D.A. Xiaolin Spires
@spireswriter
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Acicular appendages. Crystalline aorta. SFF writer. Published in @clarkesworld, @Analog_SF, @FiresideFiction & more. Codexian. @[email protected]
Hawai'i, Asia, NY, climbing through portals into alternate dimensions
Joined July 2017
My novelette, "But, Still, I Smile," is out now! —and brought to life by @Kate_Baker's wonderful audio presentation! https://t.co/JBCuq8EybW Space travel, exploration and futuristic medical tech... with thanks to the editorial team :)
The March 2019 issue of Clarkesworld is now online. This month we have stories by Rich Larson, Nin Harris, Emily C. Skaftun, Kai Hudson, D.A. Xiaolin Spires, Erin K. Wagner, Catherynne M. Valente, and Kij Johnson. https://t.co/0Wb7LPjMQK
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i toppled planets i stacked three feet high -from "Astronaut Ice Cream" by D.A. Xiaolin Spires (@spireswriter), in August's #Penumbric at https://t.co/TtTkNSd8wl and pdf https://t.co/P7TTxCAArZ
#poem #poetry #poet #scifi
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Enjoyed the illuminating conversation between Cory Doctorow @doctorow and Librarian Judd at TCPL from TCPL at Ithaca is Books earlier this month! https://t.co/Pzv6zcUm86
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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 https://t.co/0y6Dm3vX6C
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My schedule at virtual Albacon: TONIGHT Fri. Sept 12, 10pm EST: Reading Sun. Sept 14, 2:30pm EST "Making Magic Real" panel https://t.co/UIp2n6KmEm Also: Sun, Sept 14, 10am-12pm-- I will be in person at the Ithaca is Books festival at the Author Tents https://t.co/2nuMjB9olv
ithacaisbooks.org
A Celebration of Books & Reading in Ithaca, New York September 12 – 15, 2024. Events all over town for book lovers of all ages!
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1st novella in the new Supernovellas series. "Ellipses" @spireswriter coming Spring 2026. https://t.co/esZxUHvklQ Kickstarter ends 9/15 noon CDT https://t.co/yIhHDZ0Ele Reward yourself! Footprint Mystery #13
https://t.co/rhaM7uO6OV
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1st novella in the new Supernovellas series. "Ellipses" by @spireswriter coming Spring 2026. https://t.co/esZxUHuMwi Kickstarter is live! https://t.co/yIhHDZ06vG Reward yourself! Footprint Mystery #12
https://t.co/Fuvl1HKLgu
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1st novella in new Supernovellas series. "Ellipses" by @spireswriter coming Spring 2026. https://t.co/esZxUHuMwi Kickstarter end 9/15! https://t.co/yIhHDZ06vG Reward yourself!
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Happy to announce that my novelette, Jade Fighter, is forthcoming in @clarkesworld! Yay!
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1st novella in the new Supernovellas series. "Ellipses" @spireswriter coming Spring 2026. https://t.co/esZxUHuMwi Kickstarter: https://t.co/yIhHDZ06vG Reward yourself!
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We have a cover for ALL THAT WE SEE OR SEEM! Publication date: 10/14/2025. For more on preorders and other info, check out my newsletter: https://t.co/nS2rZXz5pv
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1st novella in the new Supernovellas series. "Ellipses" by @spireswriter coming Spring 2026. https://t.co/esZxUHuMwi Kickstarter: https://t.co/yIhHDZ06vG Reward yourself!
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Audiobooks are hands-down the most enshittified aspect of publishing, which is why I make my own audiobooks and pre-sell them on Kickstarter, which is how I get around the fact that Amazon *refuses* to carry my audiobooks: https://t.co/gL3UFz5iDt 1/
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A new Blade Runner TV series with Michelle Yeoh??? https://t.co/VALjEuGdCx
arstechnica.com
New series will star Michelle Yeoh and take place 50 years after the 2017 film.
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I just backed Ellipses-An Original Science Fiction Novella on @Kickstarter
kickstarter.com
This is the inaugural volume in a new original hard science fiction novella series called Supernovellas.
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1st novella in the new Supernovellas series. "Ellipses" @spireswriter coming Spring 2026. https://t.co/esZxUHuMwi Kickstarter: https://t.co/yIhHDZ06vG Reward yourself!
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1st novella in the new Supernovellas series. "Ellipses" @spireswriter coming Spring 2026. https://t.co/esZxUHuMwi Kickstarter: https://t.co/yIhHDZ06vG Reward yourself!
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I'll be reading alongside other wonderful authors at Liquid State Brewery on Monday, August 18 at 7pm, as part of the Ithaca Irrealist Readings.
The next Ithaca Irrealist Reading is in one week! Join loyal partisans of the Ithaca Irrealist Liberation Front at Liquid State Brewing in Ithaca, NY, on Monday, August 18th from 7-9pm to hear readings from @lilianacolanzi, @spireswriter, and Edmundo Paz-Soldán!
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1st novella in the new Supernovellas series. "Ellipses" @spireswriter coming Spring 2026. https://t.co/esZxUHuMwi Kickstarter: https://t.co/yIhHDZ06vG Reward yourself!
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The Kickstarter for my sci-fi novella, ELLIPSES, is live! Launched by my publisher @AllanKaster Check it out! https://t.co/IgiLPMl0qq
"Ellipses" @spireswriter coming Spring 2026 from Infinivox. https://t.co/esZxUHuMwi Kickstarter is underway! https://t.co/yIhHDZ06vG Treat yourself!
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1st novella in the Supernovellas series. The novella "Ellipses" coming in Spring 2026. https://t.co/esZxUHuMwi Kickstarter begins August 11, 12:00 pm CDT: https://t.co/qczpSFIalS
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