Bryan Young
@swankmotron.com
Storyteller. I've written stuff for Star Wars, Robotech, BattleTech, Doctor Who, Shadowrun, Remo Williams and more. Repped by Katherine Odom Tomchin.
He/They http://www.swankmotron.com
He/They http://www.swankmotron.com
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The Chain Story has already produced some stellar tales of Sword & Sorcery. You can find them here on @bsky.app by following @michaelastackpole.bsky.social
There's also a starter pack so that you can follow all of the #ChainStory authors on bsky:
go.bsky.app/8F1MqZ6
#Freefiction #ChainStory
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There's also a starter pack so that you can follow all of the #ChainStory authors on bsky:
go.bsky.app/8F1MqZ6
#Freefiction #ChainStory
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January 13, 2026 at 4:31 AM
The Chain Story has already produced some stellar tales of Sword & Sorcery. You can find them here on @bsky.app by following @michaelastackpole.bsky.social
There's also a starter pack so that you can follow all of the #ChainStory authors on bsky:
go.bsky.app/8F1MqZ6
#Freefiction #ChainStory
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There's also a starter pack so that you can follow all of the #ChainStory authors on bsky:
go.bsky.app/8F1MqZ6
#Freefiction #ChainStory
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AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
January 13, 2026 at 1:20 AM
AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
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No exceptions. If you use Gen A I in any capacity whatsoever, you suck.
Yes, the way you're using it too. You're not special.
"She probably doesn't mean me"
I do.
Yes, the way you're using it too. You're not special.
"She probably doesn't mean me"
I do.
I've seen some vocally anti-AI people recently make an anti-AI post and be surprised there are still pro-AI people following them, and I can explain this;
most pro-AI people think they are somehow the exception. the way THEY are using it, SURELY you would take no issue!
well, we do. so fuck off.
most pro-AI people think they are somehow the exception. the way THEY are using it, SURELY you would take no issue!
well, we do. so fuck off.
May 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM
No exceptions. If you use Gen A I in any capacity whatsoever, you suck.
Yes, the way you're using it too. You're not special.
"She probably doesn't mean me"
I do.
Yes, the way you're using it too. You're not special.
"She probably doesn't mean me"
I do.
Is anyone surprised?
Breaking NYT:
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Is anyone surprised?
"Where were you born?"
Who cares man? That question is straight up racist.
The more they do this, genuinely, the less I care about borders existing at all.
Who cares man? That question is straight up racist.
The more they do this, genuinely, the less I care about borders existing at all.
January 13, 2026 at 12:15 AM
"Where were you born?"
Who cares man? That question is straight up racist.
The more they do this, genuinely, the less I care about borders existing at all.
Who cares man? That question is straight up racist.
The more they do this, genuinely, the less I care about borders existing at all.
This is unacceptable behaviour. ICE really needs to be dismantled. No one in the US should be harassed like this. This is not behavior for "the land of the free" and these thugs certainly don't exemplify anyone belonging in the "home of the brave"
This woman is harder than goddamn steel dealing with these goddamn thugs. I want her to be my neighbor.
January 13, 2026 at 12:13 AM
This is unacceptable behaviour. ICE really needs to be dismantled. No one in the US should be harassed like this. This is not behavior for "the land of the free" and these thugs certainly don't exemplify anyone belonging in the "home of the brave"
Did you get stabbed in the neck again?!
January 12, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Did you get stabbed in the neck again?!
Here's a starter pack full of authors participating in @michaelastackpole.bsky.social's Chain Story Project, which you should be reading if you aren't. It's free sword and sorcery fiction on a regular basis. (www.chainstorycore.com)
go.bsky.app/8F1MqZ6
go.bsky.app/8F1MqZ6
January 12, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Here's a starter pack full of authors participating in @michaelastackpole.bsky.social's Chain Story Project, which you should be reading if you aren't. It's free sword and sorcery fiction on a regular basis. (www.chainstorycore.com)
go.bsky.app/8F1MqZ6
go.bsky.app/8F1MqZ6
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Super Dimension Fortress Macross (1982): Art by Shōji Kawamori
January 12, 2026 at 9:53 AM
Super Dimension Fortress Macross (1982): Art by Shōji Kawamori
Benecio Del Toro being the lowly thug in this one is hilarious to me.
January 12, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Benecio Del Toro being the lowly thug in this one is hilarious to me.
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This was unexpected.
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
www.youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 1:43 AM
This was unexpected.
Hey, watch this. It's a pick-me-up. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaKr...
Andor | Maarva Andor’s Monologue | Disney+
YouTube video by Star Wars
www.youtube.com
January 11, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Hey, watch this. It's a pick-me-up. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaKr...
I'm in SLC and would be very interested in knowing which bar this was at
January 11, 2026 at 10:19 PM
I'm in SLC and would be very interested in knowing which bar this was at
No, they just need to be abolished. They literally have no reason to exist.
We don't need to give ICE agents more training. We need to subject them to rigorous oversight and, when they commit crimes, we need to prosecute them.
The only education they need is to learn that they can and will be held accountable for what they do in the field.
The only education they need is to learn that they can and will be held accountable for what they do in the field.
Chris Murphy: "The amount of training that's given to an ICE officer has been cut in half by this administration. The number of days of training they get are 47. You know why they get 47 days? As an homage to the vanity of POTUS. No wonder the number of violent incidents are going through the roof."
January 11, 2026 at 8:05 PM
No, they just need to be abolished. They literally have no reason to exist.
"Fox Tales" is where a lot of folks seem to have an easy time jumping in. Especially if you like scrappy, under-equipped, queer found family type merc units...
January 11, 2026 at 7:42 PM
"Fox Tales" is where a lot of folks seem to have an easy time jumping in. Especially if you like scrappy, under-equipped, queer found family type merc units...
The books are the best way (but as one of the authors, I'm legally obligated to say that) swankmotron.medium.com/so-you-want-...
So You Want to Start Reading BattleTech?
BattleTech is huge but need not be intimidating
swankmotron.medium.com
January 11, 2026 at 7:16 PM
The books are the best way (but as one of the authors, I'm legally obligated to say that) swankmotron.medium.com/so-you-want-...
Here’s Writer’s With Great Advice go.bsky.app/HKcBY8c
January 11, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Here’s Writer’s With Great Advice go.bsky.app/HKcBY8c
What other good starter packs are out there I should know about? Is there a Chain Story Starter Pack, @michaelastackpole.bsky.social?
January 11, 2026 at 4:36 PM
What other good starter packs are out there I should know about? Is there a Chain Story Starter Pack, @michaelastackpole.bsky.social?
Here are folks who work in Star Wars spaces! go.bsky.app/77wm4YL
January 11, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Here are folks who work in Star Wars spaces! go.bsky.app/77wm4YL
For folks coming in to Bluesky, Starter Packs are a great way to follow curated lists of folks. This is the list of members of the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers
go.bsky.app/MijkbX9
go.bsky.app/MijkbX9
January 11, 2026 at 4:33 PM
For folks coming in to Bluesky, Starter Packs are a great way to follow curated lists of folks. This is the list of members of the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers
go.bsky.app/MijkbX9
go.bsky.app/MijkbX9
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Not the answer to your question, but hopefully helpful. Awhile back I created a #Battletech starter pack with a bunch of BT focused accounts.
go.bsky.app/65Kje8x
go.bsky.app/65Kje8x
January 11, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Not the answer to your question, but hopefully helpful. Awhile back I created a #Battletech starter pack with a bunch of BT focused accounts.
go.bsky.app/65Kje8x
go.bsky.app/65Kje8x
Welcome to BattleTech! If you want to get into the lore, I’m a much better help with that. It looks like everyone has you covered on the game front.
January 11, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Welcome to BattleTech! If you want to get into the lore, I’m a much better help with that. It looks like everyone has you covered on the game front.
I mean, that’s who he was named after
January 11, 2026 at 2:07 PM
I mean, that’s who he was named after