@rykaaoki.bsky.social - Ryka Aoki

09 Sep 2026 02:34 +0000

Seriously, see for yourself! Whose hair products got discontinued?

09 Sep 2026 02:08 +0000

My favorite hair serum is discontinued and now I hate the world. ACK!!!! THIS IS HOW SUPERVILLAINS ARE BORN!!!!

07 Sep 2026 17:10 +0000

Chopin'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 06:53 +0000

If 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.

04 Sep 2026 18:43 +0000

Just 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💖 !

02 Sep 2026 18:56 +0000

This 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 18:05 +0000

I 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!!! 🤯

26 Aug 2026 04:43 +0000

I 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.

11 Aug 2026 12:15 +0000

Somewhere, 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.“

09 Aug 2026 14:53 +0000

I just want to know who the heck sees a bear and thinks, "I am going to teach it how to ride a bicycle."

31 Jul 2026 21:05 +0000

WHERE TO FIND RYKA AOKI AT WORLDCON! -Wandering around. -Perhaps at the SFWA table. -At the bar with some sort of fruity drink.

27 Jul 2026 22:00 +0000

Shoes that really fit are waaaaaaaay better than shoes that don't fit--even if they barely don't fit.

25 Jul 2026 04:30 +0000

Yes, Renaissance Faire. But what about Renaissance Foule?

25 Jul 2026 04:27 +0000

I 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?

21 Jul 2026 20:43 +0000

One 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!

19 Jul 2026 17:43 +0000

😬 Sorry sorry sorry! I meant to write that I wanted a baked pot-A-to...

18 Jul 2026 20:23 +0000

TBH, it would be pretty helpful to know which genre of anime my life is supposed to be...

18 Jul 2026 18:26 +0000

Sometimes, just remembering that leek human predated leek vocaloid is enough to brighten my day.

14 Jul 2026 05:22 +0000

Well, here we go. I am writing my first graphic novel, and in it, I am writing my first gnome.

13 Jul 2026 08:05 +0000

Watching "My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren't Wicked" and I know it's not a super profound masterpiece of anime...but I am crying...omg my heart.

10 Jul 2026 22:14 +0000

What else would be good in a biskit? Shrimp in a Biskit? Codfish in a Biskit? Beef in a Biskit? Bacon in a Biskit would rock. How about Ham or Sausage in a Biskit? Scrambled Eggs in a Biskit? Mashed Potatoes in a Biskit? Thoughts?

05 Jul 2026 08:17 +0000

My power went out a couple of hours ago. So I had some candles burning for a while. Then I put them out to go to bed. And now I rest in darkness. And the darkness smells like vanilla cinnamon lavender pumpkin spice. Yes. That is the smell of darkness.

01 Jul 2026 02:20 +0000

right now, I am craving a Fudgsicle, a bag of Munchos, and a jar of crispy dill pickles. That is all.

28 Jun 2026 23:09 +0000

OMG... So honored to have my book included here (by Bryan Washington, no less!) : https://www.theguardian.com/books/ng-interactive/2026/jun/24/best-american-lgbtq-books-authors

23 Jun 2026 20:53 +0000

I think Munchos are better than Pringles.

23 Jun 2026 05:49 +0000

Just turned in my grades for this semester. Happy to be done with grading...but now that sort of teary sadness I get after classes end. This was a great bunch of students. <3

18 Jun 2026 19:56 +0000

*Waves at @prismcomics.bsky.social* Thank you for putting this on! See you on Saturday! #qcon2026 [contains quote post or other embedded content]

17 Jun 2026 18:35 +0000

Check this out! QCON! How cool--and it is freeeee!! It's in West Hollywood and I'm going to go check it out. 🙂 qconprism.org