Tia Tashiro
@tiatashiro.bsky.social
3 cups writing + 2 cups neuro + 1 tsp of optimism, bake at 400°. Multiracial SFF author, words in Clarkesworld, Uncanny, Apex | co-EIC of Wyrmhole Magazine | she/her
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Tia Tashiro
@tiatashiro.bsky.social
· Jul 2
New words in this month's Clarkesworld! Check out "Missing Helen," a story featuring clones, identity, and a number of poor romantic decisions :)
clarkesworldmagazine.com/tashiro_07_25/
clarkesworldmagazine.com/tashiro_07_25/
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ICYMI! Reading 2025 fiction?
Try the short story "For Whom the Hair Grows" by Tia Tashiro @tiatashiro.bsky.social!
You can read it here!
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Try the short story "For Whom the Hair Grows" by Tia Tashiro @tiatashiro.bsky.social!
You can read it here!
buff.ly/kt9EaZy
November 13, 2025 at 2:00 AM
ICYMI! Reading 2025 fiction?
Try the short story "For Whom the Hair Grows" by Tia Tashiro @tiatashiro.bsky.social!
You can read it here!
buff.ly/kt9EaZy
Try the short story "For Whom the Hair Grows" by Tia Tashiro @tiatashiro.bsky.social!
You can read it here!
buff.ly/kt9EaZy
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November 4, 2025 at 1:27 PM
New words out today! "When Eve Chose Us," about friendship in the age of the ethical hivemind, is up now at @diabolicalplots.com :))
www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-1...
www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-1...
DP FICTION #129A: “When Eve Chose Us” by Tia Tashiro – Diabolical Plots
www.diabolicalplots.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:57 PM
New words out today! "When Eve Chose Us," about friendship in the age of the ethical hivemind, is up now at @diabolicalplots.com :))
www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-1...
www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-1...
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Our 19th anniversary issue of Clarkesworld features original fiction by Isabel J. Kim, Fiona Moore, H.H. Pak, Greg Egan, Liu Maijia, Carrie Vaughn, and Phoebe Barton.
Online now at:
clarkesworldmagazine.com/issue_229
Subscriptions available at:
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Online now at:
clarkesworldmagazine.com/issue_229
Subscriptions available at:
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October 1, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Our 19th anniversary issue of Clarkesworld features original fiction by Isabel J. Kim, Fiona Moore, H.H. Pak, Greg Egan, Liu Maijia, Carrie Vaughn, and Phoebe Barton.
Online now at:
clarkesworldmagazine.com/issue_229
Subscriptions available at:
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Online now at:
clarkesworldmagazine.com/issue_229
Subscriptions available at:
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Reposted by Tia Tashiro
Happy International Translation Day!
A big thank you to the translators that have helped us publish well over 100 translations at Clarkesworld. Your work is valued here.
A big thank you to the translators that have helped us publish well over 100 translations at Clarkesworld. Your work is valued here.
September 30, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Happy International Translation Day!
A big thank you to the translators that have helped us publish well over 100 translations at Clarkesworld. Your work is valued here.
A big thank you to the translators that have helped us publish well over 100 translations at Clarkesworld. Your work is valued here.
Reposted by Tia Tashiro
The September issue of Clarkesworld features fiction by Claire Jia-Wen, Sheri Singerling, Louis Inglis Hall, Alexander Jablokov, David McGillveray, Koji A. Dae, and Robert Falco.
Online now at:
clarkesworldmagazine.com/issue_228
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Online now at:
clarkesworldmagazine.com/issue_228
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September 1, 2025 at 6:18 PM
The September issue of Clarkesworld features fiction by Claire Jia-Wen, Sheri Singerling, Louis Inglis Hall, Alexander Jablokov, David McGillveray, Koji A. Dae, and Robert Falco.
Online now at:
clarkesworldmagazine.com/issue_228
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Online now at:
clarkesworldmagazine.com/issue_228
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Great story by @tiatashiro.bsky.social
"When Mark told you he was marrying your clone you said congratulations on autopilot, because that’s what you say when your friend tells you theyre getting married & you had promised to stay friendly after the divorce."
clarkesworldmagazine.com/tashiro_07_25/
"When Mark told you he was marrying your clone you said congratulations on autopilot, because that’s what you say when your friend tells you theyre getting married & you had promised to stay friendly after the divorce."
clarkesworldmagazine.com/tashiro_07_25/
Missing Helen by Tia Tashiro
Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.
clarkesworldmagazine.com
September 5, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Great story by @tiatashiro.bsky.social
"When Mark told you he was marrying your clone you said congratulations on autopilot, because that’s what you say when your friend tells you theyre getting married & you had promised to stay friendly after the divorce."
clarkesworldmagazine.com/tashiro_07_25/
"When Mark told you he was marrying your clone you said congratulations on autopilot, because that’s what you say when your friend tells you theyre getting married & you had promised to stay friendly after the divorce."
clarkesworldmagazine.com/tashiro_07_25/
If you love literary SFF with beautiful prose, this is the short story for you. It's so very excellent!
my story "The Heartbreak Hotel on Plutonic Planet" is out at Strange Horizons!! Read on for a world where if you break your heart, you immediately go to Pluto. Why? There is no why. that's it. also, there's an ice rink and teenage angst.
strangehorizons.com/wordpress/fi...
strangehorizons.com/wordpress/fi...
The Heartbreak Hotel on Plutonic Planet
I ended up on Pluto on the night of my nineteenth birthday, after breaking my own stupid heart. It wasn’t even over anything important.
strangehorizons.com
September 3, 2025 at 7:37 PM
If you love literary SFF with beautiful prose, this is the short story for you. It's so very excellent!
ok ok that's enough social media i'm done for the next (checks watch) 3-5 business years
August 31, 2025 at 3:02 PM
ok ok that's enough social media i'm done for the next (checks watch) 3-5 business years
Also this is not a short story but if you haven't seen Sinners (2025) yet you gotta. It's so good for real
August 31, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Also this is not a short story but if you haven't seen Sinners (2025) yet you gotta. It's so good for real
@thomasha.bsky.social is a master of ambiguity and atmosphere, both of which are at the forefront in "In My Country" clarkesworldmagazine.com/ha_04_25/
In My Country by Thomas Ha
Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.
clarkesworldmagazine.com
August 31, 2025 at 3:00 PM
@thomasha.bsky.social is a master of ambiguity and atmosphere, both of which are at the forefront in "In My Country" clarkesworldmagazine.com/ha_04_25/
I may have already mentioned this one (because it's Extremely Fun and I really enjoy it) but @emlinden.bsky.social's story "How to Fail at Book-Smuggling (Across Several Timelines at Once)" is exactly what it sounds like and a total delight.
translunartravelerslounge.com/2025/02/15/h...
translunartravelerslounge.com/2025/02/15/h...
How to Fail at Book-Smuggling (Across Several Timelines at Once), by E.M. Linden
It’s only after Cloud’s funeral that we realise none of us can remember why we followed her in the first place. No-one, that is, except for Robbie. He stowed away, he claims, and kept a clear head.…
translunartravelerslounge.com
August 31, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I may have already mentioned this one (because it's Extremely Fun and I really enjoy it) but @emlinden.bsky.social's story "How to Fail at Book-Smuggling (Across Several Timelines at Once)" is exactly what it sounds like and a total delight.
translunartravelerslounge.com/2025/02/15/h...
translunartravelerslounge.com/2025/02/15/h...
Ah so glad this one worked for you! :D
This is a great story by the always excellent Tia Tashiro. It plays skillfully with PoV to tell a gorgeous story of relationships and identity. Read it if you haven't.
New words in this month's Clarkesworld! Check out "Missing Helen," a story featuring clones, identity, and a number of poor romantic decisions :)
clarkesworldmagazine.com/tashiro_07_25/
clarkesworldmagazine.com/tashiro_07_25/
August 31, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Ah so glad this one worked for you! :D
(I'm not on bsky much so when I remember to talk about stuff I like it comes all at once 😅)
August 31, 2025 at 2:48 PM
(I'm not on bsky much so when I remember to talk about stuff I like it comes all at once 😅)
The titular novella in the recent release, "Disgraced Return of the Kap's Needle" was written beautifully, as I've come to expect from @renanbernardo.com, with an absolute gut-punch of an ending. Ouch (complimentary)
August 31, 2025 at 2:46 PM
The titular novella in the recent release, "Disgraced Return of the Kap's Needle" was written beautifully, as I've come to expect from @renanbernardo.com, with an absolute gut-punch of an ending. Ouch (complimentary)
Also wanted to shout out @angelaliu.bsky.social's "Brainstem Disco, 2191," which I had the pleasure of hearing Angela read at Worldcon this year—getting to hear the referenced music alongside the short story was 10/10, and really upped the emotional beats
clarkesworldmagazine.com/liu_05_25/
clarkesworldmagazine.com/liu_05_25/
Brainstem Disco, 2191 by Angela Liu
Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.
clarkesworldmagazine.com
August 31, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Also wanted to shout out @angelaliu.bsky.social's "Brainstem Disco, 2191," which I had the pleasure of hearing Angela read at Worldcon this year—getting to hear the referenced music alongside the short story was 10/10, and really upped the emotional beats
clarkesworldmagazine.com/liu_05_25/
clarkesworldmagazine.com/liu_05_25/
Just finished "Descent" by @wtalabi.bsky.social and wow, what a vivid story! Extremely gripping novella, with a fascinating exploration of the world of Órino-Rin and great character work. Love when a story really puts the sci in sci-fi <3
clarkesworldmagazine.com/talabi_05_25/
clarkesworldmagazine.com/talabi_05_25/
Descent by Wole Talabi
Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.
clarkesworldmagazine.com
August 31, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Just finished "Descent" by @wtalabi.bsky.social and wow, what a vivid story! Extremely gripping novella, with a fascinating exploration of the world of Órino-Rin and great character work. Love when a story really puts the sci in sci-fi <3
clarkesworldmagazine.com/talabi_05_25/
clarkesworldmagazine.com/talabi_05_25/
ok a couple of recent (anticipated) reads I enjoyed incoming!
August 31, 2025 at 2:33 PM
ok a couple of recent (anticipated) reads I enjoyed incoming!
it was a blast and the buttons were delightful indeed!
one of my worldcon highlights was meeting @shortficbookclub.bsky.social irl. They jumpscared me with nametag pins w/ different Dave variations (from Day Ten Thousand!!), including one for me, and it was the MOST delightful surprise. (also, a wild @tiatashiro.bsky.social in the flesh in the selfie)
![pins that read:
"your" name is Dave
The Sublimation of the Self Dave
Wizard Dave
[all crossed out][you me her you her] DAVE
Load-bearing suffering Dave
Phlebotomist Dave
Author Dave (me!) (signed by the gang!!)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:fecpjyi5v4i762fcypottvac/bafkreiftx4kdpbkvy4pdzdqmhjhpks3gbk72ogatlgffmxwj27o5ugim3m@jpeg)
August 20, 2025 at 12:20 AM
it was a blast and the buttons were delightful indeed!
WOW, I enjoyed Worldcon this year—met and chatted with so many awesome people over the past five days! In unrelated news, time to start catching up on sleep 😮💨
August 18, 2025 at 5:21 PM
WOW, I enjoyed Worldcon this year—met and chatted with so many awesome people over the past five days! In unrelated news, time to start catching up on sleep 😮💨
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Last night, I won the Hugo Award for Best Editor Short Form. Thanks again to everyone that voted for me!
August 17, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Last night, I won the Hugo Award for Best Editor Short Form. Thanks again to everyone that voted for me!
Really excited to see "What Good Daughters Do" in audio for the first time! The narration is lovely :D
Cast of Wonders 647: What Good Daughters Do by @tiatashiro.bsky.social narrated by Lalana Dara produced by @jeremycarter42.bsky.social
www.castofwonders.org/2025/08/cast...
www.castofwonders.org/2025/08/cast...
August 7, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Really excited to see "What Good Daughters Do" in audio for the first time! The narration is lovely :D
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Favourite thing I read this week was this clever and lovely story by @tiatashiro.bsky.social in @clarkesworldmagazine.com 💙
clarkesworldmagazine.com/tashiro_07_25/
clarkesworldmagazine.com/tashiro_07_25/
Missing Helen by Tia Tashiro
Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.
clarkesworldmagazine.com
August 2, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Favourite thing I read this week was this clever and lovely story by @tiatashiro.bsky.social in @clarkesworldmagazine.com 💙
clarkesworldmagazine.com/tashiro_07_25/
clarkesworldmagazine.com/tashiro_07_25/
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The August 2025 issue of Clarkesworld is now online and features stories by Marissa Lingen, L Chan, R.T. Ester, Ai Jiang, Bella Han, Raahem Alvi, Ryan Cole, Uchechukwu Nwaka.
clarkesworldmagazine.com/issue_227
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August 1, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The August 2025 issue of Clarkesworld is now online and features stories by Marissa Lingen, L Chan, R.T. Ester, Ai Jiang, Bella Han, Raahem Alvi, Ryan Cole, Uchechukwu Nwaka.
clarkesworldmagazine.com/issue_227
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Ah thanks Angela, so glad you enjoyed this one!
“When Mark told you he was marrying your clone, you said ‘congratulations’”
@tiatashiro.bsky.social always writes the best openings and her new story in @clarkesworldmagazine.com is no exception. Really love what she did here with the second person POV.
clarkesworldmagazine.com/tashiro_07_25/
@tiatashiro.bsky.social always writes the best openings and her new story in @clarkesworldmagazine.com is no exception. Really love what she did here with the second person POV.
clarkesworldmagazine.com/tashiro_07_25/
Missing Helen by Tia Tashiro
Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.
clarkesworldmagazine.com
August 5, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Ah thanks Angela, so glad you enjoyed this one!