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Mick Ryan’s PME & writing starter pack
Some of my favorite feeds & awesome people of the professional military education (PME) and writing world.
Mick Ryan's Starter Pack
My favourite feeds & people in the national security and war studies (including #Ukraine) community.
@literatedesign.bsky.social
Researcher in human centered digitalisation, generative AI, digital ethics and decision support. Draws (digital, watercolour), hikes, plays boardgames, reads A LOT. Shared culture enthusiast who loves helpful and fun technology (and hates bad design).
@starfox66.bsky.social
Gen-X gamer from Sweden. I con is supposed to be a fox wrapped in its own tail, but the color came out wrong.
@cherylmorgan.bsky.social
Writer, editor, publisher. Science fiction and fantasy, also queer history. Welsh. May rant about rugby.
@ansiblemag.bsky.social
Writer, editor of sf newsletter Ansible, co-editor with John Clute of the SF Encyclopedia, publisher as Ansible Editions. See https://ansible.uk/ -- Ansible Editions, https://ae.ansible.uk/ -- Ansible website with all back issues, https://news.ansible.uk.
@jonathanstrahan.bsky.social
Freelance anthologist. Consulting Editor, Tor.com. Reviews Editor, Locus www.locusmag.com. Co-host, The Coode Street Podcast jonathanstrahan.podbean.com. Hugo and World Fantasy Award recipient.
@gillianpolack.bsky.social
Writer, historian, educator, foodie. Maker of seriously bad jokes.
@annvandermeer.bsky.social
Editor, anthologist, writer, former feeder woman to Neo (who was the one). (she/her) #ProtectTransKids #LoveIsLove
@matociquala.bsky.social
Multiple award winning science fiction author. Cat furniture. Horse patsy. Almost certainly two ornimegalonyxes in a trenchcoat. Newsletter: https://buttondown.email/matociquala Next book: THE FOLDED SKY June 2025 https://books2read.com/u/mBB0QZ
@claudiarapp.bsky.social
Writer, translator, PhD. Goth at heart. But also with glitter in her pockets. Lefty 💚
@vincentdocherty.bsky.social
@teroyks.bsky.social
I’m really on Mastodon (@[email protected]) – you can see (and follow) my posts there at @tero.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy
@saranorja.bsky.social
Tietokirja: Alkemian historia ☆ PhD in English ☆ Speculative fiction & poetry ☆ Historical linguistics ☆ History of alchemy ☆ Manuscript studies ☆ English/suomi ☆ Queer ☆ She/her ☆
@zenaldehyde.bsky.social
Malaysian in UK. Author of SORCERER TO THE CROWN, BLACK WATER SISTER, THE FRIEND ZONE EXPERIMENT and some other stuff. Next up: BEHIND FRENEMY LINES (2025).
@tjahonen.bsky.social
@krfsm.bsky.social
Books, beer, whisky, travel, cats. My job is telling people they've done something wrong. Remontado. Ännu en Jävla Svensk™.
@wanais.bsky.social
Professor in Human-Computer Interaction, Larp scholar, Music lover and Musician.
@twinflower73.bsky.social
@bsky.app
official Bluesky account (check username👆) Bugs, feature requests, feedback: [email protected]
@xkcd.com
@nitessine.bsky.social
Reader, writer, translator, professional nerd, game scholar, larper, feminist. Werewolf: The Apocalypse, Vampire: The Masquerade, Stalker RPG, Astraterra, Chernobyl Mon Amour
@benroimola.bsky.social
Books (mostly science fiction and fantasy), movies, pinball & basenjis. Also at https://toot.community/@benroimola
@nwhyte.bsky.social
He/him. International affairs strategist & expert, science fiction fan, psephologist; posts personal. Will block rude people and bigots. http://fromtheheartofeurope.eu
@natural20.bsky.social
Irish gamer, reader, organiser ( #Dublin2029 ), community member (#WSFS, #RIPE, #GÉANT), human. He/Him. Has opinions on society & politics, geek. Runs services for HEAnet. All opinions my own. @natural20 in a variety of places.
@omegar24.bsky.social
I tweet about science fiction fandom and Ireland and other strange things. Last Worst hope for peace. He/Him
@rumraket.bsky.social
cosplay/handicraft/lgbtqia+ youth teacher • huge nerd • podcaster • occasional cosplayer • queer Also, RUMRAKET is SPACE ROCKET in Danish. Now you know. Hen/They/Them
@johanj.bsky.social
Wikipedia, litteratur, språk, konst, allt som är vackert. Slumpad fakta. Driver också Vendels förlag.
@elizabethhand.bsky.social
Writer & old punk in Maine. Firewood stacked but my lawn needs work. Most recent novel: A Haunting on the Hill. Forthcoming: Unspeakable Things
@amalelmohtar.com
Wrote half of This Is How You Lose the Time War. Next book: The River Has Roots, March 4, 2025. I have a newsletter you can sign up for at amalelmohtar.com
@mjohnharrison.bsky.social
New novel: Serpent's Tail 2026, no title as yet Blog: https://ambientehotel.wordpress.com/about Profile pic: C Phillips
@annabarkpersson.bsky.social
Genusforskare som gillar spekulativ fiktion, rymden, dålig tv och styrkelyft. Skriver ibland om litteratur och annat på: https://elsewheres.bearblog.dev/.
@landetannien.bsky.social
Vetenskapsjournalist, fysiker, sf-fan, allmän entusiast. Scribble ergo sum.
@planckskonstant.bsky.social
Historiker, centerpartist, feminist, bookaholic. Inte nödvändigtvis i den ordningen. https://britaplanck.wordpress.com/
@iansales.bsky.social
🇪🇺 🇸🇪 Brexile. SF reader and writer. SF läsare och författare. He/him. Not trans, but trans women are women, trans men are men. https://medium.com/@ian-93054
@irmahirsjarvi.bsky.social
Vasemmistoliiton Keski-Suomen piirin puheenjohtaja, alue- ja kunnanvaltuutettu, tutkija ja kulttuurin sekatyöläinen. Aktivisti ja scifisti. Lähdin politiikkaan kun mitta tuli täyteen. En ole katunut. Lähde sinäkin.
@vildvittra.bsky.social
Team planlös humaniora. Jobbar med att köpa böcker, rulla bokvagnar och lite webbgrejs. Tycker att tv-serier ska innehålla svärd. Hjärtat i hårddisken.
@stenth.bsky.social
Localization engineer (i.e. “translator”) at Apple. Makes things more Swedish.
@fionnaos.bsky.social
SF Fan. Software development. Automated testing done right. Border collie servant. Usually depressed. Worried about something nobody else thinks about.
@michaellorg.bsky.social
He/Him. Used to be a science fiction convention runner, still work in IT, and still pet cats. Minnesotan.
@emilytesh.net
Author. Hugo, Astounding, and World Fantasy Award winner; Clarke and Le Guin finalist. Rep: Kurestin Armada at Root Literary. Out now: THE INCANDESCENT - https://tinyurl.com/theincandescent
@marthawells.com
SF/F Writer - The Books of the Raksura, The Murderbot Diaries, Witch King, and more. Nebula and Hugo Award winner. NYT and Sunday Times Bestseller. (She/her) Agent: Jennifer Jackson