Kemi Ashing-Giwa
@kashinggiwa.bsky.social
Writer, grad student, kazooist (she/they)
The Splinter in the Sky (2023), This World Is Not Yours (2024), The King Must Die (2025), assorted short stories, & some other stuff
kashinggiwa.com
The Splinter in the Sky (2023), This World Is Not Yours (2024), The King Must Die (2025), assorted short stories, & some other stuff
kashinggiwa.com
Pinned
On a planet damaged by rushed terraforming, a bodyguard-turned-reluctant rebel joins the last dregs of her parents’ failed uprising...
THE KING MUST DIE is out today! If you love stories about found families, revolutions, and second chances, this book’s for you.
THE KING MUST DIE is out today! If you love stories about found families, revolutions, and second chances, this book’s for you.
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In the mood for a space opera adventure reviewers have affectionately called “tear-apart-the-empire-with-your-bare-hands wish fulfillment”?
THE SPLINTER IN THE SKY eBook is currently 1.99 *again*!
✨ bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
✨ www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...
THE SPLINTER IN THE SKY eBook is currently 1.99 *again*!
✨ bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
✨ www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...
January 14, 2026 at 5:57 PM
In the mood for a space opera adventure reviewers have affectionately called “tear-apart-the-empire-with-your-bare-hands wish fulfillment”?
THE SPLINTER IN THE SKY eBook is currently 1.99 *again*!
✨ bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
✨ www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...
THE SPLINTER IN THE SKY eBook is currently 1.99 *again*!
✨ bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
✨ www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...
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Ahhh!! My book is launched! It's live on Amazon right now! https://amzn.to/4qrXnqO
January 15, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Ahhh!! My book is launched! It's live on Amazon right now! https://amzn.to/4qrXnqO
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Over 10 displacements, and keeping children alive the whole time. Can you help Mohammed and Elias?
In the heart of Gaza,my children are facing a reality no child should ever know.Every day a struggle for safety,food,and hope.Their smiles are fading under the weight of fear and loss.Iam reaching out to your humanity:please help me protect them
Verified @mommunism.bsky.social
gofund.me/5f2429cda
Verified @mommunism.bsky.social
gofund.me/5f2429cda
January 20, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Over 10 displacements, and keeping children alive the whole time. Can you help Mohammed and Elias?
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I'm sorry to be a bother. I shared a more detailed update on my gofundme detailing my financial and health issues. I need $600 right now to cover the past due internet/credit card accounts. Please share with your friends. gofund.me/8e28a4c01
Donate to Help Julia Linthicum recover from a back injury, organized by Julia Linthicum
Hi, my name is Julia Linthicum. I currently live in Baltimore MD. I'm … Julia Linthicum needs your support for Help Julia Linthicum recover from a back injury
gofund.me
January 20, 2026 at 7:25 PM
I'm sorry to be a bother. I shared a more detailed update on my gofundme detailing my financial and health issues. I need $600 right now to cover the past due internet/credit card accounts. Please share with your friends. gofund.me/8e28a4c01
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That's my troop's situation!
digitalcookie.girlscouts.org/scout/troop3...
We're a trans immigrant troop in Mpls MN who cannot safely do cookie booths this year because of ⓘⓒⓔ activity. The girls will use funds from purchases & donations to support their hurting neighbors and community.
digitalcookie.girlscouts.org/scout/troop3...
We're a trans immigrant troop in Mpls MN who cannot safely do cookie booths this year because of ⓘⓒⓔ activity. The girls will use funds from purchases & donations to support their hurting neighbors and community.
Order your Faves on my Digital Cookie Site Today
That's right! You can order your favorite Girl Scout Cookies from me online, all while helping my troop and I do great things in our community and beyond! Check it out.
digitalcookie.girlscouts.org
January 16, 2026 at 11:19 AM
That's my troop's situation!
digitalcookie.girlscouts.org/scout/troop3...
We're a trans immigrant troop in Mpls MN who cannot safely do cookie booths this year because of ⓘⓒⓔ activity. The girls will use funds from purchases & donations to support their hurting neighbors and community.
digitalcookie.girlscouts.org/scout/troop3...
We're a trans immigrant troop in Mpls MN who cannot safely do cookie booths this year because of ⓘⓒⓔ activity. The girls will use funds from purchases & donations to support their hurting neighbors and community.
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Hey folks Calvary Food Shelf has been helping out people in Minneapolis for 30 years, and now they’re ramping up to meet the crisis, including doing home deliveries so people don’t have to risk going out.
They’re just over halfway to their current goal—let’s get them all the way, shall we?
They’re just over halfway to their current goal—let’s get them all the way, shall we?
Support Calvary Food Shelf: Emergency Response Fundraiser on GiveMN
Help us respond to urgent community needs
www.givemn.org
January 15, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Hey folks Calvary Food Shelf has been helping out people in Minneapolis for 30 years, and now they’re ramping up to meet the crisis, including doing home deliveries so people don’t have to risk going out.
They’re just over halfway to their current goal—let’s get them all the way, shall we?
They’re just over halfway to their current goal—let’s get them all the way, shall we?
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Miss Unique desperately needs help getting the formula for baby Logan. She has a Cash App at $forevermiikee
It's about $36, and if bought online, only available at Target. He's a sensitive baby, so switching him isn't the greatest idea.
www.target.com/gift-registr...
#MutualAid #HelpFolksLive
It's about $36, and if bought online, only available at Target. He's a sensitive baby, so switching him isn't the greatest idea.
www.target.com/gift-registr...
#MutualAid #HelpFolksLive
January 16, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Miss Unique desperately needs help getting the formula for baby Logan. She has a Cash App at $forevermiikee
It's about $36, and if bought online, only available at Target. He's a sensitive baby, so switching him isn't the greatest idea.
www.target.com/gift-registr...
#MutualAid #HelpFolksLive
It's about $36, and if bought online, only available at Target. He's a sensitive baby, so switching him isn't the greatest idea.
www.target.com/gift-registr...
#MutualAid #HelpFolksLive
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COVER REVEAL: Call Me Traitor, my sapphic Winter Soldier-esque fantasy! Beyond delighted with this stunning @eliotbaum.bsky.social art with design by Jess Kiley. Preorders gratefully welcomed if it’s your thing! us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
January 15, 2026 at 4:41 PM
COVER REVEAL: Call Me Traitor, my sapphic Winter Soldier-esque fantasy! Beyond delighted with this stunning @eliotbaum.bsky.social art with design by Jess Kiley. Preorders gratefully welcomed if it’s your thing! us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
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SOON you can feast your ears on the audiobook of my sci-fantasy novella—Casthen Gain—produced by Podium and narrated by Zac Aleman!
Pre-orders open now! ~ out Jan 27th 💜
podiumentertainment.com/titles/12883...
essahansen.com/books/casthe...
(sketch of Sentace is by Mali Benedicto Vasanserekul)
Pre-orders open now! ~ out Jan 27th 💜
podiumentertainment.com/titles/12883...
essahansen.com/books/casthe...
(sketch of Sentace is by Mali Benedicto Vasanserekul)
January 13, 2026 at 5:59 PM
SOON you can feast your ears on the audiobook of my sci-fantasy novella—Casthen Gain—produced by Podium and narrated by Zac Aleman!
Pre-orders open now! ~ out Jan 27th 💜
podiumentertainment.com/titles/12883...
essahansen.com/books/casthe...
(sketch of Sentace is by Mali Benedicto Vasanserekul)
Pre-orders open now! ~ out Jan 27th 💜
podiumentertainment.com/titles/12883...
essahansen.com/books/casthe...
(sketch of Sentace is by Mali Benedicto Vasanserekul)
In the mood for a space opera adventure reviewers have affectionately called “tear-apart-the-empire-with-your-bare-hands wish fulfillment”?
THE SPLINTER IN THE SKY eBook is currently 1.99 *again*!
✨ bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
✨ www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...
THE SPLINTER IN THE SKY eBook is currently 1.99 *again*!
✨ bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
✨ www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...
January 14, 2026 at 5:57 PM
In the mood for a space opera adventure reviewers have affectionately called “tear-apart-the-empire-with-your-bare-hands wish fulfillment”?
THE SPLINTER IN THE SKY eBook is currently 1.99 *again*!
✨ bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
✨ www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...
THE SPLINTER IN THE SKY eBook is currently 1.99 *again*!
✨ bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
✨ www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...
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Help Sonia pay these bills. Help Palestinian writers.
In the spirit of making my needs known, I’m heading for over draft again. All of my funds will go to paying rent, leaving me with nothing to pay bills or buy groceries in January, which is my birth month (yay).
Any help would be much appreciated. ko-fi.com/soniasulaima...
Any help would be much appreciated. ko-fi.com/soniasulaima...
Buy SoniaSulaiman a Coffee
Sonia is writing speculative fiction inspired by Palestinian folklore. Leave her a tip to support her work!
ko-fi.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Help Sonia pay these bills. Help Palestinian writers.
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Daily reminder of the Bound by the Blood pre-order campaign, since it ends Thursday!! Preorder the book from any retailer, send me the receipt, and I'll send you a swanky set of stickers which include my 2026 resolution: Lace Up Your Corset/Boots, It's Time to Fight Evil.
January 14, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Daily reminder of the Bound by the Blood pre-order campaign, since it ends Thursday!! Preorder the book from any retailer, send me the receipt, and I'll send you a swanky set of stickers which include my 2026 resolution: Lace Up Your Corset/Boots, It's Time to Fight Evil.
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Incredibly excited to announce that my debut science-fantasy novel THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF FALLING WORLDS will be published by Daphne Press (UK & Commonwealth), Bindery Books (US) and Bolinda (audio)! This Cyberpunk 2077 X Spirited Away book has been cooking in my brain for 6 long years!
January 12, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Incredibly excited to announce that my debut science-fantasy novel THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF FALLING WORLDS will be published by Daphne Press (UK & Commonwealth), Bindery Books (US) and Bolinda (audio)! This Cyberpunk 2077 X Spirited Away book has been cooking in my brain for 6 long years!
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We have seen the reports of the cold storms and rain in Gaza, last night was especially rough.
Nurse Hammam and family are still raising $100 for a much needed, life saving tent, for shelter.
They have had to replace three tents recently, because the weather is so bad.
chuffed.org/project/1580...
Nurse Hammam and family are still raising $100 for a much needed, life saving tent, for shelter.
They have had to replace three tents recently, because the weather is so bad.
chuffed.org/project/1580...
January 9, 2026 at 2:08 PM
We have seen the reports of the cold storms and rain in Gaza, last night was especially rough.
Nurse Hammam and family are still raising $100 for a much needed, life saving tent, for shelter.
They have had to replace three tents recently, because the weather is so bad.
chuffed.org/project/1580...
Nurse Hammam and family are still raising $100 for a much needed, life saving tent, for shelter.
They have had to replace three tents recently, because the weather is so bad.
chuffed.org/project/1580...
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Good morning!
I'm sorry to have to keep sharing this. I know other important things are happening but I would like to continue to stay on the insulin pump.
#MutualAid #HelpSky 💸💕
gofund.me/829fab863
I'm sorry to have to keep sharing this. I know other important things are happening but I would like to continue to stay on the insulin pump.
#MutualAid #HelpSky 💸💕
gofund.me/829fab863
Donate to Help Amy afford vital health care, organized by Amy Leyendecker
We worked hard this year to figure out what we were going to do for next year and we… Amy Leyendecker needs your support for Help Amy afford vital health care
gofund.me
January 9, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Good morning!
I'm sorry to have to keep sharing this. I know other important things are happening but I would like to continue to stay on the insulin pump.
#MutualAid #HelpSky 💸💕
gofund.me/829fab863
I'm sorry to have to keep sharing this. I know other important things are happening but I would like to continue to stay on the insulin pump.
#MutualAid #HelpSky 💸💕
gofund.me/829fab863
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I tried to put this off, but I am again out midwifin and stranded because I cannot afford a ride home and will miss several days of work if I can't raise at least $250 immediately. Because of processing times ko-fi is the best place.
Support Winifred Burton ❤️
Support "Magical Black Girls Burning Shit Down," buy a cup of tea (you know how she gets when she's had too much coffee) for Winifred Burton! Become a "Freddie" and get even better acquainted with the...
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January 9, 2026 at 3:19 PM
I tried to put this off, but I am again out midwifin and stranded because I cannot afford a ride home and will miss several days of work if I can't raise at least $250 immediately. Because of processing times ko-fi is the best place.
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30 families in Ward 9 need help. If you have capacity please donate so we can get families food.
- Email Costco gift cards to [email protected]
- Venmo at @ Kevin-nye-3
- Cash App at $revkev
- Email Costco gift cards to [email protected]
- Venmo at @ Kevin-nye-3
- Cash App at $revkev
Hey all,
I have abt 30 families in South Minneapolis who need grocery support. I’m hoping to raise $3000 to do a big Costco run, but I don’t have Venmo & I don’t have the ability to float it on my credit card. You can verify this need w/ @jchavezmpls.bsky.social. Please let me know if you have ideas
I have abt 30 families in South Minneapolis who need grocery support. I’m hoping to raise $3000 to do a big Costco run, but I don’t have Venmo & I don’t have the ability to float it on my credit card. You can verify this need w/ @jchavezmpls.bsky.social. Please let me know if you have ideas
January 9, 2026 at 2:58 AM
30 families in Ward 9 need help. If you have capacity please donate so we can get families food.
- Email Costco gift cards to [email protected]
- Venmo at @ Kevin-nye-3
- Cash App at $revkev
- Email Costco gift cards to [email protected]
- Venmo at @ Kevin-nye-3
- Cash App at $revkev
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Please help out if you can.
This is a vetted fundraiser for the family of Renee Good, the woman who was killed by ICE in Minneapolis.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
Donate to Support for Renee Good’s wife and son, organized by Mattie Weiss
Please support the wife and son of Renee Good as they grapple with the devastating … Mattie Weiss needs your support for Support for Renee Good’s wife and son
www.gofundme.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:57 AM
Please help out if you can.
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2026 is our debut year!! Here are some of the SFF authors I have the honor of debuting with early this year. I am really excited about these books so please check them out when you have the chance!
#booksky
#booksky
January 6, 2026 at 2:56 PM
2026 is our debut year!! Here are some of the SFF authors I have the honor of debuting with early this year. I am really excited about these books so please check them out when you have the chance!
#booksky
#booksky
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Mutual Aid Void Thread for week of 01/05/26!
Post your mutual aid needs below! Please post once and bump!
Focus on RSing people out of thread.
Use alt text or put “alt4me” in replies if using an img!
Use 💕💸 or 💸💕 in post to show up in the Mutual Aid Void feed!
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💕💸🍉 (Gaza feed only!)
🖤🧡
💕💸🏳️⚧️
Post your mutual aid needs below! Please post once and bump!
Focus on RSing people out of thread.
Use alt text or put “alt4me” in replies if using an img!
Use 💕💸 or 💸💕 in post to show up in the Mutual Aid Void feed!
💕💸
💕💸🍉 (Gaza feed only!)
🖤🧡
💕💸🏳️⚧️
January 5, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Mutual Aid Void Thread for week of 01/05/26!
Post your mutual aid needs below! Please post once and bump!
Focus on RSing people out of thread.
Use alt text or put “alt4me” in replies if using an img!
Use 💕💸 or 💸💕 in post to show up in the Mutual Aid Void feed!
💕💸
💕💸🍉 (Gaza feed only!)
🖤🧡
💕💸🏳️⚧️
Post your mutual aid needs below! Please post once and bump!
Focus on RSing people out of thread.
Use alt text or put “alt4me” in replies if using an img!
Use 💕💸 or 💸💕 in post to show up in the Mutual Aid Void feed!
💕💸
💕💸🍉 (Gaza feed only!)
🖤🧡
💕💸🏳️⚧️
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I've got six days to raise $1800. please help.
January 2, 2026 at 2:02 PM
I've got six days to raise $1800. please help.
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Hello all, I'm sure some here are wondering why I've gone quiet lately.
The TL;DR: I have Polycystic Kidney Disease for a long time. This year, I was pregnant and gave birth prematurely. And while dealing with the baby's NICU stay, a nephro told me I will need a kidney transplant in 4 years. +
The TL;DR: I have Polycystic Kidney Disease for a long time. This year, I was pregnant and gave birth prematurely. And while dealing with the baby's NICU stay, a nephro told me I will need a kidney transplant in 4 years. +
Hi all; I'm going to undergo a significant procedure later this year (sorry, would rather not disclose) and my husband's health insurance doesn't cover it. We're going to need funds for the care during and after. Any help would be much appreciated:
gogetfunding.com/medical-and-...
gogetfunding.com/medical-and-...
Medical and Post-Hospital Care for Vida Cruz-Borja
Hello, I am Vida Cruz-Borja, author of the Cirilo F. Bautista Award-winning Song of the Mango and Other New Myths and the IGNYTE Award-winning essay “We are the Mountain: A Look at the Inactive Protag...
gogetfunding.com
December 30, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Hello all, I'm sure some here are wondering why I've gone quiet lately.
The TL;DR: I have Polycystic Kidney Disease for a long time. This year, I was pregnant and gave birth prematurely. And while dealing with the baby's NICU stay, a nephro told me I will need a kidney transplant in 4 years. +
The TL;DR: I have Polycystic Kidney Disease for a long time. This year, I was pregnant and gave birth prematurely. And while dealing with the baby's NICU stay, a nephro told me I will need a kidney transplant in 4 years. +
Happy New Year's Eve, y'all!!
This just in: THE SPLINTER IN THE SKY is 1.99 on Bookshop and Rakuten Kobo too!
✨ Bookshop: bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
✨ Kobo: www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...
This just in: THE SPLINTER IN THE SKY is 1.99 on Bookshop and Rakuten Kobo too!
✨ Bookshop: bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
✨ Kobo: www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...
January 1, 2026 at 4:25 AM
Happy New Year's Eve, y'all!!
This just in: THE SPLINTER IN THE SKY is 1.99 on Bookshop and Rakuten Kobo too!
✨ Bookshop: bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
✨ Kobo: www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...
This just in: THE SPLINTER IN THE SKY is 1.99 on Bookshop and Rakuten Kobo too!
✨ Bookshop: bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
✨ Kobo: www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...
Woah, this is news to me!
Hey, peeps! My very first book is currently on sale for just 2 bucks! Both the eBook AND the hardcover, apparently? It's about a tea specialist-turned-assassin who embarks on an epic quest to rescue her kidnapped sibling... in SPACE.
Also HAPPY NEW YEAR!
amzn.to/3N13YcS
Hey, peeps! My very first book is currently on sale for just 2 bucks! Both the eBook AND the hardcover, apparently? It's about a tea specialist-turned-assassin who embarks on an epic quest to rescue her kidnapped sibling... in SPACE.
Also HAPPY NEW YEAR!
amzn.to/3N13YcS
December 31, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Woah, this is news to me!
Hey, peeps! My very first book is currently on sale for just 2 bucks! Both the eBook AND the hardcover, apparently? It's about a tea specialist-turned-assassin who embarks on an epic quest to rescue her kidnapped sibling... in SPACE.
Also HAPPY NEW YEAR!
amzn.to/3N13YcS
Hey, peeps! My very first book is currently on sale for just 2 bucks! Both the eBook AND the hardcover, apparently? It's about a tea specialist-turned-assassin who embarks on an epic quest to rescue her kidnapped sibling... in SPACE.
Also HAPPY NEW YEAR!
amzn.to/3N13YcS