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Interview About Seasonal Velocities with Elliot Deline :)


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March 9, 2015

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Oh how I have missed writing in coffee houses. #ve Oh how I have missed writing in coffee houses. #veganpoptart
Pandemic coping strategy: Headphones with cat ears Pandemic coping strategy: Headphones with cat ears.
Wow… Lunar eclipse in Hollywood. (Yes, I know yo Wow… Lunar eclipse in Hollywood. (Yes, I know you probably have one where you are, too.)
I just cracked open some old notebooks while tidyi I just cracked open some old notebooks while tidying my bookshelves. This is just a small snippet of what I found. Recently, I was asked how many revisions I did for Light from Uncommon Stars. Looking at this, I realize that the correct answer is “yes.”
Birria ramen is the GOAT. 😋 Seriously, super yu Birria ramen is the GOAT. 😋 Seriously, super yummy!!!
Hanging out with the awesome Marissa Levien at the Hanging out with the awesome Marissa Levien at the LA Times Festival of Books! I need to read The World Gives Way—it sounds fantastic! 

Photo by the awesome-as-well Michael de Castillo! :)
Thank you, Peppermint, but I don't think this is w Thank you, Peppermint, but I don't think this is what they meant by learning how to write in Python.
So happyl!!! Light From Uncommon Stars is coming o So happyl!!! Light From Uncommon Stars is coming out in paperback on 7/26! And, Tor updated the cover!
Sneak peek research for the next book!!! Sneak peek research for the next book!!!
Look what Tor sent!!! Thank you to Lindsey and Car Look what Tor sent!!! Thank you to Lindsey and Caro and Renata and Jocelyn!!!! GO TEAM SPACE KOI!!!!
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Greetings from WonderCon. Greetings from WonderCon.
I was out in Calabasas California and decided to g I was out in Calabasas California and decided to go to the Barnes & Noble. I signed copies of Light from Uncommon Stars, which is always fun to do! And then, I saw this! Everina Maxwell’s Winter’s Orbit getting some much-deserved love from the staff here! I really love this book, and even thinking about it right now is making me smile. Go read it. Go read it now. 😄
Byron explains that in Guatemalan tradition, kites Byron explains that in Guatemalan tradition, kites are sent to speak with the ancestors and memorialize the dead. Byron framing this to raise and remember queer and trans and brown and undocumented people made it an unforgettable evening. The show runs through the end of the month at the Goethe-Institut Los Angeles.
Me and my student Noam at the opening of my other Me and my student Noam at the opening of my other student Byron’s kite installation.
A few shots from the JoCo Cruise. It was working t A few shots from the JoCo Cruise. It was working trip, talking about writing and queer stuff, and promoting Light From Uncommon Stars, but gosh, I am such a lucky girl.
Where was I? I was promoting Light From Uncommon S Where was I? I was promoting Light From Uncommon Stars and meeting superamazing people on a week-long science fiction/fantasy love fest on a boat in the Bahamas. I'll be writing more soon.
Much love and gratitude to the JoCo Cruise the JoCo Cruise 2022 Community! May everyone get home safely. 💖 Ryka
Me and Peppermint! 💖 Me and Peppermint! 💖
No filters on this photo--just makeup experimentin No filters on this photo--just makeup experimenting--I think going a little bigger with the eye makeup works well. 🙂 Anime is making me braver, I think.
This was part of a performance piece I did about 1 This was part of a performance piece I did about 10 years ago where I was contemplating the temptation of violence in an art that I love.
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This week's newsletter! :) "Why Are We Microwaving the Dessert with the Gravy?" Thoughts on frozen dinners, low-sodium diets, life with an Asian mother, queer activism, and a steaming side of fruit something-or-another.
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Getty images has a surprisingly comprehensive repository of frozen dinner pictures. :)
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What do you think? Cat ears for Zoom? https://t.co/gwFGQyxfQk
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Thank you so much for inviting me to join you!!! ✨🍩✨ Ryka https://t.co/KU3yVqbejG
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I loved this, too! ✨Thank you, @carriesloane!✨ https://t.co/mO4VV0wYqV
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I recently finished “Light from Uncommon Stars” by @ryka_aoki and loved it so much… so I did some fanart of one of my favorite scenes, ft. Katrina and Shirley in “a radiant fugue of stars”. As soon as I read this scene, I knew I needed to draw it. https://t.co/dqC4KvSx3X
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いつか台湾に行きたい。#台湾です
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今日の天気は晴れと暖かい。予期せぬのmeet-cuteがあればいいのに!でも別のパンデミックの週末。しかたがない。とにかく何でもについて書くことができるの、ね?
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ロサンゼルスからおはようございます!
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私は妻として失敗するの。幸いなことに、私は結婚していない。
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まだ簡単なオムライスを作れません。恥ずかしい 😵‍💫
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