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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This is your sign that you need to write and make art in 2026 that is weird, gorgeous, impossible, and uniquely you. That’s my plan. Who’s with me?
January 2, 2026 at 3:08 AM
This is your sign that you need to write and make art in 2026 that is weird, gorgeous, impossible, and uniquely you. That’s my plan. Who’s with me?
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Day 1:
First, Eddie jumps out of a plane.
Then, he falls to his death.
Then, he jumps again. Then he falls to his death again.
And then things start getting interesting...
(check out BLUE SKIES to find out what happens next)
#TimeTravelAuthors
First, Eddie jumps out of a plane.
Then, he falls to his death.
Then, he jumps again. Then he falls to his death again.
And then things start getting interesting...
(check out BLUE SKIES to find out what happens next)
#TimeTravelAuthors
January 1, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Day 1:
First, Eddie jumps out of a plane.
Then, he falls to his death.
Then, he jumps again. Then he falls to his death again.
And then things start getting interesting...
(check out BLUE SKIES to find out what happens next)
#TimeTravelAuthors
First, Eddie jumps out of a plane.
Then, he falls to his death.
Then, he jumps again. Then he falls to his death again.
And then things start getting interesting...
(check out BLUE SKIES to find out what happens next)
#TimeTravelAuthors
Yeah that seems right.
January 2, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Yeah that seems right.
Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne
Ok, everyone, what book is sacred enough to you to get sworn in on?
Strange takes on Mayor Zamdani swearing his oath on the Qu’ran. It has nothing to do with church & state. The point of the oath is for the person swearing in to do so upon some text that is sacred TO THEM. Some Presidents swore in w/o any book. John Quincy Adams was sworn on a law book. His choice.
January 2, 2026 at 2:58 AM
Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne
*Time loop only Nat!
Time loop only not!
January 2, 2026 at 12:18 AM
*Time loop only Nat!
My marketing plan is working
Well I guess I better read Blue Skies then
January 1, 2026 at 11:05 PM
My marketing plan is working
Then zoom in on Earth.
That's me. I'm waving to you. Hi!
That's me. I'm waving to you. Hi!
Open up this picture fully.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
January 1, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Then zoom in on Earth.
That's me. I'm waving to you. Hi!
That's me. I'm waving to you. Hi!
Day 1:
First, Eddie jumps out of a plane.
Then, he falls to his death.
Then, he jumps again. Then he falls to his death again.
And then things start getting interesting...
(check out BLUE SKIES to find out what happens next)
#TimeTravelAuthors
First, Eddie jumps out of a plane.
Then, he falls to his death.
Then, he jumps again. Then he falls to his death again.
And then things start getting interesting...
(check out BLUE SKIES to find out what happens next)
#TimeTravelAuthors
January 1, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Day 1:
First, Eddie jumps out of a plane.
Then, he falls to his death.
Then, he jumps again. Then he falls to his death again.
And then things start getting interesting...
(check out BLUE SKIES to find out what happens next)
#TimeTravelAuthors
First, Eddie jumps out of a plane.
Then, he falls to his death.
Then, he jumps again. Then he falls to his death again.
And then things start getting interesting...
(check out BLUE SKIES to find out what happens next)
#TimeTravelAuthors
Update: we did not get far enough away.
Getting ready to drive home soon, and we always joke about how we always drive through rough weather around Buffalo.
Just looked at the forecast, and we might just avoid Buffalo altogether this time.
Just looked at the forecast, and we might just avoid Buffalo altogether this time.
December 31, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Update: we did not get far enough away.
Getting ready to drive home soon, and we always joke about how we always drive through rough weather around Buffalo.
Just looked at the forecast, and we might just avoid Buffalo altogether this time.
Just looked at the forecast, and we might just avoid Buffalo altogether this time.
December 28, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Getting ready to drive home soon, and we always joke about how we always drive through rough weather around Buffalo.
Just looked at the forecast, and we might just avoid Buffalo altogether this time.
Just looked at the forecast, and we might just avoid Buffalo altogether this time.
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Apparently I'm doing this -- my open letter to that open latter about AI in writing and publishing. I emerged from Hibernation Week to write it, so god only knows how much sense it makes. But at least a human wrote it, so that's nice.
Bonus: picture of my "cat," sweet baby Boomba.
Bonus: picture of my "cat," sweet baby Boomba.
My Open Letter To That Open Letter About AI In Writing And Publishing
The tl;dr before you get into this post is this: the SFWA came out, said that some AI usage was okay enough in books for the authors of those books to not to be disqualified from winning a Nebula a…
terribleminds.com
December 28, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Apparently I'm doing this -- my open letter to that open latter about AI in writing and publishing. I emerged from Hibernation Week to write it, so god only knows how much sense it makes. But at least a human wrote it, so that's nice.
Bonus: picture of my "cat," sweet baby Boomba.
Bonus: picture of my "cat," sweet baby Boomba.
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Some nice person urged me to post links to some of my stories published in 2025 and I probably will, but I think I'll post links to some friends' work first or instead of. Please add your own or others. See thread to follow, which I'll add to (and you should too.)
December 26, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Some nice person urged me to post links to some of my stories published in 2025 and I probably will, but I think I'll post links to some friends' work first or instead of. Please add your own or others. See thread to follow, which I'll add to (and you should too.)
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And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, has seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. He watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain.
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, is a Dark Lord of the Sith, so powerful and so wise he could use the Force to influence the midichlorians to create...life. He had such a knowledge of the dark side that he could even keep the ones he cared about from dying.
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, is-- and always shall be-- your friend.
December 25, 2025 at 2:07 AM
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, has seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. He watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain.
Jingle Jangle.
I say this to everyone I know every year. If anyone hasn't seen it, they should watch it tonight.
a netflix ad shows a man holding a child
Alt: Two children give a man a hug in a scene from Jingle Jangle.
media.tenor.com
December 25, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Jingle Jangle.
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, has seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. He watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain.
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, is a Dark Lord of the Sith, so powerful and so wise he could use the Force to influence the midichlorians to create...life. He had such a knowledge of the dark side that he could even keep the ones he cared about from dying.
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, is-- and always shall be-- your friend.
December 25, 2025 at 2:07 AM
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, has seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. He watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain.
Roses are red
Istanbul was Constantinople
Istanbul was Constantinople
You really should follow @writernatswift.bsky.social
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December 24, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Roses are red
Istanbul was Constantinople
Istanbul was Constantinople
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Day 17:
"He told his eyes to open, and this time they followed orders. The ceiling, low and dirty, had a single dim lightbulb in a dusty cage. Spiderwebs, thick with unlucky flies, filled the corners of the small room."
From BLUE SKIES
#TimeTravelAuthors
"He told his eyes to open, and this time they followed orders. The ceiling, low and dirty, had a single dim lightbulb in a dusty cage. Spiderwebs, thick with unlucky flies, filled the corners of the small room."
From BLUE SKIES
#TimeTravelAuthors
December 17, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Day 17:
"He told his eyes to open, and this time they followed orders. The ceiling, low and dirty, had a single dim lightbulb in a dusty cage. Spiderwebs, thick with unlucky flies, filled the corners of the small room."
From BLUE SKIES
#TimeTravelAuthors
"He told his eyes to open, and this time they followed orders. The ceiling, low and dirty, had a single dim lightbulb in a dusty cage. Spiderwebs, thick with unlucky flies, filled the corners of the small room."
From BLUE SKIES
#TimeTravelAuthors
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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!
a.co/d/0SNPieF
Unless you hate it. Then maybe don't let me know.
But you won't hate it!
a.co/d/0SNPieF
December 24, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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The Berenstein Bears and the Mandela Dilemna
December 24, 2025 at 3:54 PM
The Berenstein Bears and the Mandela Dilemna
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On one of our first dates, I looked right at a woman while singing along to "you ain't a beauty, but hey, you're all right" and she told me later that she almost broke up with me right there. 🤣🤣🤣
Instead she ended up marrying me and we saw Bruce in Ireland for our honeymoon. 😁
Instead she ended up marrying me and we saw Bruce in Ireland for our honeymoon. 😁
MARY: I slammed the screen door, and the first thing he said was he hated being alone, and we weren’t that young anymore. I said, “Get off my porch.” Then he said, “You ain’t a beauty, but hey, you’re all right.” I said, “Get out of my driveway.”
Bruce Springsteen’s Exes Grab Brunch
Several women share bottomless mimosas somewhere in the swamps of Jersey. MARY 1: I slammed the screen door, and the first thing he said was he hat...
buff.ly
December 22, 2025 at 12:33 AM
On one of our first dates, I looked right at a woman while singing along to "you ain't a beauty, but hey, you're all right" and she told me later that she almost broke up with me right there. 🤣🤣🤣
Instead she ended up marrying me and we saw Bruce in Ireland for our honeymoon. 😁
Instead she ended up marrying me and we saw Bruce in Ireland for our honeymoon. 😁
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But what I really want is a Chip origin story.
a hand is touching a cartoon character 's face with a crown on it .
Alt: Chip from Beauty and the Beast blows bubbles.
media.tenor.com
December 22, 2025 at 1:18 AM
But what I really want is a Chip origin story.
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BREAKING: News
December 22, 2025 at 2:57 AM
BREAKING: News
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fyi if you copy this post and paste it in a different document you can't tell what I redacted because I know how to redact things.
Happy Epstein Files Day to those who [REDACTED]
December 23, 2025 at 1:45 PM
fyi if you copy this post and paste it in a different document you can't tell what I redacted because I know how to redact things.