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violent alien @blipstress.bsky.social · 3h

An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.

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Chantelle Aimée @suspensesiren.bsky.social · 5d

Thrilled to be the first woman EVER to write a full issue of Dick Tracy—my issue, "Witchsplaining" (with an all female creative team!) will be out 10/29! @madcavestudios.com @comicsbeat.bsky.social @alexsegura.bsky.social @emilianapinna.bsky.social @wksahadewa.bsky.social @michaelmoreci.bsky.social

Interview: Chantelle Aimée Osman on the DICK TRACY HALLOWEEN SPECIAL

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Full of Sith @fullofsith.bsky.social · 4h

The Writers of Star Wars from FanX Salt Lake! With your host, @swankmotron.com! Listen in! fullofsith.libsyn.com/fos/episode-...

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Imperial Activity @anthony-2066.bsky.social · 2d

Every Now & Again @fullofsith.bsky.social podcast Does Something Like This !
as a Long Time Listener of them,
imo I WISH things Like this Happened More Often !
Find The Time & LISTEN !
On my 3rd RePlay listen !
I think it's That Good !
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Full of Sith @fullofsith.bsky.social · 8d

A whole episode of Full of Sith about Star Wars plot holes and role playing games! Live from Salt Lake City with @swankmotron.com, @hollyfrey.bsky.social, and special guests! fullofsith.libsyn.com/fos/episode-...

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Bryan Young @swankmotron.com · 4h

And that is a wrap on Final Fantasy Tactics remastered. That game is just brilliant. Tied with 3/6 for best they ever made.

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Bryan Young @swankmotron.com · 5h

Huh. I didn't realize Kickstarter employees were on strike. Maybe hold off on your launches till management meets the demands of the workers. kickstarterunited.org

Kickstarter United

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Bryan Young @swankmotron.com · 12h

That time I got married on a spaceship was pretty good

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Bryan Young @swankmotron.com · 13h

I really adore this pin my partner and kid gave me to adorn my hoodie.

A Lucasfilm hoodie with a pin on it. A black cat is holding a knife in its teeth that reads “He/they”

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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 21h

I was completely unprepared for the threat posed by the Antifa super soldiers.

Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 22h

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

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Bryan Young @swankmotron.com · 21h

Waters? What waters? We’re in the desert.

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 1d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 23h

Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.

For the crime of … complaining about government policy.

Core 1A speech.

With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 1d

Here’s video of the incident

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Pat Bagley @bagleycartoons.bsky.social · 1d

Thugs

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Bryan Young @swankmotron.com · 1d

You don't say

Surprised Pikachu GIF

Alt: Surprised Pikachu GIF

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Bryan Young @swankmotron.com · 1d

I did notice the unusual helicopter activity. Portland never had that before when I stayed there.

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Mary Holzman-Tweed @mareht.bsky.social · 2d

This night promises to be very, very special! @leannareneehieber.bsky.social will be reading a *delightfully* vicious chiller, and I can't wait to be drawn into what magic @shvetathakrar.com has in store for us. Don't miss out!

Matthew Kressel @matthewkressel.net · 2d

This Wednesday, join us with guests @leannareneehieber.bsky.social & @shvetathakrar.com, for our Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading series, October 8, 7pm at the KGB Bar. @mercuriodrivera.bsky.social will be impersonating @datlow.bsky.social! Come one, come all!

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Bryan Young @swankmotron.com · 1d

Portland is definitely into peaceful protest, as they should be when there are masked gunmen roaming the country kidnapping people.... but yeah... no insurrection or warzone.

The whole thing is like an AI hallucination. Finding out that's all it is would not surprise me.

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Bryan Young @swankmotron.com · 1d

I saw the most bizarre movie at the Hollywood Theatre, which is an incredible old movie palace that I wish I could just live in. They have a great program of movies.

I did some writing in the downtown library.

In fact I did a LOT of writing across the whole downtown area.

Not a warzone.

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Bryan Young @swankmotron.com · 1d

You know, I was in Portland a couple of weeks ago for a good stretch of time. I have friends and family in Portland that I know and love. It was about as far from a war zone as I could imagine. It was quiet and peaceful. I got lots of work done. Ate at some great restaurants. Had some good beer.

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Bryan Young @swankmotron.com · 1d

Did they name him in the first one? I don’t recall….

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Bryan Young @swankmotron.com · 1d

I watched whatever cut is on HBO

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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 2d

I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.

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Bryan Young @swankmotron.com · 2d

So… Somehow I’d never seen The Exorcist before.

SlashFilm @slashfilm.bsky.social · 2d

One of our writers watched The Exorcist for the first time and came away with lots of thoughts about William Friedkin's enduring 1973 horror classic.

It's 2025 And I Just Watched 1973's The Exorcist For The First Time – These Are My Honest Thoughts - SlashFilm

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Bryan Young @swankmotron.com · 1d

I can't wait to dive in further! The demo at Celebration Japan was SUPER cool.

Bibby Moynihan @bibbymoynihan.bsky.social · 1d

All Hail Grakkus!

Check out Star Wars: BEYOND VICTORY

NOW!

@starwars @ilmvfx.bsky.social

#StarWarsBeyondVictory

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Jeff Mariotte @jeffmariotte.bsky.social · 1d

The Chain Story Project is such a great idea (and source for free fiction for readers)! Will I be contributing to it? When I have some available time to write something, you betcha!

Michael A. Stackpole 🇺🇦 @michaelastackpole.bsky.social · 7d

The Chain Story Project has just released a new story, this one by @swankmotron.com, set in his St. Agatha mystery series.

(Please click through, like, enjoy and RePost. That helps the project so much. #freefiction FTW.

www.chainstorycore.com/blog/free-fi...

Free fiction, Round Eight — The Chain Story

For our eighth offering of free fiction, we invite you to enjoy Bryan Young’s thrilling story, The Monastery Plot.

www.chainstorycore.com

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