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D.A. Xiaolin Spires

@spireswriter

Acicular appendages. Crystalline aorta. SFF writer. Published in @clarkesworld, @Analog_SF, @FiresideFiction & more. Codexian. @spireswriter@wandering.shop

 Hawai'i, Asia, NY, climbing through port…
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My novelette, "But, Still, I Smile," is out now! —and brought to life by @Kate_Baker's wonderful audio presentation! clarkesworldmagazine.com/spi… Space travel, exploration and futuristic medical tech... with thanks to the editorial team :)
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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. clarkesworldmagazine.com/iss…
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Supernovella "Ellipses" by @spireswriter has dropped! Get your signed, numbered, limited edition hardcover copy while the getting is good. Learn more and order here: infinivoxsf.com/ellipses
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Join me at Ithaca is Books Festival where I'll be presenting at two events! Fri 9/11 4pm | En Plein Ear: Speculative Reading and Live Art Event CAP Artspace on the Commons Sun 9/13 12pm | Speculative Fiction panel Buffalo Street Books ithacaisbooks.org/2026-sched…

2026 Schedule — Ithaca Is Books

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Supernovella "Ellipses" by @spireswriter has dropped! Happy Book Birthday! Get your signed, numbered, limited edition hardcover copy while the getting is good. Learn more and order here: infinivoxsf.com/ellipses
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Supernovella "Ellipses" by @spireswriter has dropped! Learn more and grab a copy here: infinivoxsf.com/ellipses
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Supernovella "Ellipses" by @spireswriter has dropped! Get your signed, numbered, limited edition hardcover copy while the getting is good. Learn more and order here: infinivoxsf.com/ellipses
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My forthcoming SF novella ELLIPSES from Infinivox is now available to pre-order on Kobo! kobo.com/us/en/ebook/ellipse…
Ellipses ebook by D.A. Xiaolin Spires - Rakuten Kobo

Ellipses ebook by D.A. Xiaolin Spires - Rakuten Kobo

Read "Ellipses" by D.A. Xiaolin Spires available from Rakuten Kobo. What footprint will you leave on your world? A journey of a thousand years ends with a strange set of footprints on an u...

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Achingly good, intoxicating and mind-bending science fiction by Dafydd McKimm—and free to read. Chirality turned on its head, the longing for truth and unknowing, fruitful considerations of identity and star-crossed passion. Highly recommended! myheartandotherplanets.onlin…
My Heart and Other Planets

My Heart and Other Planets

A web-based chapbook of five linked science fiction stories by the speculative fiction writer Dafydd McKimm

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And more thanks! Brian Malachy Quinn, Andrew Fraknoi, @bailey_thomas92, Carl Scharwath, @VrubelOlga, @spireswriter, Jade Scardham, Corinne Engber, @ChristinaSng, @Jester_bell ... penumbric.com/currentissue/T… #fiction #poetry #art #scifi #fantasy #horror #magazine
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Gary Gibson@garygibsonsfMar 8
Greetings hellsite! I descend once more into the flames to tell you that book 3 of the Echogenesis trilogy, Echoterminus, is done, dusted and ready for publication on Amazon Kindle (with paperback and hardback soon to follow) on March 18. mybook.to/echoterminus_ebook
Echoterminus (Echogenesis Series Book 3)

Echoterminus (Echogenesis Series Book 3)

The third and final volume in the Echogenesis series. Sam and the rest of his small colony, vastly outnumbered by the warlike Howlers, must find a way to cope with the revelation of their discoveri...

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Lots of sci-fi buzz in the air this spring! Learn More: infinivoxsf.com
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Moon vibes! Learn More: 3 Hard Shots at the Moon infinivoxsf.com/3-hard-shots…
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I’ll be presenting on panels at Balticon 60 virtually. My panels fall on May 22-May 23. Yay! Swing by if you can! @Balticon
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Happy to announce “Strawberries” is out from Sunday Morning Transport on April 5… Easter Day, for those who celebrate! Space travel, luscious fruits & historical memory intertwine. sundaymorningtransport.com/p… -thanks to Editors Fran Wilde & Julian Yap and the team!

Strawberries

For April, The Sunday Morning Transport features stories by D.

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Happy to announce that my short story, "Strawberries," is forthcoming in Sunday Morning Transport! I was inspired by accounts of Japanese internment & strawberry fields left behind. I also once visited a historical interment camp in Hawai'i—it was sobering & edifying.
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Happy to announce that my novelette, "Piece de Resistance," is forthcoming in Clarkesworld! Yay! @clarkesworld
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Arley Sorg@arleysorgFeb 1
CONGRATULATIONS to everyone on the Locus Recommended Reading List!
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2025 Recommended Reading List locusmag.com/2026/02/2025-re…
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Learn More "Room to Live" infinivoxsf.com/robots-ai-3 "Bumblebot" infinivoxsf.com/robots-ai-4 "The Handmaiden-Alchemist" infinivoxsf.com/space-time-5 Sale Ends Feb. 4: infinivoxsf.com/product-page…
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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. clarkesworldmagazine.com/iss… Subscribe at: clarkesworldmagazine.com/sub…
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.

ALT 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.

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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 penumbric.com/currentissue/s… and pdf penumbric.com/currentissue/I… #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! us.macmillan.com/books/97803…
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