
I am an adult that has a job and pays bills so I absolutely deserve to buy this small friend for $5.
April 25, 2024 at 5:36 PM
I am an adult that has a job and pays bills so I absolutely deserve to buy this small friend for $5.
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Check out @ClowderofTwo’s recommendations: “Nextype” by @SamKyungYoo (@samkyungyoo.bsky.social ) from @strangehorizons and “Allies” by Monica Gribouski from @hexagonmagazine. Read more short fic recs here - locusmag.com/2024/03...
Charles Payseur Reviews Short Fiction: GigaNotoSaurus, Diabolical Plots, Lightspeed and Rosalind’s Siblings
GigaNotoSaurus 12/23 Diabolical Plots 12/23 Lightspeed 12/23, 1/24 Rosalind’s Siblings, Bogi Takács, ed. (Atthis Arts) September 2023 The December GigaNotoSaurus mixes two of my favorite things in …
locusmag.com
March 2, 2024 at 11:00 PM
Check out @ClowderofTwo’s recommendations: “Nextype” by @SamKyungYoo (@samkyungyoo.bsky.social ) from @strangehorizons and “Allies” by Monica Gribouski from @hexagonmagazine. Read more short fic recs here - locusmag.com/2024/03...
Does anyone else call this website "biskie" in their head? Because that's what "bsky" translates to for me lol
January 21, 2024 at 9:57 PM
Does anyone else call this website "biskie" in their head? Because that's what "bsky" translates to for me lol
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Probably nobody reading this needs to hear this, but maybe I'm wrong--if you're going after someone for something they didn't actually cause or have any authority over, and your reason is you can reach them but not the folks actually responsible, take a moment and reconsider.
October 16, 2023 at 2:25 PM
Probably nobody reading this needs to hear this, but maybe I'm wrong--if you're going after someone for something they didn't actually cause or have any authority over, and your reason is you can reach them but not the folks actually responsible, take a moment and reconsider.
My short story "Set Yourself on Fire" is live on the Fantasy Magazine website! :D www.fantasy-magazine.com/fm/fiction/s...
Set Yourself on Fire - Fantasy Magazine
The chrysanthemums are dying. The yellow flowers face downward, stems wilting at the neck. Their petals curl and brown at the edges like burning paper. You lift one of the ragged blossoms up, as if to...
www.fantasy-magazine.com
September 26, 2023 at 4:16 PM
My short story "Set Yourself on Fire" is live on the Fantasy Magazine website! :D www.fantasy-magazine.com/fm/fiction/s...
sometimes you get your writing inspiration just from watching other people play some S-tier quality D&D
September 25, 2023 at 3:36 PM
sometimes you get your writing inspiration just from watching other people play some S-tier quality D&D
Hello world, this is the current mood.
September 23, 2023 at 3:21 AM
Hello world, this is the current mood.