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Nick
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Writer and lover of science fiction. I work at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center as a science writer.
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Nick @thescifinerd.bsky.social · Nov 19
1/ What's up, #Bluesky fam?

In this #Thread 🧵, I will try my best to lay out some of the lore behind THE SPACERS SAGA, the fictional universe I've been working on in some form or another since 2004.

THE SPACERS SAGA is a military sci-fi space opera set primarily in the 23rd and 24th centuries...
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Tapping the sign
notyournyx.bsky.social 🌙NotYourNyx @notyournyx.bsky.social · Nov 6
Always 💖

Don't make me tap the sign
November 8, 2024 at 4:15 AM
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The world of 2389 - it's been through hell, and the hard times are not over just yet. Check out the latest SPACERS SAGA lore post to find more about the state of Earth in the late 24th century! 😲🌠

#sciencefiction #WritingCommmunity #fiction

Link: shorturl.at/GEU0b
The World of Tomorrow - Earth in 2389
A peek through the looking glass at a future we should shudder to imagine...
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June 17, 2025 at 5:02 AM
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Agent Morrow has gone in search of answers. He meets intrepid archaeologist Alicia Ricardo, who's discovered something never seen before on Earth.

But they’re not the only ones on the hunt...

Read Chapter 4 of THE PETRICHOR CONSPIRACY today! 😁

Link: shorturl.at/0ri4m

#scifi #fiction #writers
The Petrichor Conspiracy - Chapter 4
Agent Morrow meets Doctor Ricardo just before things take a turn for the worse...
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June 8, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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In 2337, a ragtag band of artificial humans united to liberate their people. Fast forward to 2389, and the Zharan Liberation Army is the third largest fighting force in Solar Space.

Find out all about them today!

Link: shorturl.at/42zrx

#scifi #Military #WritingCommunity #future #history
An Overview of the Zharan Liberation Army (ZLA)
The History and Organization of the Zharan Collective's military arm.
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June 5, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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The Zharan Liberation Army started off as ragtag rebels and ended up as the third largest fighting force in Solar Space. 😯 Now you can find out how they did it, and much more!

This week's Substack lore post is live NOW!

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#scifi #History #WritingCommunity #Creatives #fiction
An Overview of the Zharan Liberation Army (ZLA)
The History and Organization of the Zharan Collective's military arm.
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June 1, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Thomas Morrow just learned that the story of Phoenix's destruction by asteroid is a lie. Now he’s off to Svalbard to investigate the first clue in his hunt for answers - or to open Pandora’s Box…

Check out Chapter 3 of THE PETRICHOR CONSPIRACY now! shorturl.at/oX5iQ

#scifi #althistory #thriller
The Petrichor Conspiracy - Chapter 3
The rabbit hole gets deeper as Thomas Morrow departs for Svalbard...
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May 31, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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On May 7, 2014 in the world through the looking glass, an asteroid impact killed millions.

35 years later, one man is about to find out that the official story is not as true as the world believes...

Check out Chapter 2 of SPACERS: THE PETRICHOR CONSPIRACY to find out the truth!

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The Petrichor Conspiracy - Chapter 2
In 2014, Phoenix burned. Agent Thomas Morrow is about to find out why...
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May 22, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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"In 2014, Phoenix burned and the world changed forever. In 2049, one man is about to learn that the official story is not always the FULL story..." Chapter 2 of SPACERS: THE PETRICHOR CONSPIRACY is live now! 😎🚀🌖

#scifi #novel #fiction #future #thriller

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The Petrichor Conspiracy - Chapter 2
In 2014, Phoenix burned. Now Tom Morrow is about to find out why...
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May 11, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Friends, humans, countrymen - lend me your eyes...
The latest issue of the SPACERS SAGA newsletter is here! 😀🚀✨ This one deals with the society in the Jovian sector

If you enjoy this content, please feel free to share far and wide - your support is my greatest benefit 😁
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The Jovian System - An Overview
A hotbed of revolutionary sentiment since the 23rd century
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March 16, 2025 at 3:06 AM
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Folks, they have less than 1k comments so far. Posts arguing about which way to hang toilet paper have more comments in facebook groups. If you are in any way involved in art: writing, music, acting, film MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD
socksthewolf.com Socks the Macro Wolf Dad @socksthewolf.com · Mar 15
The government is about to give OpenAI the ability to legally steal if we do not flood this page in the next 12 hours.

OpenAI will have immunity from all lawsuits regarding copyright infringement. All other AI companies will follow.

Do you despise AI? Dissent, retweet. Do something. #furry #art
Request for Information on the Development of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Plan
On behalf of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), the NITRD NCO requests input from all interested parties on the Development of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Plan ("Plan"). Th...
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March 15, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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*yawn* Man, it's late... Or early!
What's that? Oh, the latest SPACERS SAGA newsletter just dropped?
Say no more 😎🔭✨

Check it out, and please feel free to share with anyone who may also be interested:
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An Overview of the AML (Armada)
History and Organization of the Alliance's expeditionary military force.
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February 15, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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Released the latest SPACERS SAGA newsletter this past weekend. This one's all about Titan, the giant, mysterious, and (in my lore, anyway) troubled moon of Saturn 😁

Hope you enjoy learning more about this war-torn world! 🚀🪐

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Titan - the World of Mystery
A look at the history and geographics of Saturn's largest moon
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February 4, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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Beautiful render of a rotating space station inspired by 2013's 'Elysium'.
By Greg McKechnie.
www.artstation.com/artwork/y4kXqR
December 11, 2024 at 3:05 PM
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my personal favorite comic of 2024
January 4, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Animated version of my space hotel.

Please REPOST, folks! Love ya!

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#sciart #scifiart #blender
January 4, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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Is there like a corollary of Murphy's Law that says your hot water will go out the very same hour you try to take a shower? 'Cause right now I'm thinking there might need to be 🫠😖
January 12, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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Almost a year ago (Jan 20, 2024) one little JAXA lunar lander made a successful soft Moon landing... on its nose... 🛰️. And then promptly refused to stop analysing rocks through 3 lunar night that should have frozen it solid 🔭. SLIM mission operations are now over, and here is a summary 🧪.
www.isas.jaxa.jp
December 26, 2024 at 12:11 PM
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I have a Substack now 😁

Check it out at the link below to support my work, and to find out more about THE SPACERS SAGA - thanks!

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December 6, 2024 at 6:34 AM
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deeply depressing watching the six unelected rulers of America debate how many of my friends’ rights to take away because none of them believe my friends are real people

trans rights are human rights
December 4, 2024 at 4:44 PM
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We're all messy, imperfect animals but for the love of CHRIST write something stupid and embarrassing and passionate and kiss with a little too much tongue and remember that we all sweat, everyone's breath stinks in the morning, and being lost is the entire point. The rest is noise.
December 4, 2024 at 1:28 AM
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I'm slightly fired up, but honestly the news is just one part of it. Humanity is the target everywhere. Poetry written by machines. Movies made by computers. No nudity, because sweaty human bodies are wrong. SEO experts, not editors. Perfection, not messiness. IP, but no stories.
December 4, 2024 at 1:26 AM
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December 2, 2024 at 4:37 AM
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The American people are hungry for someone to fight for them. We need more Democrats to act like Elizabeth Warren and loudly proclaim that they're staying in the fight.
Facebook post by Elizabeth Warren that reads: "Over 74 million Americans voted for Democrats in this election. They don’t expect us to roll over & play dead. And progressive policies—like paid sick leave, minimum wage increases, and abortion rights—won ballot measures around the country. I’m staying in the fight."
December 3, 2024 at 3:24 AM
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The thing I like about comics is that they are the greatest visual story telling form ever invented and nothing comes even close to level of pure human communication and they are used to make some of the dumbest shit you ever set eyes on.
December 3, 2024 at 2:18 AM
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Poster for the move The Thing. Text: if you’re cold, It’s cold. Bring It inside.
November 30, 2024 at 5:17 PM