Nathaniel Swift
@writernatswift.bsky.social
Author of time travel stories BLUE SKIES (in The Accidental Time Travelers Collective Volume 1) and FROM NOW ON (Vol. 3). Working on PBs, MG Sci-fi, and haiku as @haikuformykids.bsky.social (he/him)
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Happy Release Day to my short story FROM NOW ON and 11 more awesome time travel stories from 11 more awesome #TimeTravelAuthors! Get your copy today, and let me know what you think!
Unless you hate it. Then maybe don't let me know.
But you won't hate it!
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Unless you hate it. Then maybe don't let me know.
But you won't hate it!
a.co/d/0SNPieF
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Day 13:
Imagine if the butterfly gets to go back and try fluttering by a different way.
Oh no, that's worse.
But they get to try again. And that hurricane on the other side of the world keeps showing up.
Take four: well that's just weird.
And so on...
#TimeTravelAuthors
Imagine if the butterfly gets to go back and try fluttering by a different way.
Oh no, that's worse.
But they get to try again. And that hurricane on the other side of the world keeps showing up.
Take four: well that's just weird.
And so on...
#TimeTravelAuthors
February 17, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Day 13:
Imagine if the butterfly gets to go back and try fluttering by a different way.
Oh no, that's worse.
But they get to try again. And that hurricane on the other side of the world keeps showing up.
Take four: well that's just weird.
And so on...
#TimeTravelAuthors
Imagine if the butterfly gets to go back and try fluttering by a different way.
Oh no, that's worse.
But they get to try again. And that hurricane on the other side of the world keeps showing up.
Take four: well that's just weird.
And so on...
#TimeTravelAuthors
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Finally, somebody's asking the important questions.
February 17, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Finally, somebody's asking the important questions.
They're kicking it off in Minneapolis. Of course.
I don't know if I can wait for them to come to Chicago...
I don't know if I can wait for them to come to Chicago...
Tour
Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band kick off their 2023 international tour with performances across the United States, before heading to Europe, and then returning to North America. The shows mark...
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February 17, 2026 at 10:27 PM
They're kicking it off in Minneapolis. Of course.
I don't know if I can wait for them to come to Chicago...
I don't know if I can wait for them to come to Chicago...
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Ah, but who will fix the butterfly-fixers?
February 17, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Ah, but who will fix the butterfly-fixers?
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I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is
February 17, 2026 at 11:41 AM
I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is
Day 13:
Imagine if the butterfly gets to go back and try fluttering by a different way.
Oh no, that's worse.
But they get to try again. And that hurricane on the other side of the world keeps showing up.
Take four: well that's just weird.
And so on...
#TimeTravelAuthors
Imagine if the butterfly gets to go back and try fluttering by a different way.
Oh no, that's worse.
But they get to try again. And that hurricane on the other side of the world keeps showing up.
Take four: well that's just weird.
And so on...
#TimeTravelAuthors
February 17, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Day 13:
Imagine if the butterfly gets to go back and try fluttering by a different way.
Oh no, that's worse.
But they get to try again. And that hurricane on the other side of the world keeps showing up.
Take four: well that's just weird.
And so on...
#TimeTravelAuthors
Imagine if the butterfly gets to go back and try fluttering by a different way.
Oh no, that's worse.
But they get to try again. And that hurricane on the other side of the world keeps showing up.
Take four: well that's just weird.
And so on...
#TimeTravelAuthors
Okay I forgot I had family visiting so tomorrow was not true, but now I really am shooting for tomorrow.
Thinking about making a video of myself reading a bit of one of my stories tomorrow. Which one would you want to see?
1. BLUE SKIES
2. FROM NOW ON
3. SEVENTEEN MINUTES OF RAIN
4. DADDY SCHOOL
5. BLIND LUCK
or
6. (almost) out of the woods
1. BLUE SKIES
2. FROM NOW ON
3. SEVENTEEN MINUTES OF RAIN
4. DADDY SCHOOL
5. BLIND LUCK
or
6. (almost) out of the woods
February 17, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Okay I forgot I had family visiting so tomorrow was not true, but now I really am shooting for tomorrow.
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Let me tell you a tale of how completely the normies have been mobilized. My 14 year-old niece has done School of Rock for the past 5 years; last summer she was part of their touring band, and the kids loved playing together so much that they decided to keep doing it. (1/?)
February 16, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Let me tell you a tale of how completely the normies have been mobilized. My 14 year-old niece has done School of Rock for the past 5 years; last summer she was part of their touring band, and the kids loved playing together so much that they decided to keep doing it. (1/?)
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The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.
Somebody a lot smarter than me said that, and I believe it.
Somebody a lot smarter than me said that, and I believe it.
February 16, 2026 at 12:09 PM
The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.
Somebody a lot smarter than me said that, and I believe it.
Somebody a lot smarter than me said that, and I believe it.
Two truths and a lie: on my kitchen counter right now, I have a/an...
1. Death Star toaster
2. R2-D2 Instant Pot
3. Han Solo frozen in carbonite ice cube tray
1. Death Star toaster
2. R2-D2 Instant Pot
3. Han Solo frozen in carbonite ice cube tray
February 16, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Two truths and a lie: on my kitchen counter right now, I have a/an...
1. Death Star toaster
2. R2-D2 Instant Pot
3. Han Solo frozen in carbonite ice cube tray
1. Death Star toaster
2. R2-D2 Instant Pot
3. Han Solo frozen in carbonite ice cube tray
Oh, and there's this.
I asked @barackobama.bsky.social if aliens are real.
February 15, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Oh, and there's this.
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"Every scrap of progress has been torn from my clenched talons by citizens who loved me more than themselves and their neighbors more than me."
Holy shit.
Holy shit.
February 11, 2026 at 9:52 PM
"Every scrap of progress has been torn from my clenched talons by citizens who loved me more than themselves and their neighbors more than me."
Holy shit.
Holy shit.
Damn.
Read this.
I finished it a few minutes ago and I still have waves of chills running through my body. Literally.
Read this.
I finished it a few minutes ago and I still have waves of chills running through my body. Literally.
"I forced the shape of English onto resisting tongues and then dared to call it 'broken.'"
I’m Still Your America
Hey, patriot. It’s been a week. As ICE spreads terror through the streets, and Teacup Eichmann presided over the murder of yet another innocent civ...
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February 15, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Damn.
Read this.
I finished it a few minutes ago and I still have waves of chills running through my body. Literally.
Read this.
I finished it a few minutes ago and I still have waves of chills running through my body. Literally.
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“My name is Harper Sumner, and I am trapped in a horror novel!”
NOSTALGIAMARES: PHANTOM DELIVERY by Mark Guyer
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0CJ...
#readsky #bookstoread #books #booksky #horror #horrorcommunity #writingcommunity #Halloween
NOSTALGIAMARES: PHANTOM DELIVERY by Mark Guyer
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0CJ...
#readsky #bookstoread #books #booksky #horror #horrorcommunity #writingcommunity #Halloween
Phantom Delivery (Nostalgiamares Book 1)
At the age of 38, Harper needs a break. She is desperate for an escape from her judgmental mother, her aimless boyfriend, her soul-sucking job, and the disappointment of adulthood in general.
Seeking...
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October 29, 2025 at 2:38 PM
“My name is Harper Sumner, and I am trapped in a horror novel!”
NOSTALGIAMARES: PHANTOM DELIVERY by Mark Guyer
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0CJ...
#readsky #bookstoread #books #booksky #horror #horrorcommunity #writingcommunity #Halloween
NOSTALGIAMARES: PHANTOM DELIVERY by Mark Guyer
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0CJ...
#readsky #bookstoread #books #booksky #horror #horrorcommunity #writingcommunity #Halloween
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Hopefully everybody's heard it, but just in case...
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Lyric Video)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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February 15, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Hopefully everybody's heard it, but just in case...
Day 9:
I wrote this right before AI blew up 😂
“But then, the robots turned evil and forced the people to work instead?”
The Professor smiled bitterly. “Amazingly enough, many people were surprised by this development, but yes. That is precisely what happened.“
-FROM NOW ON
#TimeTravelAuthors
I wrote this right before AI blew up 😂
“But then, the robots turned evil and forced the people to work instead?”
The Professor smiled bitterly. “Amazingly enough, many people were surprised by this development, but yes. That is precisely what happened.“
-FROM NOW ON
#TimeTravelAuthors
February 15, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Day 9:
I wrote this right before AI blew up 😂
“But then, the robots turned evil and forced the people to work instead?”
The Professor smiled bitterly. “Amazingly enough, many people were surprised by this development, but yes. That is precisely what happened.“
-FROM NOW ON
#TimeTravelAuthors
I wrote this right before AI blew up 😂
“But then, the robots turned evil and forced the people to work instead?”
The Professor smiled bitterly. “Amazingly enough, many people were surprised by this development, but yes. That is precisely what happened.“
-FROM NOW ON
#TimeTravelAuthors
Thinking about making a video of myself reading a bit of one of my stories tomorrow. Which one would you want to see?
1. BLUE SKIES
2. FROM NOW ON
3. SEVENTEEN MINUTES OF RAIN
4. DADDY SCHOOL
5. BLIND LUCK
or
6. (almost) out of the woods
1. BLUE SKIES
2. FROM NOW ON
3. SEVENTEEN MINUTES OF RAIN
4. DADDY SCHOOL
5. BLIND LUCK
or
6. (almost) out of the woods
February 15, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Thinking about making a video of myself reading a bit of one of my stories tomorrow. Which one would you want to see?
1. BLUE SKIES
2. FROM NOW ON
3. SEVENTEEN MINUTES OF RAIN
4. DADDY SCHOOL
5. BLIND LUCK
or
6. (almost) out of the woods
1. BLUE SKIES
2. FROM NOW ON
3. SEVENTEEN MINUTES OF RAIN
4. DADDY SCHOOL
5. BLIND LUCK
or
6. (almost) out of the woods
So if they get three runs on the half pipe, that's really a pipe and a half, right?
February 13, 2026 at 3:36 AM
So if they get three runs on the half pipe, that's really a pipe and a half, right?
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My 10 year old daughter often picks the music on the drive to school, and she's always refused to play #Springsteen.
It's Dad's music; I get it.
But every morning since it came out, she plays Streets of Minneapolis.
And she sings along, loud and angry.
(so do I, but you already know that)
It's Dad's music; I get it.
But every morning since it came out, she plays Streets of Minneapolis.
And she sings along, loud and angry.
(so do I, but you already know that)
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Lyric Video)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
February 12, 2026 at 6:09 PM
My 10 year old daughter often picks the music on the drive to school, and she's always refused to play #Springsteen.
It's Dad's music; I get it.
But every morning since it came out, she plays Streets of Minneapolis.
And she sings along, loud and angry.
(so do I, but you already know that)
It's Dad's music; I get it.
But every morning since it came out, she plays Streets of Minneapolis.
And she sings along, loud and angry.
(so do I, but you already know that)
My 10 year old daughter often picks the music on the drive to school, and she's always refused to play #Springsteen.
It's Dad's music; I get it.
But every morning since it came out, she plays Streets of Minneapolis.
And she sings along, loud and angry.
(so do I, but you already know that)
It's Dad's music; I get it.
But every morning since it came out, she plays Streets of Minneapolis.
And she sings along, loud and angry.
(so do I, but you already know that)
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Lyric Video)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
February 12, 2026 at 6:09 PM
My 10 year old daughter often picks the music on the drive to school, and she's always refused to play #Springsteen.
It's Dad's music; I get it.
But every morning since it came out, she plays Streets of Minneapolis.
And she sings along, loud and angry.
(so do I, but you already know that)
It's Dad's music; I get it.
But every morning since it came out, she plays Streets of Minneapolis.
And she sings along, loud and angry.
(so do I, but you already know that)
Age verification?
I sing along with Steely Dan songs at the grocery store.
I sing along with Steely Dan songs at the grocery store.
Age verification?
I saw all three Lord of the Rings films in cinema when they first came out.
I saw all three Lord of the Rings films in cinema when they first came out.
Age verification?
I remember when the save icon was a 3.5 disc
I remember when the save icon was a 3.5 disc
February 11, 2026 at 3:37 AM
Age verification?
I sing along with Steely Dan songs at the grocery store.
I sing along with Steely Dan songs at the grocery store.
Just realized I missed day 9.
Um, yeah.
I'll share a little excerpt or two later today.
#TimeTravelAuthors
Um, yeah.
I'll share a little excerpt or two later today.
#TimeTravelAuthors
Day 3:
BLUE SKIES and FROM NOW ON are companion pieces - they start at the exact same moment and tell the same story, but from two different characters' perspectives.
BLUE SKIES starts with a dad skydiving.
FROM NOW ON starts with his daughter, watching from the ground.
#TimeTravelAuthors
BLUE SKIES and FROM NOW ON are companion pieces - they start at the exact same moment and tell the same story, but from two different characters' perspectives.
BLUE SKIES starts with a dad skydiving.
FROM NOW ON starts with his daughter, watching from the ground.
#TimeTravelAuthors
February 10, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Just realized I missed day 9.
Um, yeah.
I'll share a little excerpt or two later today.
#TimeTravelAuthors
Um, yeah.
I'll share a little excerpt or two later today.
#TimeTravelAuthors
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New flash fiction! I had a lot of fun remembering late night rides on the red line to write this one.
@writernatswift.bsky.social brings us with him along the El in Chicago. We meet new people at each stop and are invited in to their lives for just a second.
Is this your stop?
This is Grand
tinyurl.com/ThisIsGrand
Is this your stop?
This is Grand
tinyurl.com/ThisIsGrand
February 8, 2026 at 7:06 PM
New flash fiction! I had a lot of fun remembering late night rides on the red line to write this one.
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In case anyone needs to learn the lyrics...
John Williams & London Symphony Orchestra – Ewok Celebration and Finale
John Williams & London Symphony Orchestra – Ewok Celebration and Finale
John Williams & London Symphony Orchestra – Ewok Celebration and Finale
“Ewok Celebration,” more commonly referred to as Yub Nub, is a 1983 song included in the film Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi.
It was removed from the film in the
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February 10, 2026 at 1:20 AM
In case anyone needs to learn the lyrics...
John Williams & London Symphony Orchestra – Ewok Celebration and Finale
John Williams & London Symphony Orchestra – Ewok Celebration and Finale
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Come on. That's gotta be a bit. "He could have done some good with his platform" when he's literally on a platform doing some good. Amazing.
February 10, 2026 at 4:01 AM
Come on. That's gotta be a bit. "He could have done some good with his platform" when he's literally on a platform doing some good. Amazing.