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)
Day 9:
For BLUE SKIES, I looked up the physics of firing a gun while skydiving.
For FROM NOW ON, I researched hypothetical plans for destroying or redirecting an incoming asteroid.
For, you know, reasons.
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For BLUE SKIES, I looked up the physics of firing a gun while skydiving.
For FROM NOW ON, I researched hypothetical plans for destroying or redirecting an incoming asteroid.
For, you know, reasons.
#TimeTravelAuthors
November 10, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Day 9:
For BLUE SKIES, I looked up the physics of firing a gun while skydiving.
For FROM NOW ON, I researched hypothetical plans for destroying or redirecting an incoming asteroid.
For, you know, reasons.
#TimeTravelAuthors
For BLUE SKIES, I looked up the physics of firing a gun while skydiving.
For FROM NOW ON, I researched hypothetical plans for destroying or redirecting an incoming asteroid.
For, you know, reasons.
#TimeTravelAuthors
This is not a snow day.
November 10, 2025 at 3:13 PM
This is not a snow day.
She does look suspicious...
November 8, 2025 at 1:54 AM
She does look suspicious...
Day 3:
In BLUE SKIES, Eddie does travel forward, and he'd tell you it depends on which future you travel forward to.
It makes a big difference.
If he could go to the right one, he would sit in the stands at Fenway, drinking a beer and watching the Red Sox beat the Yankees.
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In BLUE SKIES, Eddie does travel forward, and he'd tell you it depends on which future you travel forward to.
It makes a big difference.
If he could go to the right one, he would sit in the stands at Fenway, drinking a beer and watching the Red Sox beat the Yankees.
#TimeTravelAuthors
November 3, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Day 3:
In BLUE SKIES, Eddie does travel forward, and he'd tell you it depends on which future you travel forward to.
It makes a big difference.
If he could go to the right one, he would sit in the stands at Fenway, drinking a beer and watching the Red Sox beat the Yankees.
#TimeTravelAuthors
In BLUE SKIES, Eddie does travel forward, and he'd tell you it depends on which future you travel forward to.
It makes a big difference.
If he could go to the right one, he would sit in the stands at Fenway, drinking a beer and watching the Red Sox beat the Yankees.
#TimeTravelAuthors
Day 1:
BLUE SKIES and FROM NOW ON are both about a skydiving accident that turns into a battle to save the future. You can find them in my pinned post (thank you!).
SEVENTEEN MINUTES OF RAIN is the book I will have written in the future. You can find it in my future brain.
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BLUE SKIES and FROM NOW ON are both about a skydiving accident that turns into a battle to save the future. You can find them in my pinned post (thank you!).
SEVENTEEN MINUTES OF RAIN is the book I will have written in the future. You can find it in my future brain.
#TimeTravelAuthors
November 2, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Day 1:
BLUE SKIES and FROM NOW ON are both about a skydiving accident that turns into a battle to save the future. You can find them in my pinned post (thank you!).
SEVENTEEN MINUTES OF RAIN is the book I will have written in the future. You can find it in my future brain.
#TimeTravelAuthors
BLUE SKIES and FROM NOW ON are both about a skydiving accident that turns into a battle to save the future. You can find them in my pinned post (thank you!).
SEVENTEEN MINUTES OF RAIN is the book I will have written in the future. You can find it in my future brain.
#TimeTravelAuthors
Day 29:
Eddie’s heart and mind were both racing.
What now?
He was strapped to a dead woman, free-falling through the sky, about fifteen thousand feet above the ground.
Allison. Her name was Allison.
They didn’t cover this in the thirty minutes of training.
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Eddie’s heart and mind were both racing.
What now?
He was strapped to a dead woman, free-falling through the sky, about fifteen thousand feet above the ground.
Allison. Her name was Allison.
They didn’t cover this in the thirty minutes of training.
#TimeTravelAuthors
October 29, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Day 29:
Eddie’s heart and mind were both racing.
What now?
He was strapped to a dead woman, free-falling through the sky, about fifteen thousand feet above the ground.
Allison. Her name was Allison.
They didn’t cover this in the thirty minutes of training.
#TimeTravelAuthors
Eddie’s heart and mind were both racing.
What now?
He was strapped to a dead woman, free-falling through the sky, about fifteen thousand feet above the ground.
Allison. Her name was Allison.
They didn’t cover this in the thirty minutes of training.
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Day 27:
Yeah, I know. I'm late. I was thinking about how I feel about time travel.
I don't like it.
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Yeah, I know. I'm late. I was thinking about how I feel about time travel.
I don't like it.
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October 28, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Day 27:
Yeah, I know. I'm late. I was thinking about how I feel about time travel.
I don't like it.
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Yeah, I know. I'm late. I was thinking about how I feel about time travel.
I don't like it.
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Day 23:
I don't think I have any enemies, really.
I mean, there are some people who try to kill me, but...
Huh.
Maybe I do have enemies?
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I don't think I have any enemies, really.
I mean, there are some people who try to kill me, but...
Huh.
Maybe I do have enemies?
#TimeTravelAuthors
October 23, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Day 23:
I don't think I have any enemies, really.
I mean, there are some people who try to kill me, but...
Huh.
Maybe I do have enemies?
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I don't think I have any enemies, really.
I mean, there are some people who try to kill me, but...
Huh.
Maybe I do have enemies?
#TimeTravelAuthors
Day 21:
Wow. What a question.
Well, the author says I'm not supposed to give away spoilers, but yeah. I'd change some things.
Then again, I did change some things. Lots of things. And it didn't always work out so well.
Maybe I should just leave things the way they happened.
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Wow. What a question.
Well, the author says I'm not supposed to give away spoilers, but yeah. I'd change some things.
Then again, I did change some things. Lots of things. And it didn't always work out so well.
Maybe I should just leave things the way they happened.
#TimeTravelAuthors
October 21, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Day 21:
Wow. What a question.
Well, the author says I'm not supposed to give away spoilers, but yeah. I'd change some things.
Then again, I did change some things. Lots of things. And it didn't always work out so well.
Maybe I should just leave things the way they happened.
#TimeTravelAuthors
Wow. What a question.
Well, the author says I'm not supposed to give away spoilers, but yeah. I'd change some things.
Then again, I did change some things. Lots of things. And it didn't always work out so well.
Maybe I should just leave things the way they happened.
#TimeTravelAuthors
A few of my favorite photos from Chicago - it was an amazing crowd!
October 19, 2025 at 8:06 PM
A few of my favorite photos from Chicago - it was an amazing crowd!
Sure, why not?
October 19, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Sure, why not?
Day 19:
I don't get to see it happen, but the Professor told me what Annie’s going to do when she grows up, and I am just so damned proud of that kid.
I can't tell you what it is, because the author tells me that'll spoil the story, but trust me. It's pretty awesome.
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I don't get to see it happen, but the Professor told me what Annie’s going to do when she grows up, and I am just so damned proud of that kid.
I can't tell you what it is, because the author tells me that'll spoil the story, but trust me. It's pretty awesome.
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October 19, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Day 19:
I don't get to see it happen, but the Professor told me what Annie’s going to do when she grows up, and I am just so damned proud of that kid.
I can't tell you what it is, because the author tells me that'll spoil the story, but trust me. It's pretty awesome.
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I don't get to see it happen, but the Professor told me what Annie’s going to do when she grows up, and I am just so damned proud of that kid.
I can't tell you what it is, because the author tells me that'll spoil the story, but trust me. It's pretty awesome.
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Chicago! No idea the number, but it felt good to be with so many awesome neighbors!
October 18, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Chicago! No idea the number, but it felt good to be with so many awesome neighbors!
October 18, 2025 at 6:27 PM
October 18, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Update: I gave up trying to squeeze on a train after four packed trains went by, got a divvy bike, and ride down lakefront to get here.
Chicago is a beautiful city.
Chicago is a beautiful city.
October 18, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Update: I gave up trying to squeeze on a train after four packed trains went by, got a divvy bike, and ride down lakefront to get here.
Chicago is a beautiful city.
Chicago is a beautiful city.
Day 17:
When you jump out of a plane, make sure you have a parachute.
And I don't mean that as a metaphor or whatever.
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When you jump out of a plane, make sure you have a parachute.
And I don't mean that as a metaphor or whatever.
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October 17, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Day 17:
When you jump out of a plane, make sure you have a parachute.
And I don't mean that as a metaphor or whatever.
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When you jump out of a plane, make sure you have a parachute.
And I don't mean that as a metaphor or whatever.
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I've seen these on sidewalks all over Chicago this week. I remember this kind of marketing working well when I was an undergrad.
October 17, 2025 at 2:10 AM
I've seen these on sidewalks all over Chicago this week. I remember this kind of marketing working well when I was an undergrad.
7 drew this at school today. Not sure if I'm more proud of his talent, or his choice of subject.
October 16, 2025 at 1:51 AM
7 drew this at school today. Not sure if I'm more proud of his talent, or his choice of subject.
"He unzipped the pocket that held his emergency parachute ripcord, and gave it a tug.
Nothing happened.
He gave it a much harder tug.
Still nothing."
Yeah, that's from BLUE SKIES. And yeah, it sucked.
And it wasn't even close to the worst thing that happened to me that day.
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Nothing happened.
He gave it a much harder tug.
Still nothing."
Yeah, that's from BLUE SKIES. And yeah, it sucked.
And it wasn't even close to the worst thing that happened to me that day.
#TimeTravelAuthors
October 15, 2025 at 5:44 PM
"He unzipped the pocket that held his emergency parachute ripcord, and gave it a tug.
Nothing happened.
He gave it a much harder tug.
Still nothing."
Yeah, that's from BLUE SKIES. And yeah, it sucked.
And it wasn't even close to the worst thing that happened to me that day.
#TimeTravelAuthors
Nothing happened.
He gave it a much harder tug.
Still nothing."
Yeah, that's from BLUE SKIES. And yeah, it sucked.
And it wasn't even close to the worst thing that happened to me that day.
#TimeTravelAuthors
Just read a short story draft and I don't think I'm done. I wrote myself this note at the end.
Anybody want to read a rough draft and help me figure out what it is?
Anybody want to read a rough draft and help me figure out what it is?
October 14, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Just read a short story draft and I don't think I'm done. I wrote myself this note at the end.
Anybody want to read a rough draft and help me figure out what it is?
Anybody want to read a rough draft and help me figure out what it is?
Day 13:
I know, I'm late. Sorry. It's been a crazy couple of days.
What does someone else think of me? Well, Annie loves me. I'm sure of that. She also thinks I'm an idiot for going skydiving for Dave's 50th birthday.
I don't know, maybe she's right.
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I know, I'm late. Sorry. It's been a crazy couple of days.
What does someone else think of me? Well, Annie loves me. I'm sure of that. She also thinks I'm an idiot for going skydiving for Dave's 50th birthday.
I don't know, maybe she's right.
#TimeTravelAuthors
October 14, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Day 13:
I know, I'm late. Sorry. It's been a crazy couple of days.
What does someone else think of me? Well, Annie loves me. I'm sure of that. She also thinks I'm an idiot for going skydiving for Dave's 50th birthday.
I don't know, maybe she's right.
#TimeTravelAuthors
I know, I'm late. Sorry. It's been a crazy couple of days.
What does someone else think of me? Well, Annie loves me. I'm sure of that. She also thinks I'm an idiot for going skydiving for Dave's 50th birthday.
I don't know, maybe she's right.
#TimeTravelAuthors
Day 11:
“This is the Projection Room. You’ve spent most of your life in this room — physically, at least. Except apparently, you haven’t. Journey-72 has, but you’re not her, despite the fact that you are inhabiting her body.”
I don't know what the hell any of that means.
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“This is the Projection Room. You’ve spent most of your life in this room — physically, at least. Except apparently, you haven’t. Journey-72 has, but you’re not her, despite the fact that you are inhabiting her body.”
I don't know what the hell any of that means.
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October 11, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Day 11:
“This is the Projection Room. You’ve spent most of your life in this room — physically, at least. Except apparently, you haven’t. Journey-72 has, but you’re not her, despite the fact that you are inhabiting her body.”
I don't know what the hell any of that means.
#TimeTravelAuthors
“This is the Projection Room. You’ve spent most of your life in this room — physically, at least. Except apparently, you haven’t. Journey-72 has, but you’re not her, despite the fact that you are inhabiting her body.”
I don't know what the hell any of that means.
#TimeTravelAuthors