USA Today and LA Times bestselling author and stuff. ✨🎻🍩🚀🎵💖 Agent: Meredith Kaffel Simonoff.https://bsky.app/profile/rykaaoki.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/rykaaoki.bsky.social/post/3mwyg6wemsc2vOne of the weird things about trying to eat healthier is how you can wake up craving nachos.03 Oct 2026 17:32 +0000at://did:plc:6fus52mcs73eyyojdnxvkfyr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwyg6wemsc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/rykaaoki.bsky.social/post/3mwu3yvp2o225Every once in a great while, I buy a pack or two of Choward's Violet candies. On one hand, it feels like nostalgia, but it's a weird nostalgia, since I never had these growing up. Then again, that might be the case for a lot of things we feel nostalgic about... They are yummy, though!02 Oct 2026 00:19 +0000at://did:plc:6fus52mcs73eyyojdnxvkfyr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwu3yvp2o225https://bsky.app/profile/rykaaoki.bsky.social/post/3mwqu7vxvkc25Last night, I had this dream where I was asked to identify my own body. And It did sort of look like me...but then... "No. It's not me. I don't play a fretted bass. I play a fretless bass. And I use flat-wound strings."30 Sep 2026 17:22 +0000at://did:plc:6fus52mcs73eyyojdnxvkfyr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwqu7vxvkc25https://bsky.app/profile/rykaaoki.bsky.social/post/3mwlt4c7j6k2kI'm getting ready to chat with @marissalevien.bsky.social and her writing class at Stony Brook University. Gosh, after all that income tax stuff, sharing with students is SUCH a breath of fresh air!!!!!! 🤩 btw--Marissa is super cool and a fantastic writer!!! www.marissalevien.com https://www.marissalevien.com/28 Sep 2026 17:19 +0000at://did:plc:6fus52mcs73eyyojdnxvkfyr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwlt4c7j6k2khttps://bsky.app/profile/rykaaoki.bsky.social/post/3mwkebri4is25I should be done in an hour or two… It’s been a long weekend though. Times like this I wish someone could just call and say hey do you want to go to the beach and watch the stars for a while? And I’ll have a thermos full of hot chocolate so we can sip while we watch and listen to the tide? ✨🤩✨28 Sep 2026 03:21 +0000at://did:plc:6fus52mcs73eyyojdnxvkfyr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwkebri4is25https://bsky.app/profile/rykaaoki.bsky.social/post/3mwkdqdof3s25I hope you all had a good weekend at least. My weekend has just been spreadsheets and itemizing stuff. 🫠I’m actually looking forward to Monday.28 Sep 2026 03:11 +0000at://did:plc:6fus52mcs73eyyojdnxvkfyr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwkdqdof3s25https://bsky.app/profile/rykaaoki.bsky.social/post/3mvvhtxjgjc2vHey, everyone! Come by, come by! Times listed are in Pacific time, so I should be there with no complications, and I hope good folks like you will be, too. Date: Thursday, September 24, 2026 Time: 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Pacific Location: Online mountainview.libcal.com/event/17274404 https://mountainview.libcal.com/event/1727440419 Sep 2026 19:59 +0000at://did:plc:6fus52mcs73eyyojdnxvkfyr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvvhtxjgjc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/rykaaoki.bsky.social/post/3mwatyadedc2yAfter spending the day writing, grading essays, and recording lectures, I decided at the last minute to go dancing at @club.wenzdaysparty.com . SO MUCH FUN! Best of all--afterward, coming home from the club, my Lyft driver said that I looked kind of...dangerous! Really? Me!?!24 Sep 2026 08:35 +0000at://did:plc:6fus52mcs73eyyojdnxvkfyr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwatyadedc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/rykaaoki.bsky.social/post/3mw4yneghqk27Why so many blue Jolly Ranchers?? I bought a bag of assorted Jolly Ranchers and they are mostly blue. Yes there are other colors, but sooo many blue. Is that a thing that I was not aware of? Are they cheaper? Do people particularly like blue Jolly Ranchers? It is so weird!22 Sep 2026 19:48 +0000at://did:plc:6fus52mcs73eyyojdnxvkfyr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw4yneghqk27https://bsky.app/profile/rykaaoki.bsky.social/post/3mvvhtxjgjc2vHey, everyone! Come by, come by! Times listed are in Pacific time, so I should be there with no complications, and I hope good folks like you will be, too. Date: Thursday, September 24, 2026 Time: 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Pacific Location: Online mountainview.libcal.com/event/17274404 https://mountainview.libcal.com/event/1727440419 Sep 2026 19:59 +0000at://did:plc:6fus52mcs73eyyojdnxvkfyr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvvhtxjgjc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/rykaaoki.bsky.social/post/3mvtfgpeivs2mTo everybody who was going to come to my creative session for the VICFA Conference— I truly apologize for my no-show. I was ready to give my talk at five pm when I realized the schedule was on Eastern Time. It was the time zone mixup and I apologize. #VICFA202619 Sep 2026 00:10 +0000at://did:plc:6fus52mcs73eyyojdnxvkfyr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvtfgpeivs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/rykaaoki.bsky.social/post/3mvomjgyrck2kOlmec. Modok.17 Sep 2026 02:34 +0000at://did:plc:6fus52mcs73eyyojdnxvkfyr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvomjgyrck2khttps://bsky.app/profile/rykaaoki.bsky.social/post/3mvbnuzz6b22uHey all! :D Name an SF/F book or series that you wish you had written--one that you read and reread and go, "Wow, it would have been so cool to have written this." I'll go first: The first five books (Corwin's) in Chronicles of Amber by Roger Zelazny.11 Sep 2026 22:54 +0000at://did:plc:6fus52mcs73eyyojdnxvkfyr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvbnuzz6b22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/rykaaoki.bsky.social/post/3mv2itbfdh227Seriously, see for yourself! Whose hair products got discontinued?09 Sep 2026 02:34 +0000at://did:plc:6fus52mcs73eyyojdnxvkfyr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv2itbfdh227https://bsky.app/profile/rykaaoki.bsky.social/post/3mv2hdowlh22gMy favorite hair serum is discontinued and now I hate the world. ACK!!!! THIS IS HOW SUPERVILLAINS ARE BORN!!!!09 Sep 2026 02:08 +0000at://did:plc:6fus52mcs73eyyojdnxvkfyr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv2hdowlh22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/rykaaoki.bsky.social/post/3muwysq45lc2cChopin's Nocturne in C# minor (the posthumous one). I was playing this piece years ago--and then I picked it up again, and suddenly I realized something that I'd never noticed before. It seriously feels like a revelation. I guess that's what great pieces do--they teach you over and over again. 🎵🎹💖07 Sep 2026 17:10 +0000at://did:plc:6fus52mcs73eyyojdnxvkfyr/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwysq45lc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/rykaaoki.bsky.social/post/3muvwcxal3c2fIf I ever post something to the effect of, “I think I should get a Gaboon viper,” please reply to my post with, “No Ryka, you should not get a Gaboon viper.” Every once in a while, Peppermint goes on holiday from her enclosure and I am very happy that she is a ball python and not a Gaboon viper.07 Sep 2026 06:53 +0000at://did:plc:6fus52mcs73eyyojdnxvkfyr/app.bsky.feed.post/3muvwcxal3c2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/rykaaoki.bsky.social/post/3mupmnc2glk2mJust a quick shoutout to @rportnoy.bsky.social who's been my editor at @boom-studios.com. He's off to another adventure with @readtinyonion.bsky.social, and they're super lucky to have him! My project with BOOM! continues 🌸 (more on that l8r) but for now, I just want to say THANK YOU to Ramiro💖 !04 Sep 2026 18:43 +0000at://did:plc:6fus52mcs73eyyojdnxvkfyr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupmnc2glk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/rykaaoki.bsky.social/post/3mukmg4bhj22kThis Worldcon, I was up for no awards. I signed up for no panels, no table discussion--nothing. So other than helping to staff the @sfwa.bsky.social table, I was free to hang with friends, meet cool people, cheer my colleagues, and just take everything in. It was SO MUCH FUN!!!02 Sep 2026 18:56 +0000at://did:plc:6fus52mcs73eyyojdnxvkfyr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukmg4bhj22khttps://bsky.app/profile/rykaaoki.bsky.social/post/3mukjknuukk2cI had a lot of fun at Worldcon! My goodness, there are so many fantastic writers out there!!! ✨😊✨ I mean…y’all know who you are, but seeing you gathered in one hotel bar in the midst of whatever brilliant conversations you were having was freaking amazing!!! 🤯02 Sep 2026 18:05 +0000at://did:plc:6fus52mcs73eyyojdnxvkfyr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukjknuukk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/rykaaoki.bsky.social/post/3mtxjhjxdb22wI would like to think that as I get older, I will speak more and more like a pirate. And because I have gotten older, it will not seem silly, but wise and full of gravitas.26 Aug 2026 04:43 +0000at://did:plc:6fus52mcs73eyyojdnxvkfyr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtxjhjxdb22whttps://bsky.app/profile/rykaaoki.bsky.social/post/3msslqwtqm22eSomewhere, somebody on a school board is saying,”I’ll bet we can raise our students’ math scores if we replace all the numbers with cute pictures of cats.“11 Aug 2026 12:15 +0000at://did:plc:6fus52mcs73eyyojdnxvkfyr/app.bsky.feed.post/3msslqwtqm22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/rykaaoki.bsky.social/post/3msntn2bicc2hI just want to know who the heck sees a bear and thinks, "I am going to teach it how to ride a bicycle."09 Aug 2026 14:53 +0000at://did:plc:6fus52mcs73eyyojdnxvkfyr/app.bsky.feed.post/3msntn2bicc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/rykaaoki.bsky.social/post/3mrxuagq23s2pWHERE TO FIND RYKA AOKI AT WORLDCON! -Wandering around. -Perhaps at the SFWA table. -At the bar with some sort of fruity drink.31 Jul 2026 21:05 +0000at://did:plc:6fus52mcs73eyyojdnxvkfyr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrxuagq23s2phttps://bsky.app/profile/rykaaoki.bsky.social/post/3mrnvg4ujoc2aShoes that really fit are waaaaaaaay better than shoes that don't fit--even if they barely don't fit.27 Jul 2026 22:00 +0000at://did:plc:6fus52mcs73eyyojdnxvkfyr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrnvg4ujoc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/rykaaoki.bsky.social/post/3mrgzu6fs322qYes, Renaissance Faire. But what about Renaissance Foule?25 Jul 2026 04:30 +0000at://did:plc:6fus52mcs73eyyojdnxvkfyr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrgzu6fs322qhttps://bsky.app/profile/rykaaoki.bsky.social/post/3mrgznh73322qI ordered Panda Express for the first time in a while. It used to be a guilty pleasure. Today it was kind of…wow…has the quality slipped? Did it get sold to a private equity firm or something?25 Jul 2026 04:27 +0000at://did:plc:6fus52mcs73eyyojdnxvkfyr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrgznh73322qhttps://bsky.app/profile/rykaaoki.bsky.social/post/3mr6od4sygs2iOne difference I've notice between comics writing and novel writing is with novels no one really cares about the exact page count. But comics writing is strict. Comics writing is like crafting a sonnet--being aware of symmetry, dividing into quatrains, hitting your beats. It's so cool!21 Jul 2026 20:43 +0000at://did:plc:6fus52mcs73eyyojdnxvkfyr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6od4sygs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/rykaaoki.bsky.social/post/3mqzddwbxh22j😬 Sorry sorry sorry! I meant to write that I wanted a baked pot-A-to...19 Jul 2026 17:43 +0000at://did:plc:6fus52mcs73eyyojdnxvkfyr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqzddwbxh22j