Piper J. Drake
@piperjdrake.bsky.social
Thai American author of romance, science fiction, and fantasy. Gamer. Foodie. Wanderer. Usually not lost.
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Piper J. Drake
@piperjdrake.bsky.social
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Senbazuru, a thousand paper cranes
Piper J. Drake shares thoughts about Senbazuru, folding a thousand paper cranes, and the search for cures for cancer.
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ICYMI: I blogged about Senbazuru and what the legend of 1000 paper cranes has meant to me over time
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During our trip to Ireland my favorite breakfast was scrambled eggs, thick sliced bacon, broiled tomato, sliced blood pudding with fresh baked bread & Irish butter & jam & honey. I washed it down with a Irish tea to fortify me as we went out into the chilly day for adventure.
Piper’s Travel Memories
Piper’s Travel Memories
November 25, 2025 at 7:49 PM
During our trip to Ireland my favorite breakfast was scrambled eggs, thick sliced bacon, broiled tomato, sliced blood pudding with fresh baked bread & Irish butter & jam & honey. I washed it down with a Irish tea to fortify me as we went out into the chilly day for adventure.
Piper’s Travel Memories
Piper’s Travel Memories
In addition to her writing, Piper does do some limited narration as Lalana Dara. Don’t miss out on her narration of From Here by Wen Wen Yang for the Cast of Wonders.
www.castofwonders.org/2023/08/cast...
www.castofwonders.org/2023/08/cast...
November 19, 2025 at 7:43 PM
In addition to her writing, Piper does do some limited narration as Lalana Dara. Don’t miss out on her narration of From Here by Wen Wen Yang for the Cast of Wonders.
www.castofwonders.org/2023/08/cast...
www.castofwonders.org/2023/08/cast...
Piper Mommy loves trains, so I took her on a dream train travel experience from Seattle to Chicago one summer.
- Piper’s Travel Memories
- Piper’s Travel Memories
November 18, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Piper Mommy loves trains, so I took her on a dream train travel experience from Seattle to Chicago one summer.
- Piper’s Travel Memories
- Piper’s Travel Memories
I’m always on the lookout for great workshops like this one
Our writers conference offers a 4-Hour pre-conference masterclass:
Anatomy of a Romance with Sherry Thomas!
Structure is just as important in a romance as in a mystery or a work of speculative fiction. A hands-on, example-driven workshop!
Register: www.chicagonorthromancewriters.com/spring-fling-1
Anatomy of a Romance with Sherry Thomas!
Structure is just as important in a romance as in a mystery or a work of speculative fiction. A hands-on, example-driven workshop!
Register: www.chicagonorthromancewriters.com/spring-fling-1
November 14, 2025 at 4:18 AM
I’m always on the lookout for great workshops like this one
It is time for the one part of the writing process I absolutely dread: choosing possible titles for my book.
My agent and my editor help. I’m still very bad at it.
Also, Mythwoven Book 3 will have a title and a release date very soon 😉🐺🌹
My agent and my editor help. I’m still very bad at it.
Also, Mythwoven Book 3 will have a title and a release date very soon 😉🐺🌹
November 13, 2025 at 2:50 AM
It is time for the one part of the writing process I absolutely dread: choosing possible titles for my book.
My agent and my editor help. I’m still very bad at it.
Also, Mythwoven Book 3 will have a title and a release date very soon 😉🐺🌹
My agent and my editor help. I’m still very bad at it.
Also, Mythwoven Book 3 will have a title and a release date very soon 😉🐺🌹
In addition to her writing, Piper does do some limited narration as Lalana Dara. Don’t miss out on her narration of Abby's T-Rex by Drew Czernik on PodCastle.
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November 12, 2025 at 4:45 PM
In addition to her writing, Piper does do some limited narration as Lalana Dara. Don’t miss out on her narration of Abby's T-Rex by Drew Czernik on PodCastle.
podcastle.org/2021/10/19/p...
podcastle.org/2021/10/19/p...
In the fall, we like to go glamping in a tiny cabin with private bathroom, full tiny kitchen, heating and A/C. I do writing sprints at the picnic table, enjoying the feel of the PNW woods all around me and Corbin hopes for campfire cooking tasty treats.
- Piper’s Travel Memories
- Piper’s Travel Memories
November 11, 2025 at 5:13 PM
In the fall, we like to go glamping in a tiny cabin with private bathroom, full tiny kitchen, heating and A/C. I do writing sprints at the picnic table, enjoying the feel of the PNW woods all around me and Corbin hopes for campfire cooking tasty treats.
- Piper’s Travel Memories
- Piper’s Travel Memories
Because I don’t want my most recent post to be full of salt, during the month I was in the hospital this was the สวนลอย - “floating” garden - Matthew and Piper Mommy brought me to by wheelchair to get a little fresh air and natural light. #cancer
November 11, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Because I don’t want my most recent post to be full of salt, during the month I was in the hospital this was the สวนลอย - “floating” garden - Matthew and Piper Mommy brought me to by wheelchair to get a little fresh air and natural light. #cancer
It’s a weird thing, the way some people try to minimize my experiences. I almost died last month due to my cancer. 3 distinct times.
Those who responded, “oh well, surely it wasn’t that bad” will never get a response from me again. #cancer
Those who responded, “oh well, surely it wasn’t that bad” will never get a response from me again. #cancer
November 11, 2025 at 4:37 AM
It’s a weird thing, the way some people try to minimize my experiences. I almost died last month due to my cancer. 3 distinct times.
Those who responded, “oh well, surely it wasn’t that bad” will never get a response from me again. #cancer
Those who responded, “oh well, surely it wasn’t that bad” will never get a response from me again. #cancer
Now that I’m home from a month in the hospital and able to eat soft foods… I’m thinking of lasagna soup nonstop.
November 10, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Now that I’m home from a month in the hospital and able to eat soft foods… I’m thinking of lasagna soup nonstop.
In addition to her writing, Piper does do some limited narration as Lalana Dara. Don’t miss out on her narration of A Dragon in Two Parts by Kiya Nicoll.
escapepod.org/2021/12/30/e...
escapepod.org/2021/12/30/e...
November 5, 2025 at 7:07 PM
In addition to her writing, Piper does do some limited narration as Lalana Dara. Don’t miss out on her narration of A Dragon in Two Parts by Kiya Nicoll.
escapepod.org/2021/12/30/e...
escapepod.org/2021/12/30/e...
Matthew J. Drake took me to Ireland and we spent time at Trinity College Dublin, seeing the Book of Kells and walking through the Old Library. Old stories and legends whispered through the quiet spaces as we stopped to rest and just soak in the feel of the place.
- Piper’s Travel Memories
- Piper’s Travel Memories
November 4, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Matthew J. Drake took me to Ireland and we spent time at Trinity College Dublin, seeing the Book of Kells and walking through the Old Library. Old stories and legends whispered through the quiet spaces as we stopped to rest and just soak in the feel of the place.
- Piper’s Travel Memories
- Piper’s Travel Memories
Watching Tastefully Yours with Piper Mommy as we navigate my journey from soft foods back to normal eating after my surgery.
November 3, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Watching Tastefully Yours with Piper Mommy as we navigate my journey from soft foods back to normal eating after my surgery.
Chemo 2nd Line|Cycle 1| Inf 1: Finally home from the hospital after life-threatening situation and whoa surgery resulting in a loop ileostomy. So Corbin has figured out how to snuggle with my laptop in my lap and not squishing my ileostomy bag.
November 2, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Chemo 2nd Line|Cycle 1| Inf 1: Finally home from the hospital after life-threatening situation and whoa surgery resulting in a loop ileostomy. So Corbin has figured out how to snuggle with my laptop in my lap and not squishing my ileostomy bag.
In addition to her writing, Piper does do some limited narration. Don’t miss out on her narration of Screen Haunt by Orrin Grey for PsuedoPod.
pseudopod.org/2021/10/29/p...
pseudopod.org/2021/10/29/p...
October 29, 2025 at 9:51 PM
In addition to her writing, Piper does do some limited narration. Don’t miss out on her narration of Screen Haunt by Orrin Grey for PsuedoPod.
pseudopod.org/2021/10/29/p...
pseudopod.org/2021/10/29/p...
This flash fiction short story holds so many memories, from my first invitation to write in an anthology edited by @j_r_blackwell to my first vacation to explore Seattle with Matthew J. Drake to a quirky interaction with two random soldiers who walked into a romance book signing to find PJ Schnyder.
October 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM
This flash fiction short story holds so many memories, from my first invitation to write in an anthology edited by @j_r_blackwell to my first vacation to explore Seattle with Matthew J. Drake to a quirky interaction with two random soldiers who walked into a romance book signing to find PJ Schnyder.
On a visit to Japan, I took my partner to an onsen in Odaiba. A bit touristy, but this one was special because it was the first onsen I’d ever visited.
A visit to an onsen didn’t fit into the plot of Fangs So Bright and Deadly but I had notes that might turn into a bonus scene.
A visit to an onsen didn’t fit into the plot of Fangs So Bright and Deadly but I had notes that might turn into a bonus scene.
October 28, 2025 at 7:43 PM
On a visit to Japan, I took my partner to an onsen in Odaiba. A bit touristy, but this one was special because it was the first onsen I’d ever visited.
A visit to an onsen didn’t fit into the plot of Fangs So Bright and Deadly but I had notes that might turn into a bonus scene.
A visit to an onsen didn’t fit into the plot of Fangs So Bright and Deadly but I had notes that might turn into a bonus scene.
The Queen Mother, Her Majesty Queen Sirikit, passed away. She was influential on a global level for style, revitalizing the Thai silk industry and gaining international recognition for Thai silk craftsmanship.
I have so much respect for her.
I have so much respect for her.
October 26, 2025 at 4:47 AM
The Queen Mother, Her Majesty Queen Sirikit, passed away. She was influential on a global level for style, revitalizing the Thai silk industry and gaining international recognition for Thai silk craftsmanship.
I have so much respect for her.
I have so much respect for her.
Experimenting with a few things these days, like re-releasing a flash fiction short from my days as PJ Schnyder...and adding dual narration by myself and by Matthew J. Drake
And I blogged about it. On my blog. On my website. Weird. But fun.
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And I blogged about it. On my blog. On my website. Weird. But fun.
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Re-releasing Remember My Name
Piper J. Drake re-releases flash fiction short story Remember My Name, set in the zombie apocalypse, along with dual narrations.
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October 24, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Experimenting with a few things these days, like re-releasing a flash fiction short from my days as PJ Schnyder...and adding dual narration by myself and by Matthew J. Drake
And I blogged about it. On my blog. On my website. Weird. But fun.
piperjdrake.com/piper-j-drak...
And I blogged about it. On my blog. On my website. Weird. But fun.
piperjdrake.com/piper-j-drak...
October 23, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Visits to Wat Phra Kaew within the Grand Palace in Bangkok always fill my mind with story inspirations because every building is surrounded with various figures from Thai mythology.
- Piper’s Travel Memories
- Piper’s Travel Memories
October 21, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Visits to Wat Phra Kaew within the Grand Palace in Bangkok always fill my mind with story inspirations because every building is surrounded with various figures from Thai mythology.
- Piper’s Travel Memories
- Piper’s Travel Memories
Hospital: Saved your life again last night. You can’t eat most things currently, so please only eat food from our trays.
Me: sprinkled sugar on my mashed potatoes instead of salt.
Hospital: …
Me: … (tastes it just in case. Nope.)
Hospital: we can’t save you from yourself
Me: sprinkled sugar on my mashed potatoes instead of salt.
Hospital: …
Me: … (tastes it just in case. Nope.)
Hospital: we can’t save you from yourself
October 21, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Hospital: Saved your life again last night. You can’t eat most things currently, so please only eat food from our trays.
Me: sprinkled sugar on my mashed potatoes instead of salt.
Hospital: …
Me: … (tastes it just in case. Nope.)
Hospital: we can’t save you from yourself
Me: sprinkled sugar on my mashed potatoes instead of salt.
Hospital: …
Me: … (tastes it just in case. Nope.)
Hospital: we can’t save you from yourself
Proof of life… which was touch and go. Admitted to ER day before I was supposed to fly to US for a clinical trial. If I’d tried to “tough it out” I wouldn’t have survived the international flight.
My #cancer had progressed.
My #cancer had progressed.
October 20, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Proof of life… which was touch and go. Admitted to ER day before I was supposed to fly to US for a clinical trial. If I’d tried to “tough it out” I wouldn’t have survived the international flight.
My #cancer had progressed.
My #cancer had progressed.
Today's #tbt quote comes from WINGS ONCE CURSED & BOUND, the first book in the Mythwoven series. piperjdrake.com/books-by-pip...
October 16, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Today's #tbt quote comes from WINGS ONCE CURSED & BOUND, the first book in the Mythwoven series. piperjdrake.com/books-by-pip...
Piper made a recent appearance on Madame Askew & The Grand Arbiter's Friday Virtual Tea Party with a spooky Patron corner. You can watch a replay of it on YouTube: www.youtube.com/live/PkSkpw0...
Friday Teatime: Now with more Spooky Nonsense
YouTube video by Madame Askew and the Grand Arbiter
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October 15, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Piper made a recent appearance on Madame Askew & The Grand Arbiter's Friday Virtual Tea Party with a spooky Patron corner. You can watch a replay of it on YouTube: www.youtube.com/live/PkSkpw0...