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Tia Tashiro

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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 tiatashiro.com

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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/

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Clarkesworld @clarkesworldmagazine.com · 10d

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:
clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/

Cover art by Quentin Stipp features a robot and two humans walking into a forest and towards a tall building with red tubes that have burst through the upper levels and into the sky.

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Clarkesworld @clarkesworldmagazine.com · 11d

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.

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Tia Tashiro @tiatashiro.bsky.social · 16d

🥳 congrats!

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Clarkesworld @clarkesworldmagazine.com · Sep 1

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

Subscribe at:
clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/

Cover art by Ninja Jo features a robot with an inverted egg-shape head low to the chest against a dark reddish background with a bright yellow almost circular outline directly behind the robot. The title of the piece is "The Key" and there is a lighted keyhole pattern on the robot's chest. Bottom of image fades into darkness, so you can't see it's hands or lower body.

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Jamie M. Boyd @jamieboyd.bsky.social · Sep 5

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."
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Missing Helen by Tia Tashiro

Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.

clarkesworldmagazine.com

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Tia Tashiro @tiatashiro.bsky.social · Sep 3

yayyyy it's out in the world i LOVE this one

Tia Tashiro @tiatashiro.bsky.social · Sep 3

If you love literary SFF with beautiful prose, this is the short story for you. It's so very excellent!

! Carolyn ! @carolynzhao.bsky.social · Sep 3

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...

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

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Tia Tashiro @tiatashiro.bsky.social · Aug 31

It was an incisive novella! And I really vibed with the other two in the collection as well :D

Tia Tashiro @tiatashiro.bsky.social · Aug 31

oh sure, it really is a good one! still need to catch up on more of your work from this year 👀

Tia Tashiro @tiatashiro.bsky.social · Aug 31

ok ok that's enough social media i'm done for the next (checks watch) 3-5 business years

Tia Tashiro @tiatashiro.bsky.social · Aug 31

Also this is not a short story but if you haven't seen Sinners (2025) yet you gotta. It's so good for real

Tia Tashiro @tiatashiro.bsky.social · Aug 31

@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

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Tia Tashiro @tiatashiro.bsky.social · Aug 31

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.

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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

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Tia Tashiro @tiatashiro.bsky.social · Aug 31

Ah so glad this one worked for you! :D

Wole Talabi @wtalabi.bsky.social · Aug 24

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.

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/

Tia Tashiro @tiatashiro.bsky.social · Aug 31

(I'm not on bsky much so when I remember to talk about stuff I like it comes all at once 😅)

Tia Tashiro @tiatashiro.bsky.social · Aug 31

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)

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Tia Tashiro @tiatashiro.bsky.social · Aug 31

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/

Brainstem Disco, 2191 by Angela Liu

Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.

clarkesworldmagazine.com

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Tia Tashiro @tiatashiro.bsky.social · Aug 31

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/

Descent by Wole Talabi

Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.

clarkesworldmagazine.com

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Tia Tashiro @tiatashiro.bsky.social · Aug 31

ok a couple of recent (anticipated) reads I enjoyed incoming!

Tia Tashiro @tiatashiro.bsky.social · Aug 31

:)))

Tia Tashiro @tiatashiro.bsky.social · Aug 21

Thank you! I'm psyched to have made the list coming from a short fiction background (alongside the amazing Angela Liu) :D

Tia Tashiro @tiatashiro.bsky.social · Aug 20

YAY I'm psyched for you about the SH story! It's a great one

Tia Tashiro @tiatashiro.bsky.social · Aug 20

Ah thank you!!!! This means a lot coming from you :DDD

Tia Tashiro @tiatashiro.bsky.social · Aug 20

it was a blast and the buttons were delightful indeed!

Isabel J. Kim @isabel.kim · Aug 19

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!!)

pin signed by the short fiction book club.

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Tia Tashiro @tiatashiro.bsky.social · Aug 19

This is great to hear, I'm glad you enjoyed it!