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D.A. Xiaolin Spires
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Acicular appendages, keyboard protuberance. SFF writer. Published in Clarkesworld, Fireside, Analog, Uncanny, Nature Futures, Vice Motherboard Terraform, Star*Line, MIT Press. Codexian.

Website: https://daxiaolinspires.wordpress.com/
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🏳️‍🌈SOME QUEER SHORT SFF - DECEMBER 2025🏳️‍🌈
I round up over 40 stories by @mruthrobinson.bsky.social @ashvalewrites.bsky.social @elijah.mea.rs @rj-sterling.bsky.social @sylvie-althoff.bsky.social @jamesbennett.bsky.social @ellisnyeland.bsky.social & MORE!!!
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January 29, 2026 at 1:56 PM
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Happy to announce that my novelette, "Piece de Resistance," is forthcoming in Clarkesworld! Yay!

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February 12, 2026 at 10:30 PM
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Got my contributor copy for the Winter 2026 issue of Star*Line magazine!

My poem, "digging for time," is in here alongside other wonderful nuggets of poetry!

...and look at that robot go, typing away!! (about the cover)

-with thanks to John Reinhart and the staff!

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February 10, 2026 at 4:14 AM
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New story "Chip" out in Clarkesworld... exploring a car AI and approaches to food and tourism.

And lovely to share a TOC with some wonderful authors.

-with thanks to Neil Clarke and the editorial team
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Our February 2026 issue features stories by Sarah Pauling, D.A. Xiaolin Spires, Raahem Alvi, Claire Jia-Wen, Fiona Moore, Rich Larson, and Louis Inglis Hall.

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Cover art by Matt Dixon features a robot with his back to the viewer standing on the beach near the water as it looks out onto the sea. Also in this issue: interviews with James Sallis and Michael Swanwick, article by Terry Franklin, and the results of the first round of our readers poll.
February 2, 2026 at 12:38 PM
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My story, "The Last Anthropologist," is now available to read in ParSec!

--with thanks to Editor Ian Whates & the editorial team
very cool cover by Ben Baldwin
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January 10, 2026 at 2:36 AM
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My concrete poem, "paper crane wishes", is now available to read in SpecPoVerse.

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-with thanks to Editor Miguel O. Mitchell & the editoral team
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January 10, 2026 at 2:31 AM
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My poem, "digging for time" is now available to read with the purchase of Star*Line 49.1 (Winter 2026).

-with thanks to Editor John Reinhart & the editorial team
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January 10, 2026 at 2:27 AM
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New Star*Line out today. Honoured to be featured along with the likes of @spires.bsky.social, @bethcato.bsky.social, @marysoonlee.bsky.social, @spacecowboybooks.bsky.social and many other fantastic poets! #poetry

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Star*Line 49.1 (Winter 2026) – Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association
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January 1, 2026 at 3:12 PM
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Nice touch!
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Learn More

"Mixology for Humanity's Sake"
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"Symbiosis"
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"Luminous Glass, Vibrant Seeds"
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January 1, 2026 at 7:15 PM
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Available now from PS Publishing, issue #15 of ParSec featuring stories by @lavietidhar.bsky.social @garygibsonsf.bsky.social RB Kelly, @dergullen.bsky.social ❤️
@priya101.bsky.social @lisafransson.bsky.social @spires.bsky.social @starkholborn.bsky.social
and me. pspublishing.co.uk/parsec-digit...
Cover of ParSec Magazine. Features humanoid figure with disco globe head and horns.
January 8, 2026 at 9:07 PM
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3)Jade Fighter by @spires.bsky.social: Ling enters virtual dojo for taichi and other arts. She befriends an NPC that dreams of gaining agency and breaking out into the real world. Pleasant mix of reality and ethereality.
December 10, 2025 at 3:22 AM
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December 28, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Bot and Roll!

The Year’s Top Robot and AI Stories #6
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The Year's Top Robot and AI Stories #6 at a glance.
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December 29, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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Some updates!

I have a concrete poem "paper crane wishes" coming in Specpoverse, drabbun coming in a Hiraeth Publishing anthology, poem "digging for time" coming in Star*Line, poems in Samjoko & forthcoming, and poetry out in Scifaikuest!

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December 30, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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In this early Christmas story, an interruption in the augmented reality subscription that keeps Chunfei from seeing any unpleasantness on her way to work leads to an unexpected encounter. “Marshmallows”, by D.A. Xiaolin Spires. @spires.bsky.social, www.mysteriononline.com/2025/11/mars...
Marshmallows
by D.A. Xiaolin Spires It’s the first day of December, which means out go all those pesky oranges—no more pumpkin pies, gobbling turkeys, an...
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November 30, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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My story, "The Last Anthropologist," is forthcoming in ParSec!

The sci-fi story draws from my research as an anthropologist and includes androids/animatronics!
November 21, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Happy to announce that my story, "Chip," is forthcoming in @clarkesworldmagazine.com!

The story is about a self-driver & passenger and is inspired by the many ads that crop up while watching streaming. Around the time I was writing it, I heard about ads that popped up while people were driving.
November 6, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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Happy to announce that my novelette, "Jade Fighter," is now available to read in Clarkesworld alongside other imaginative stories & non-fiction!

"Jade Fighter" draws from my martial arts background & experiences in Asia, including VR adventures.

-with thanks to Neil Clarke and the editorial team!
clarkesworldmagazine.com Clarkesworld @clarkesworldmagazine.com · Nov 1
The November 2025 issue of Clarkesworld features stories by R.H. Wesley, D.A. Xiaolin Spires, Tade Thompson, Ramiro Sanchiz, Chisom Umeh, Brent Baldwin, and Kemi Ashing-Giwa.
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Cover art by Guy Warley features a futuristic cityscape in yellows and browns. A yellow sky features a small wingless craft flying towards it.
November 3, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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You build worlds for a living. And some dreams, you know, are literally worth more than others.

I have a new story out in Clarkesworld, alongside @tadethompson.bsky.social, @izom-chisom.bsky.social,
@spires.bsky.social y.social, and others!

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November 2, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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My October Patreon update is now available (to subscribers of paid tiers).
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THANK YOU!! HUGS! Oct 2025 | D.A. Xiaolin Spires
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October 16, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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ALL THAT WE SEE OR SEEM is now available on audio, narrated by Kat Cleave. Listen now wherever you enjoy audiobooks, from @simonaudio.bsky.social. bit.ly/4mkpZ2O
October 15, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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Very fun & interesting speculative poetry reading by @bugthewriter.bsky.social at @flightsoffoundry.bsky.social. Involving cozy gods, dark and kozy krampus, buttons in the sky and lots of whimsical poems on fruit. watermelon, kiwis, prickled pear, avocados. & noms. yum!
-& packing for space travel!
September 29, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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Reread as text Don Pizarro's @donfoolery.com stories that he read in person at Ithaca Irrealist Readings. @irrealist.bsky.social Really enjoyed the escalation and competition in “Show and Tell”—as well as the Filipino cultural backdrop that comes to life: anting anting, religion and family.
September 24, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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i toppled planets
i stacked three feet high

-from "Astronaut Ice Cream" by D.A. Xiaolin Spires (@spires.bsky.social), in August's #Penumbric at www.penumbric.com/currentissue... and pdf www.penumbric.com/currentissue...

#poem #poetry #poet #scifi
"Astronaut Ice Cream" by D.A. Xiaolin Spires, in August's Penumbric at https://www.penumbric.com/currentissue/spiresAstronaut.html
September 24, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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Come celebrate with me for the launch of ALL THAT WE SEE OR SEEM on October 14 at 6:00 PM at the Brattle Theatre in Cambridge, MA, where I'll be in conversation with RF Kuang! Ticket gets you a copy of the signed book. (Thank you to Harvard Book Store.)

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Harvard Book Store presents a discussion featuring Ken Liu and R.F. Kuang on ALL THAT WE SEE OR SEEM. Brattle Theatre, Cambridge, MA, on October 14, 6:00 PM.
September 4, 2025 at 2:23 PM