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D.A. Xiaolin Spires @spires.bsky.social · 9d

yes to dragon buses!!

D.A. Xiaolin Spires @spires.bsky.social · 11d

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!

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D.A. Xiaolin Spires @spires.bsky.social · 15d

As a martial artist who teaches implements, I noted the mention of bolos. Also the story brought out the slights of everyday life as a minority.

The collection of fiendish items was pretty funny too, in "Custodial Interference.”
esp with the images on the website:

donfoolery.com/2019/12/week...

#Weeknotes S01 Extras

Some end-of-the-year website cleaning prompted me to do something about two post drafts from months ago that I never finished. Yes, I’d see them every time I log on, but I put mental orange c…

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D.A. Xiaolin Spires @spires.bsky.social · 15d

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.

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Penumbric Speculative Fiction Mag @penumbricmag.bsky.social · 16d

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

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Ken Liu @kyliu99.bsky.social · Sep 4

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.)

www.harvard.com/event/ken-liu

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.

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D.A. Xiaolin Spires @spires.bsky.social · 17d

It was good fun! Thanks for organizing!

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D.A. Xiaolin Spires @spires.bsky.social · 17d

This was a great event! I really enjoyed the readings.

Dark moments, bright moments, powerful stories!

Filipino cultural heritage, Catholicism, D&D, mirrors, strange eeriness... an arresting array of narratives!

@willmcmahon36.bsky.social @donfoolery.com @parkeriswriting.bsky.social

Ithaca Irrealist Liberation Front @irrealist.bsky.social · 17d

Fists up for the IILF! Big thanks to @donfoolery.com, @parkeriswriting.bsky.social, and everyone who came out for our September reading!

Don Pizarro and Parker M. O’Neill standing on stage under purple lighting with their fists up.

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D.A. Xiaolin Spires @spires.bsky.social · 17d

@tcplny.bsky.social

D.A. Xiaolin Spires @spires.bsky.social · 17d

Enjoyed the illuminating conversation between Cory Doctorow @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy and Librarian Judd at TCPL from TCPL at Ithaca is Books earlier this month!

us.macmillan.com/books/978037...

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D.A. Xiaolin Spires @spires.bsky.social · 17d

Flights of Foundry Virtual Convention programming!

Fri. 9/26, 6pm EST Reading
Fri. 9/26, 7pm EST Public Transportation Panel
Sat. 9/27, 5pm EST Balancing Creative Life in the Ivory Tower Panel
Sun. 9/28, 10am EST Group Reading

flights-of-foundry.org

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D.A. Xiaolin Spires @spires.bsky.social · 17d

Enjoyed “Our Continuity, Each of Us Raindrops” by @parkeriswriting.bsky.social
Upstate NY, the waters, cataloging of species & cyborg. Gorgeous language & an interesting take on rainmaker! Loved the etymology & provenance of cultural institutions like sports.

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@grist.org

Our Continuity, Each of Us Raindrops

Climate fiction: Two brothers embark on a perilous journey to document endangered species, and instead find a different way to change the world.

grist.org

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Sandra Tayler @sandratayler.bsky.social · 17d

I grabbed this book and do not regret it. It was a lovely cozy read full of people being deliberately kind. Sentient house! Magic sourdough starter!

Beth Cato @bethcato.bsky.social · 17d

A HOUSE BETWEEN SEA AND SKY has over 1000 reviews on Amazon! 🤯 And it's not officially out until October 1st!

Remember: it's a free pick this month for Prime subscribers, or $1.99 for other customers. Next week, it's out in paperback & audio & sold everywhere. Preorder at your local indie!

A House Between Sea and Sky: A Novel Paperback – October 1, 2025
by Beth Cato (Author)
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (1,038)
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In 1920s California, two people in need of healing find strange refuge in a house with a mind of its own in an enthralling fantasy by the author of A Thousand Recipes for Revenge.

Grieving Hollywood writer Fayette Wynne arrives in Carmel-by-the-Sea in 1926 to finish her latest project in peace. All alone, save for the preternatural sourdough starter her family has nurtured for years, Fayette is also resentful. The proven healing powers of the bread made with her starter were insufficient to save her beloved mother. For Fayette, it’s time to try and push past the pain and anger and move on.

Then, during a violent storm, Fayette saves rising star Rex Hallstrom during a moment of crisis. Their shelter: a peculiar cliffside house, its door flung open as if beckoning them. Sentient, curious, and lonely, it recognizes in Fayette a unique magic even older than its own.

In the days that follow, as a friendship grows between Fayette and Rex, they discover local legends surrounding the isolated house: It appeared in the span of a single night, its cursed origins said to be Hell itself. But for two souls who need to move forward, it provides unexpected comfort and hope. In fact, Fayette and Rex have never felt more alive. Neither has the house, whose mysteries are unending and whose wicked history may be too powerful to ignore.

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D.A. Xiaolin Spires @spires.bsky.social · 17d

I also enjoyed “Our Continuity, Each of Us Raindrops”… the Upstate NY setting, the waters, the cataloging of species and the cyborg. Gorgeous language and an interesting take on rainmaker! Loved the etymology and provenance of cultural institutions like sports.

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D.A. Xiaolin Spires @spires.bsky.social · 17d

It was lovely to listen to your reading!

As the “Sugar Moon Rises” and “A Wasp Approaches the Orchard” were both delectable, sticky treats… short and appealing. The creepy and beautiful ending of “A Wasp” was interesting!

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D.A. Xiaolin Spires @spires.bsky.social · 17d

Enjoyed the reading!!

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D.A. Xiaolin Spires @spires.bsky.social · 21d

Happy to announce that my poem, "digging for time," is forthcoming in Star*Line!

--with thanks to the Editor John Reinhart

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D.A. Xiaolin Spires @spires.bsky.social · 27d

I'll be reading virtually TONIGHT, Fri. Sept 12, 10pm EST.

My schedule at virtual Albacon:
Fri. Sept 12, 10pm EST: Reading
Sun. Sept 14, 2:30pm EST "Making Magic Real" panel
albacon.org/2025/

Also:
Sun, Sept 14, 10am-12pm-- I will be in person at the Ithaca is Books! festival at the Author Tents

Albacon 2025 – September 12-14, 2025

albacon.org

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Laurence Raphael Brothers @lrb.bsky.social · May 10

I'm delighted to announce the release of my new novel "The Shadow Minister", just published by Water Dragon.

A mashup of fantasy romance, police procedural, and cosmic horror set in Lutèce, a magical version of early 20th century Paris.

waterdragonpublishing.com/product/shad...

The Shadow Minister book cover: creepy shadowy guy in a formal robe holding a candelabra that gives off smoke instead of light

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Allan Kaster @infinivoxsf.bsky.social · 29d

1st novella in the new Supernovellas series.

"Ellipses" @spires.bsky.social coming Spring 2026.
www.infinivoxsf.com/ellipses

Kickstarter ends 9/15 noon CDT
www.kickstarter.com/projects/all...

Reward yourself!

Footprint Mystery #13

YouTube video

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Ithaca Irrealist Liberation Front @irrealist.bsky.social · 29d

You can preorder ELLIPSES by @spires.bsky.social in hardcover, paperback, or ebook from @infinivoxsf.bsky.social via Kickstarter! Act fast, there are only four days left! www.kickstarter.com/projects/all...

Ellipses-An Original Science Fiction Novella

This is the inaugural volume in a new original hard science fiction novella series called Supernovellas.

www.kickstarter.com

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SF & F Poetry Assn @sfpoetry.bsky.social · Sep 8

Our Speculative Poetry Read Aloud channel is filling up with Rhysling nominated poets reading their work!

It's the perfect time to check it out (Voting for the Rhysling award closes Sept. 15): www.youtube.com/@sfpaofficial

Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association

This is the official YouTube channel of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association (SFPA). Follow for award and membership news; interviews with sci-fi, horror, and fantasy poets; speculative po...

www.youtube.com

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D.A. Xiaolin Spires @spires.bsky.social · Sep 10

This was such a fun event! Loved all the fiction presented!

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Jason Sanford @jasonsanford.bsky.social · Sep 8

Wow!!! Major news!!! The judge in the Anthropic AI case is "concerned class lawyers are striking a deal behind the scenes that will be forced 'down the throat of authors.'"

This is what myself and many other authors were saying about the settlement. 1/
news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/anthr...

Anthropic Judge Rejects $1.5 Billion AI Copyright Settlement (1)

The federal judge overseeing Anthropic PBC’s proposed $1.5 billion copyright settlement is concerned class lawyers are striking a deal behind the scenes that will be forced “down the throat of authors...

news.bloomberglaw.com

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D.A. Xiaolin Spires @spires.bsky.social · Sep 10

Looks like an interesting virtual talk...

"Rebooting Queer Science Fiction in Taiwan"
Hsin-Hui Lin
www.eventbrite.com/e/asah-resea...

ASAH Research Spotlight Series

Rebooting Queer Science Fiction in Taiwan

www.eventbrite.com

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