Thom Brannan
@thombrannan.bsky.social
Submarine veteran, industrial technician, writer. If you're curious, why not check out the currently free BEFORE THE DAWN!
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This is one of my favorites of all time, Days of the New's second album, which is a great peek inside the head of a musical prodigy. I think the key word here is "orchestration." I mean, here Travis Meeks has woven together strands of harmony and melody in a way which is transcendent.
January 21, 2026 at 3:48 AM
This is one of my favorites of all time, Days of the New's second album, which is a great peek inside the head of a musical prodigy. I think the key word here is "orchestration." I mean, here Travis Meeks has woven together strands of harmony and melody in a way which is transcendent.
Hey! You! With the, the… thing, there.
WEIRD WESTERN stuff for a dollar. A DOLLAR. Come on.
Do the thing.
WEIRD WESTERN stuff for a dollar. A DOLLAR. Come on.
Do the thing.
Hole in the Sky: A Tales of the Century Novella
Amazon.com: Hole in the Sky: A Tales of the Century Novella eBook : Brannan, Thom: Kindle Store
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January 20, 2026 at 2:53 AM
Hey! You! With the, the… thing, there.
WEIRD WESTERN stuff for a dollar. A DOLLAR. Come on.
Do the thing.
WEIRD WESTERN stuff for a dollar. A DOLLAR. Come on.
Do the thing.
I just received the last two anthologies where I have a story for my shelf and counted up, there are twenty short stories of mine out there in the anthologysphere. What a convenient, round number.
January 17, 2026 at 1:39 AM
I just received the last two anthologies where I have a story for my shelf and counted up, there are twenty short stories of mine out there in the anthologysphere. What a convenient, round number.
Fiends and friends alike, it's OUT, IT'S OUT and ABOUT and PROBABLY TERRIBLE, but it's mine and I love it.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0GCZR94YD
www.amazon.com/dp/B0GCZR94YD
www.amazon.com
January 9, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Fiends and friends alike, it's OUT, IT'S OUT and ABOUT and PROBABLY TERRIBLE, but it's mine and I love it.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0GCZR94YD
www.amazon.com/dp/B0GCZR94YD
As a bonus at the end of NIKOLA TESLA AND THE EMPEROR OF PLAGUES is a short story titled "What Doesn't Die," featuring Nikola Tesla, Doctor Omega, and a Bride of Frankenstein free of the influence of James Whale and Universal Pictures. The story is set at the 1893 World's Fair.
January 4, 2026 at 2:06 AM
As a bonus at the end of NIKOLA TESLA AND THE EMPEROR OF PLAGUES is a short story titled "What Doesn't Die," featuring Nikola Tesla, Doctor Omega, and a Bride of Frankenstein free of the influence of James Whale and Universal Pictures. The story is set at the 1893 World's Fair.
I just got started on my rewatch of PRISON BREAK only to find out it's leaving Netflix this month gnarghARGH
January 2, 2026 at 10:28 PM
I just got started on my rewatch of PRISON BREAK only to find out it's leaving Netflix this month gnarghARGH
Just so you know, I'm going to be basically insufferable about this. We sat on the book for over a decade for various reasons and now it's about to be out in the world and YE GODS I am excited!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0GCYJ27MQ
www.amazon.com/dp/B0GCYJ27MQ
Nikola Tesla and the Emperor of Plagues
Nikola Tesla and the Emperor of Plagues - Kindle edition by Brannan, Thom, Snell, D.L.. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Nikola Tesla and the Emperor of Plagues.
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January 1, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Just so you know, I'm going to be basically insufferable about this. We sat on the book for over a decade for various reasons and now it's about to be out in the world and YE GODS I am excited!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0GCYJ27MQ
www.amazon.com/dp/B0GCYJ27MQ
I was listening to Korn on the drive back to work today, which is probably dangerous. I get into it. Especially the screamy bits that escalate. Like this gem from "Divine" on the first album:
"Know what? Fuck you.
I'm fed up with you.
I'm not as good as you?
Fuck you,
I'm better than you."
"Know what? Fuck you.
I'm fed up with you.
I'm not as good as you?
Fuck you,
I'm better than you."
December 30, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I was listening to Korn on the drive back to work today, which is probably dangerous. I get into it. Especially the screamy bits that escalate. Like this gem from "Divine" on the first album:
"Know what? Fuck you.
I'm fed up with you.
I'm not as good as you?
Fuck you,
I'm better than you."
"Know what? Fuck you.
I'm fed up with you.
I'm not as good as you?
Fuck you,
I'm better than you."
Release date is 7 January, 2026.
(I know it's short notice, but as we were gearing up to let it out into the world, we realized the seventh was the anniversary of Tesla's passing and thought it appropriate.)
I have EPUB and MOBI files, and a PDF of the print version. DM me for email or link.
(I know it's short notice, but as we were gearing up to let it out into the world, we realized the seventh was the anniversary of Tesla's passing and thought it appropriate.)
I have EPUB and MOBI files, and a PDF of the print version. DM me for email or link.
December 30, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Release date is 7 January, 2026.
(I know it's short notice, but as we were gearing up to let it out into the world, we realized the seventh was the anniversary of Tesla's passing and thought it appropriate.)
I have EPUB and MOBI files, and a PDF of the print version. DM me for email or link.
(I know it's short notice, but as we were gearing up to let it out into the world, we realized the seventh was the anniversary of Tesla's passing and thought it appropriate.)
I have EPUB and MOBI files, and a PDF of the print version. DM me for email or link.
Somebody got two (2) KU pages into SAD WINGS OF DESTINY and noped out, lol.
Is fair, it's not for everybody.
Is fair, it's not for everybody.
December 27, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Somebody got two (2) KU pages into SAD WINGS OF DESTINY and noped out, lol.
Is fair, it's not for everybody.
Is fair, it's not for everybody.
I don't know who needs to see this, but flush the urinal.
It pisses me off to have to flush before. That's valuable holding-it-in time. And to see this water which is supposed to be cool and clear and probably delicious (I don't know) befouled and mustardish and chunky incenses me.
It pisses me off to have to flush before. That's valuable holding-it-in time. And to see this water which is supposed to be cool and clear and probably delicious (I don't know) befouled and mustardish and chunky incenses me.
December 26, 2025 at 9:10 PM
I don't know who needs to see this, but flush the urinal.
It pisses me off to have to flush before. That's valuable holding-it-in time. And to see this water which is supposed to be cool and clear and probably delicious (I don't know) befouled and mustardish and chunky incenses me.
It pisses me off to have to flush before. That's valuable holding-it-in time. And to see this water which is supposed to be cool and clear and probably delicious (I don't know) befouled and mustardish and chunky incenses me.
Ugh. Does this mean that, at 50, I'm going to have to learn how to draw?
Fuck.
Fuck.
December 25, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Ugh. Does this mean that, at 50, I'm going to have to learn how to draw?
Fuck.
Fuck.
This agent querying phase of my life has been incredibly frustrating, and I'm looking forward to it being just OVER, one way or another.
December 23, 2025 at 3:32 AM
This agent querying phase of my life has been incredibly frustrating, and I'm looking forward to it being just OVER, one way or another.
Reposted by Thom Brannan
Do you like reading ghost stories at this time of year? Me too! ✨️
Sadie is a sad, anxious lesbian in her 40s with nothing of her own. When she inherits a friend's apartment, she uses the unexpected gift to make a new life. She even adopts a cat.
But when she opens a room that's been shut up for years, she learns the gift has strings even the giver couldn't sever.
But when she opens a room that's been shut up for years, she learns the gift has strings even the giver couldn't sever.
Unwelcome Hosts by Vex Corvine
Some gifts have strings the giver can't sever.
vexcorvine.itch.io
December 23, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Do you like reading ghost stories at this time of year? Me too! ✨️
Reposted by Thom Brannan
You can get my latest novella half off or in a bundle with everything else in my store for 5 bucks during the itch Winter Sale, which runs until January 5th! I'll never debut a new work this way again, so if you want to grab something new cheap right out of the gate, check it out! ✨️
December 22, 2025 at 9:55 PM
You can get my latest novella half off or in a bundle with everything else in my store for 5 bucks during the itch Winter Sale, which runs until January 5th! I'll never debut a new work this way again, so if you want to grab something new cheap right out of the gate, check it out! ✨️
I just priced editing for the last two novels I finished writing (not anytime recently, lol) and a bare-bones copy edit for the both of them was ~$5,000.
This kind of quote makes me extremely appreciative of the friends-and-family rate I've been getting for years!
This kind of quote makes me extremely appreciative of the friends-and-family rate I've been getting for years!
December 20, 2025 at 5:20 AM
I just priced editing for the last two novels I finished writing (not anytime recently, lol) and a bare-bones copy edit for the both of them was ~$5,000.
This kind of quote makes me extremely appreciative of the friends-and-family rate I've been getting for years!
This kind of quote makes me extremely appreciative of the friends-and-family rate I've been getting for years!
Now that the smoke's gone and the air is all clear, those who were right there got a new kind of fear
December 19, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Now that the smoke's gone and the air is all clear, those who were right there got a new kind of fear
Why does time on a digital billboard cost just as much as on an old-style, uh, analog billboard? You have less time on it (since it rotates through ads) and there're no printing or posting costs.
Shit is rigged.
I wonder how much a hacker costs, instead.
Shit is rigged.
I wonder how much a hacker costs, instead.
December 10, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Why does time on a digital billboard cost just as much as on an old-style, uh, analog billboard? You have less time on it (since it rotates through ads) and there're no printing or posting costs.
Shit is rigged.
I wonder how much a hacker costs, instead.
Shit is rigged.
I wonder how much a hacker costs, instead.
I was four, and my brother brought home a record he was very excited about.
"Why's it all black?" I asked on our way to the basement. He explained, "shut up," and put it on.
The iron bell tolling and into guitar riff for "Hell's Bells" is the first musical experience I can remember.
"Why's it all black?" I asked on our way to the basement. He explained, "shut up," and put it on.
The iron bell tolling and into guitar riff for "Hell's Bells" is the first musical experience I can remember.
First song you remember hearing as a kid?
It was '61 or '62, and mum had the '45. Been in my head ever since.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MTX...
It was '61 or '62, and mum had the '45. Been in my head ever since.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MTX...
Halfway to Paradise -- Billy Fury
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December 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I was four, and my brother brought home a record he was very excited about.
"Why's it all black?" I asked on our way to the basement. He explained, "shut up," and put it on.
The iron bell tolling and into guitar riff for "Hell's Bells" is the first musical experience I can remember.
"Why's it all black?" I asked on our way to the basement. He explained, "shut up," and put it on.
The iron bell tolling and into guitar riff for "Hell's Bells" is the first musical experience I can remember.
If that had been me instead of Patrick Combs, they'd NEVER see that $95k again.
December 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
If that had been me instead of Patrick Combs, they'd NEVER see that $95k again.
Well, that was hands-down probably the worst book I've ever finished. I probably shouldn't, but I'm going to leave a review on Goodreads to justify the one-star rating. I think this is the first time since reading one of the non-Frank Herbert Dune books that I've been actually angry with an author.
December 8, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Well, that was hands-down probably the worst book I've ever finished. I probably shouldn't, but I'm going to leave a review on Goodreads to justify the one-star rating. I think this is the first time since reading one of the non-Frank Herbert Dune books that I've been actually angry with an author.
Reposted by Thom Brannan
hey so like,
November 27, 2025 at 9:55 PM
hey so like,
Uh oh. They're not denying the claim that there was a double-tap.
Department of War... Crimes? dun dun dunnnnnn
Department of War... Crimes? dun dun dunnnnnn
November 29, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Uh oh. They're not denying the claim that there was a double-tap.
Department of War... Crimes? dun dun dunnnnnn
Department of War... Crimes? dun dun dunnnnnn
Where I'm originally from.
November 23, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Where I'm originally from.