Suyi
@suyidavies.com
Author. He/him. Barely here.
Latest: SEASON OF THE SERPENT (August 2026) & LOST ARK DREAMING (Ignyte winner; Nebula finalist).
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Latest: SEASON OF THE SERPENT (August 2026) & LOST ARK DREAMING (Ignyte winner; Nebula finalist).
https://suyidavies.com/links
Says a lot about my current state of affairs that after I spent months trying to write and send a single newsletter, I managed to still mess it up by stating the incorrect month. This week's vibe: Big Yikes.
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November 4, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Says a lot about my current state of affairs that after I spent months trying to write and send a single newsletter, I managed to still mess it up by stating the incorrect month. This week's vibe: Big Yikes.
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My state of mind over the past few weeks:
October 24, 2025 at 3:15 PM
My state of mind over the past few weeks:
Happy book publication day to @tashasuri.bsky.social and The Isle in the Silver Sea!
October 21, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Happy book publication day to @tashasuri.bsky.social and The Isle in the Silver Sea!
"Peak Day", 2025. A new employee at a fulfillment centre gets an orientation from the only other human employee in their unit.
Edited by @teresempierre.bsky.social. Published by @houseofanansi.bsky.social. On shelves now. (Hopefully on literally any other shelf than the Bad River's).
Edited by @teresempierre.bsky.social. Published by @houseofanansi.bsky.social. On shelves now. (Hopefully on literally any other shelf than the Bad River's).
October 21, 2025 at 12:22 PM
"Peak Day", 2025. A new employee at a fulfillment centre gets an orientation from the only other human employee in their unit.
Edited by @teresempierre.bsky.social. Published by @houseofanansi.bsky.social. On shelves now. (Hopefully on literally any other shelf than the Bad River's).
Edited by @teresempierre.bsky.social. Published by @houseofanansi.bsky.social. On shelves now. (Hopefully on literally any other shelf than the Bad River's).
It's @canconsffh.bsky.social next weekend! I'm excited for: snazzy new venue; time with friends old & new; dope panels & events + fave Toronto bookstore @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social; the thrill of enthusiastic readers; copious beers; etc.
Thankfully, I have a slim schedule this year. See below!
Thankfully, I have a slim schedule this year. See below!
October 11, 2025 at 2:07 PM
It's @canconsffh.bsky.social next weekend! I'm excited for: snazzy new venue; time with friends old & new; dope panels & events + fave Toronto bookstore @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social; the thrill of enthusiastic readers; copious beers; etc.
Thankfully, I have a slim schedule this year. See below!
Thankfully, I have a slim schedule this year. See below!
It's probably now well known amongst Ottawa SFF folks that I'll say goodbye at an event, then head out to go play a football game.
After many gasps of incredulity and a few doubts that being an author & playing sports don't mix, here's some proof that, well, in this house, it kinda always has!
After many gasps of incredulity and a few doubts that being an author & playing sports don't mix, here's some proof that, well, in this house, it kinda always has!
September 14, 2025 at 9:21 PM
It's probably now well known amongst Ottawa SFF folks that I'll say goodbye at an event, then head out to go play a football game.
After many gasps of incredulity and a few doubts that being an author & playing sports don't mix, here's some proof that, well, in this house, it kinda always has!
After many gasps of incredulity and a few doubts that being an author & playing sports don't mix, here's some proof that, well, in this house, it kinda always has!
Baby's first trilogy finally together. 😊
September 12, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Baby's first trilogy finally together. 😊
Look at our gal--so freshhh! The majesty, the jewellery, the braids. The authority, the defiance, the gaze. The casual step-on-me energy. Esheme hive, rise--this is our time!
September 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Look at our gal--so freshhh! The majesty, the jewellery, the braids. The authority, the defiance, the gaze. The casual step-on-me energy. Esheme hive, rise--this is our time!
Welcome to the final reckoning.
SEASON OF THE SERPENT 🐍, the final book in The Nameless Republic trilogy, is out from Orbit Books in August 2026. Buckle up.
SEASON OF THE SERPENT 🐍, the final book in The Nameless Republic trilogy, is out from Orbit Books in August 2026. Buckle up.
September 10, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Welcome to the final reckoning.
SEASON OF THE SERPENT 🐍, the final book in The Nameless Republic trilogy, is out from Orbit Books in August 2026. Buckle up.
SEASON OF THE SERPENT 🐍, the final book in The Nameless Republic trilogy, is out from Orbit Books in August 2026. Buckle up.
Cover reveal for SEASON OF THE SERPENT in 3, 2, 1 days.
And look---a tiny peek! (What do we suppose is on the cover? Wrong answers only.)
And look---a tiny peek! (What do we suppose is on the cover? Wrong answers only.)
September 8, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Cover reveal for SEASON OF THE SERPENT in 3, 2, 1 days.
And look---a tiny peek! (What do we suppose is on the cover? Wrong answers only.)
And look---a tiny peek! (What do we suppose is on the cover? Wrong answers only.)
The duality of man: It was my birthday this past week. It was also the first time I fell down the stairs. Only one of those two things is shown in this photo.
August 31, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The duality of man: It was my birthday this past week. It was also the first time I fell down the stairs. Only one of those two things is shown in this photo.
Twisted Metal S1 is a bit run-of-the-mill but stays true to the spirit of the video game.
But S2---oof. Triples down on everything that made game & show deliciously irreverent: more chaos, more freak energy, more goof. It's a big joke of a TV show that knows how to laugh at itself. Solid craic.
But S2---oof. Triples down on everything that made game & show deliciously irreverent: more chaos, more freak energy, more goof. It's a big joke of a TV show that knows how to laugh at itself. Solid craic.
August 30, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Twisted Metal S1 is a bit run-of-the-mill but stays true to the spirit of the video game.
But S2---oof. Triples down on everything that made game & show deliciously irreverent: more chaos, more freak energy, more goof. It's a big joke of a TV show that knows how to laugh at itself. Solid craic.
But S2---oof. Triples down on everything that made game & show deliciously irreverent: more chaos, more freak energy, more goof. It's a big joke of a TV show that knows how to laugh at itself. Solid craic.
In my lifelong quest to watch everything Susan Wokoma has ever been in, ended up stumbling into this slept on one-season wonder with the irrepresible Matt Berry. Hilarious.
August 29, 2025 at 9:34 PM
In my lifelong quest to watch everything Susan Wokoma has ever been in, ended up stumbling into this slept on one-season wonder with the irrepresible Matt Berry. Hilarious.
One thing you can trust Nigerians to do is pull out all the stops to celebrate the demise of a knobhead.
Americans, when that day arrives (you know the day I mean), you better be out there in the streets with your dancing shoes on, popping champagne and throwing block parties.
Americans, when that day arrives (you know the day I mean), you better be out there in the streets with your dancing shoes on, popping champagne and throwing block parties.
August 29, 2025 at 5:04 PM
One thing you can trust Nigerians to do is pull out all the stops to celebrate the demise of a knobhead.
Americans, when that day arrives (you know the day I mean), you better be out there in the streets with your dancing shoes on, popping champagne and throwing block parties.
Americans, when that day arrives (you know the day I mean), you better be out there in the streets with your dancing shoes on, popping champagne and throwing block parties.
Your friendly neighbourhood author, after turning in the final book in The Nameless Republic trilogy:
July 8, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Your friendly neighbourhood author, after turning in the final book in The Nameless Republic trilogy:
Hello to all every new follower from the recent essay post!
I'm not online much these days, but I'm quite fastidious with sending monthly newsletters, which often contain updates about essays like this, amongst other things. You can find previous letter & sign up here: suyidavies.com/newsletter
I'm not online much these days, but I'm quite fastidious with sending monthly newsletters, which often contain updates about essays like this, amongst other things. You can find previous letter & sign up here: suyidavies.com/newsletter
June 26, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Hello to all every new follower from the recent essay post!
I'm not online much these days, but I'm quite fastidious with sending monthly newsletters, which often contain updates about essays like this, amongst other things. You can find previous letter & sign up here: suyidavies.com/newsletter
I'm not online much these days, but I'm quite fastidious with sending monthly newsletters, which often contain updates about essays like this, amongst other things. You can find previous letter & sign up here: suyidavies.com/newsletter
Lastly: 1 week left for this annual fellowship (now in our fourth year!). If you know anyone who's eligible, hound them to submit! Link here: suyidavies.com/fellowship
April 24, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Lastly: 1 week left for this annual fellowship (now in our fourth year!). If you know anyone who's eligible, hound them to submit! Link here: suyidavies.com/fellowship
Latest After Five letter, on "opening"--to ourselves, to the larger world, and doing so in much, much better faith than the times call for.
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![Screenshot of an excerpt from the April "After Five" newsletter by Suyi Davies Okungbowa. References (and links to) a post by Hanif Abdurraquib. Text reads:
Hanif Abdurraqib on “a deficit of wonder”: “I have been thinking of [recently] A Deficit Of Wonder, which exists not due to a lack of moments of wonder for humans to bask in, but what seems, to me, like a refusal to locate and engage in wonder, a refusal to offer one's close attention to the world. There is a level of individualism embedded in this of course…Treat the world like an assignment you, individually, have to get through and/or conquer, and it makes sense that you would ask a computer what you should wear with a sweater you like.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6r5g26eilnavm6c2d2codsh7/bafkreigcdrllu7ik2n4qjpm4ek7cfqoegzkvbfzx3eegxkkiunq6eo7jzq@jpeg)
April 24, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Latest After Five letter, on "opening"--to ourselves, to the larger world, and doing so in much, much better faith than the times call for.
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April 15, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Me these days, when anyone tries to talk to me about the state of the world:
April 8, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Me these days, when anyone tries to talk to me about the state of the world:
For #1, I use this Project 2025 tracker (www.project2025.observer). Literally every EO & regime decision can be traced here. It's pretty much a roadmap + gameplan--you can compare these regime actions with the source document itself (googleable), & the full picture emerges.
April 1, 2025 at 1:31 PM
For #1, I use this Project 2025 tracker (www.project2025.observer). Literally every EO & regime decision can be traced here. It's pretty much a roadmap + gameplan--you can compare these regime actions with the source document itself (googleable), & the full picture emerges.
The US is going to invade Greenland. It's a matter of when, rather than if. The key question is whether the rest of the world will send "strong criticisms" when it happens, or will respond in kind--or, if there will be sufficient internal opposition to halt it before it happens. We shall see.
March 29, 2025 at 8:44 PM
The US is going to invade Greenland. It's a matter of when, rather than if. The key question is whether the rest of the world will send "strong criticisms" when it happens, or will respond in kind--or, if there will be sufficient internal opposition to halt it before it happens. We shall see.
If you'd told me when I joined the Abbott Elementary train that the scene that would make me LOL for ages would involve Barb, Melissa, Jacob & a Papa Roach song, I'd have laughed you out the room. But here I am, begging for S4 E17 to get some kind of award.
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🎥 = @abbottelementary.bsky.social
March 29, 2025 at 4:41 PM
If you'd told me when I joined the Abbott Elementary train that the scene that would make me LOL for ages would involve Barb, Melissa, Jacob & a Papa Roach song, I'd have laughed you out the room. But here I am, begging for S4 E17 to get some kind of award.
🎥 = @abbottelementary.bsky.social
🎥 = @abbottelementary.bsky.social