@tonyphd2020.bsky.social
PhD in Learning Sciences
Research mentor to high school students
Cat parent 😺
Speculative sci-fi writer✍️
Professional improviser at ImprovCity 🎭
Research mentor to high school students
Cat parent 😺
Speculative sci-fi writer✍️
Professional improviser at ImprovCity 🎭
Never forget your first rejection!
July 8, 2026 at 6:41 AM
Never forget your first rejection!
Real American hero! 🇺🇸🌚😺
July 3, 2026 at 4:03 AM
Real American hero! 🇺🇸🌚😺
I just submitted my first wave if queries! I sent out eight, and I will adjust accordingly after getting their responses (or rejections).
May 13, 2026 at 1:08 PM
I just submitted my first wave if queries! I sent out eight, and I will adjust accordingly after getting their responses (or rejections).
What a joy getting to see Jim Blaylock at the signing for his new book, "Beginning Anywhere: Views from the Treehouse"
He was a pioneer of steampunk and California magical realism, and he was my writing teacher from high school.
I wouldn't be the writer I am today if he hadn't let me trust myself!
He was a pioneer of steampunk and California magical realism, and he was my writing teacher from high school.
I wouldn't be the writer I am today if he hadn't let me trust myself!
April 27, 2026 at 9:19 PM
What a joy getting to see Jim Blaylock at the signing for his new book, "Beginning Anywhere: Views from the Treehouse"
He was a pioneer of steampunk and California magical realism, and he was my writing teacher from high school.
I wouldn't be the writer I am today if he hadn't let me trust myself!
He was a pioneer of steampunk and California magical realism, and he was my writing teacher from high school.
I wouldn't be the writer I am today if he hadn't let me trust myself!
It was my turn to work the door at the theater last night, and this was the first thing I saw when I parked.
April 22, 2026 at 10:26 AM
It was my turn to work the door at the theater last night, and this was the first thing I saw when I parked.
Happy 40th to me! The "intermission" is over, and now begins the second act.
Ages in review...
S: 27, 30, 35, 37
A: 25, 29, 31, 32
B: 18, 20, 21, 24, 26
C: 19, 22, 33, 39
D: 28, 34, 38
F: 23, 36
The 20s were about exploration, and the 30s were my crucible. How good will 40 be when I look back?
Ages in review...
S: 27, 30, 35, 37
A: 25, 29, 31, 32
B: 18, 20, 21, 24, 26
C: 19, 22, 33, 39
D: 28, 34, 38
F: 23, 36
The 20s were about exploration, and the 30s were my crucible. How good will 40 be when I look back?
March 5, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Happy 40th to me! The "intermission" is over, and now begins the second act.
Ages in review...
S: 27, 30, 35, 37
A: 25, 29, 31, 32
B: 18, 20, 21, 24, 26
C: 19, 22, 33, 39
D: 28, 34, 38
F: 23, 36
The 20s were about exploration, and the 30s were my crucible. How good will 40 be when I look back?
Ages in review...
S: 27, 30, 35, 37
A: 25, 29, 31, 32
B: 18, 20, 21, 24, 26
C: 19, 22, 33, 39
D: 28, 34, 38
F: 23, 36
The 20s were about exploration, and the 30s were my crucible. How good will 40 be when I look back?
I love when he curls up with me in bed. It's so rare that he actually curls up to sleep while I want to rest 😌
March 4, 2026 at 7:36 PM
I love when he curls up with me in bed. It's so rare that he actually curls up to sleep while I want to rest 😌
Which books have you been so obsessed with that you bought multiple times? (i.e., the paperback, collector's edition, audio, and digital)
For me:
Dune
Green Bone saga
Remembrance of Earth's Past Trilogy
For me:
Dune
Green Bone saga
Remembrance of Earth's Past Trilogy
January 27, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Which books have you been so obsessed with that you bought multiple times? (i.e., the paperback, collector's edition, audio, and digital)
For me:
Dune
Green Bone saga
Remembrance of Earth's Past Trilogy
For me:
Dune
Green Bone saga
Remembrance of Earth's Past Trilogy
My mom uses the AI reader on Google Play Books to read my novel because there is a lot of advanced academic vocabulary that she doesn't understand.
But do you think that the voice reader would help her understand the Gen Z slang that I used? (Mom is 74.)
But do you think that the voice reader would help her understand the Gen Z slang that I used? (Mom is 74.)
January 26, 2026 at 6:26 AM
My mom uses the AI reader on Google Play Books to read my novel because there is a lot of advanced academic vocabulary that she doesn't understand.
But do you think that the voice reader would help her understand the Gen Z slang that I used? (Mom is 74.)
But do you think that the voice reader would help her understand the Gen Z slang that I used? (Mom is 74.)
This picture is from 15 years ago
January 23, 2026 at 7:03 PM
This picture is from 15 years ago
These are the two cleanest comp titles for my book, The Spiral Doctrine. Like Jade City, it is a martial arts noir about (chosen) family, and like A Memory Called Empire, there is technology that preserves and weaponizes the memories of deceased people.
January 23, 2026 at 9:10 AM
These are the two cleanest comp titles for my book, The Spiral Doctrine. Like Jade City, it is a martial arts noir about (chosen) family, and like A Memory Called Empire, there is technology that preserves and weaponizes the memories of deceased people.
Looks like a pretty good Tuesday night at the mall!
January 21, 2026 at 7:26 AM
Looks like a pretty good Tuesday night at the mall!
I'm looking forward to seeing what story seeds i could play with now that I have the complete set!
January 17, 2026 at 11:57 PM
I'm looking forward to seeing what story seeds i could play with now that I have the complete set!
It's finished! This is my first novel as an adult (I'd written two as a teen, but they were destroyed), and I could not be more proud of it.
It fuses science fiction, wuxia, and neo-noir elements to tell a story about martial arts and science that could distort timelines
I've sent some links!
It fuses science fiction, wuxia, and neo-noir elements to tell a story about martial arts and science that could distort timelines
I've sent some links!
January 17, 2026 at 9:13 PM
It's finished! This is my first novel as an adult (I'd written two as a teen, but they were destroyed), and I could not be more proud of it.
It fuses science fiction, wuxia, and neo-noir elements to tell a story about martial arts and science that could distort timelines
I've sent some links!
It fuses science fiction, wuxia, and neo-noir elements to tell a story about martial arts and science that could distort timelines
I've sent some links!
New Year's resolution to read more and lose weight 💪🧠
January 10, 2026 at 4:14 AM
New Year's resolution to read more and lose weight 💪🧠
I just picked this up today! I haven't been this excited to pick up a book since I first read the Green Bone saga. The Teixcalaan duology sounds like my kind of philosophical scifi, where memories are embedded in artifacts poetry is central to the culture of the world.
January 9, 2026 at 8:08 AM
I just picked this up today! I haven't been this excited to pick up a book since I first read the Green Bone saga. The Teixcalaan duology sounds like my kind of philosophical scifi, where memories are embedded in artifacts poetry is central to the culture of the world.
This is my favorite SFF series that I read in 2025! I read them all twice and bought the velvet hardback. Worth every dime!
January 8, 2026 at 2:40 AM
This is my favorite SFF series that I read in 2025! I read them all twice and bought the velvet hardback. Worth every dime!
I was this month's staff highlight in my company newsletter!
I'm letting clients know that their kids are getting some graduate-level research mentorship and MFA-level writing advice.
I'm letting clients know that their kids are getting some graduate-level research mentorship and MFA-level writing advice.
December 1, 2025 at 7:53 PM
I was this month's staff highlight in my company newsletter!
I'm letting clients know that their kids are getting some graduate-level research mentorship and MFA-level writing advice.
I'm letting clients know that their kids are getting some graduate-level research mentorship and MFA-level writing advice.
It's already Christmas for Si!
November 29, 2025 at 4:03 AM
It's already Christmas for Si!
This is the closest that my mom has gotten to seeing her kids and grandkids together in one photo
November 26, 2025 at 2:46 AM
This is the closest that my mom has gotten to seeing her kids and grandkids together in one photo
I had no idea that I was wearing boxers as shorts 😂
November 14, 2025 at 11:30 PM
I had no idea that I was wearing boxers as shorts 😂