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Casstronaut @cassidyward.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Well, friends, I've got some crummy news. As of the end of the year I'm no longer writing for SYFY. It was a great eight years and I worked with a lot of incredible writers and editors. I'll always be grateful for my time at SYFY but if you're looking for a science writer I am fully available!

Michael A. Stackpole 🇺🇦 @michaelastackpole.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

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Just in time for that little break we're all needing, the Chain Story is happy to release Pip Strongpaw's 2nd adventure, In the Land of the Giants by Bryan Young. Please enjoy, like and especially share. Sharing helps so much! www.chainstorycore.com/blog/free-fiction-for-that-break-well-all-need

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Free Fiction, for that break we’ll all need… — The Chain Story

Pip Strongpaw is back with his second adventure! Please enjoy this tale of one of Micedom’s greatest heroes, from the pen of Bryan Young.

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Casstronaut @cassidyward.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Check out this adorably wicked bee, found in Australia and recently described by Dr. Kit Prendergast. If this little lady wanted my soul, I'd probably make the deal. More on SYFY: www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/ne...

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Australia’s Newly Discovered Horned “Devil” Bee Will Have You Buzzing

Dr. Kit Prendergast discovered a horned bee species dubbed Megachile lucifer in Australia's Goldfields.

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Casstronaut @cassidyward.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

This rules, I was tired of writing "more than 5,000" all the time. That 6 has a nice look to it.

Casstronaut @cassidyward.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Mothman looks so smoochable. Bet he’s a good cuddler too.

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Casstronaut @cassidyward.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

I liked it better when being into crypto meant you wanted to smooch Bigfoot.

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Casstronaut @cassidyward.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Hyperion. I’m reading The Fall of Hyperion now and can’t wait to see what that wacky Shrike does next.

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Michael A. Stackpole 🇺🇦 @michaelastackpole.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

Oh, yes, while plugging projects that feature #freefiction, please head over to www.chainstorycore.com (And if you can like and share/repost, that would be incredibly helpful.)

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The Chain Story

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Casstronaut @cassidyward.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Got a fantastic view for My Chemical Romance in Seattle tonight!

View from the T-Mobile Arena. The crowd and the stage are in the foreground with a view of Seattle beyond.

Riley Black 🏳️‍⚧️ 🦖 @restingdinoface.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

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Could Tyrannosaurus rex swim like its silver screen equivalent in the new Jurassic World film? The big carnivore was probably able to do the dino doggypaddle, but a big body full of air sacs may have been the reptile more of a "tipsy punter" than a skilled swimmer. I dig in at NatGeo. 🧪

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Could T. rex swim? Kinda

Evidence suggests dinosaurs like tyrannosaurs were probably best suited to a version of the doggy paddle.

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Riley Black 🏳️‍⚧️ 🦖 @restingdinoface.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

If the return of a certain monster franchise has you thinking about dinosaurs, check out my latest book to get acquainted with the terrible lizards as they really were. 🦖

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Gailey 🍉 @sarahgailey.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Last night, I had the privilege of delivering a keynote speech at the Locus awards. You can view the speech and read the full text here. stone-soup.ghost.io/hammer-speech/

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Hammer Speech

Last night, I got to stand up in front of the audience at the Locus Awards ceremony. I wound up presenting the Locus Award for Best Short Story (congratulations, Isabel J. Kim!) – but first, I deliver...

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Casstronaut @cassidyward.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Yes, I’ve been beating this drum for the last year or so. You also can’t beat the vibes of watching your favorite movies in VHS. Maybe being forced to rewind and maintain our stuff was actually good for us.

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Bryan Young @swankmotron.com · 21/06/2025

I just updated the Workshops and Appearances tab on my website and I realize I'm teaching (online and in person) and traveling A LOT for the rest of the year. Will I see you at an event or teach you in a class? www.swankmotron.com#upcomingappe...

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Bryan Young

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Phil PlAIt @philplait.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Goddammit. Do Not Comply In Advance We still don't know what the Congressional budget proposal will be. Trump's shittastic budget proposal is not the final word!

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Casstronaut @cassidyward.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Also, no one can take my VHS tapes when a licensing agreement expires or modify their content without my knowledge.

Casstronaut @cassidyward.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

For the last year or so I’ve been slowly rebuilding my physical media library and breaking away from streaming, partly for the vibes but partly because I should be able to watch Scrubs 40 times without some billionaire or some robot knowing about it.

Casstronaut @cassidyward.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

This is exactly it. Not only are the arts meaningful, they are the most meaningful thing we do.

Casstronaut @cassidyward.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

I recently got invited to a cool shark party in NYC and couldn’t go because I live in WA. Please know that when I respond this way, what I’m really saying is “Please fly me out and put me up. I’ll write something cool about it and I want to come!”

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Casstronaut @cassidyward.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Holy shit these are incredible. I want a giant version of the first one right now please.

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Riley Black 🏳️‍⚧️ 🦖 @restingdinoface.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

I have a new book out tomorrow! If you’ve ever thought to yourself “I wish Riley would teach me a Dinosaurs 101 course,” this one’s for you. 🦕

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The Shortest History of the Dinosaurs: The 230-Million-Year Story of Their Time on Earth

The 230-Million-Year Story of Their Time on Earth

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Casstronaut @cassidyward.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

“You can’t put the genie back in the bottle” You literally can just turn them off.

Casstronaut @cassidyward.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

I cover science news in the reg and in case it wasn’t obvious, every single cool innovation, advancement, or invention comes courtesy of the University of Someplace. You have to do some serious mental gymnastics to think funding university research programs is bad.

Casstronaut @cassidyward.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Get ‘em People are dying and people will continue to die. The climate crisis is perhaps the biggest fight in the history of our species and we’re throwing all our weapons out the window.

Casstronaut @cassidyward.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

You know what, Shrek is the most not for me thing there is. I don’t often actively dislike a movie, and I dislike Shrek. But I’d read the hell out of that book. Help me understand why it lands so hard with so many.

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Casstronaut @cassidyward.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

As I understand, this author has written multiple “memoirs” filled fabrications, published as of they were true. Generative “a.i.” might actually be a perfect replacement for him. It’s weird to admit it tho.

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Casstronaut @cassidyward.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

I’m not sure what the *right* weather is for packing your entire house into a truck. But 83 and sunny isn’t it. I am become slime

Casstronaut @cassidyward.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

I’ve been eyeballing one of these for like a year. It sounds like it’s worth it.

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The only reliable guidance I’ve been able to settle on is 1) find something you’re passionate about 2) bend your will toward it 3) say yes to opportunities I think it works for just about everything, writing included.

I'm wishing for you good brain today and every day, Nicole!

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Hot take: feeling bad is not fun

I don’t talk about this publicly very often but having an anxiety disorder SUCKS. Waking up and being unable to move because your whole body is clenched SUCKS. Trying to hold back tears so your kid doesn’t worry SUCKS. And having it happen seemingly at random and being at a loss for what to do sucks

Casstronaut @cassidyward.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Humanity, about 4 billion years late to the party.

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It’s also why they got away with SO MUCH retconning over the years. Boy Meets World had an almost antagonistic relationship with its own canon. Anyway, I’ll probably watch it again soon.