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from @njmksr.bsky.social's science fiction anthology setting, WAYBOUND
read more at www.waybound.space

Longinus FEBRUARY, 2524— BAD DREAMER, WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

New WAYBOUND story just dropped.

LONGINUS
Amidst the rubble of occupation a Minervan aviator wars with his inheritance.

Read a story about Faith, Hope, Love, and Fighter Jets: ⬇️
www.waybound.space/p/longinus

Hey everyone, I'm going to be going off Bluesky for the duration of Lent, so don't bother checking here until after Easter. We're still hard at work on the next WAYBOUND story and will be trying to get that up to you guys soon. Check out the website for more info.
www.waybound.space

Start Here WAYBOUND, as an anthology, is written out of chronological order and skips around a lot.

WAYBOUND is the sci-fi anthology of the Third Cold War (2343-2523) and its cataclysmic end. It is a character-focused, world-driven short story collection that looks through the eyes of the people who were there to see the worlds catch fire. Lucky them.

READ IT HERE: www.waybound.space/p/start-here

A Block III SERPENTIS-Class Guided Missile Destroyer, the USS QUILLBACK (DDG-971) passes through a stylized sort-of Swiss Internationalist 800, along with the text: WAYBOUND, the sci-fi anthology of the Third Cold War and its cataclysmic end. www.waybound.space. The background is an off-white cream color.

WAYBOUND just passed 800 subscribers!

The next batch of short stories is in-work, exploring the end of the Fools' War (2524), and a few others that might shed some light on the mystery of the SUNRAY program. Or it might not. Who's to say?

Strap in, it's about to get crazy...

Hey man sorry to hear about all your political turmoil. Would it help if I scrolled around on the computer all day and drove myself insane?

Doomerism is chickenshit. an embarrassment to every ape that threw a rock at a bear to protect the tribe. if you actually believe this doomer shit what are you posting for? it's chickenshit and i will have no truck with it. you had something better to do with your life than make the world better?

Don't become so focused on doomscrolling and despair that you neglect your other unhealthy hyperfixations. That 16 year old video game won't play itself.

Man I'm honestly really annoyed that all the political allegory I've been writing might just happen for real before I can finish writing it

A lineup of the SERPENTIS-Class Guided Missile Destroyer (DDG-852-Class) derivatives, with two of them blacked out due to the authority of A/RES/402/1171/REV.7, the United Nations' Espionage Resolution.

The SERPENTIS family is now fully assembled, barring the ones that are from after 2525. I'm being told two of these don't exist though

shoutout @zfall99.bsky.social the shipbashing GOAT

Thanks man! I appreciate it.

A delta-wedge of seven fairly flat, diamond-shaped fighters are silhouetted by a sun, ε Eridani, and Minerva's rings to their left. The Republics Air & Space Tattoo is the traditional beginning to Sangju Days, a planet-wide, week-long 'Fleet Week' like celebration of the Minervan Navy commemorating the 2343 defection of the Korean Navy warship ROKS SANGJU (EKF-35) to the Minervan Independence Forces, a formative event in the history of the Minervan Navy.

The Minervan Fleet Air Arm's No. 818 Naval Air Squadron "Flying Ripsaws" conduct a formation flight of newly received Kormoran Astronautics F23K 'Vaquero' interceptors, Minerva's first aerospace fighter, to kick off the 2522 Republics Air & Space Tattoo in Nouveau-Zahlé, Minerva.

SSRN(X) (PARCHE)

SSGN(X) (MARIANAS/COLUMBIA)

SSKN(X) (BARRACUDA)

SSN-744i (MAKO)

This drawing was based on a real picture I found on Twitter, unfortunately I lost the attribution (if you know who took this please let me know, it's gorgeous)

Under the light of distant stars, a Fools' War is brewing. It is December 31, 2522. The fate of two hundred billion people across a hundred different worlds rests heavy on two desks scattered across them in paper printouts of intelligence assessments. Two of the largest fighting forces ever assembled by mankind prepare to wage an unprecedented war as soon as they get the go order. The Bureau of Atomic Scientists has reset the Clock. It is thirty seconds to midnight.

Read WAYBOUND, an original sci-fi anthology by @njmksr.bsky.social and @kirkkerman.bsky.social , set against a far-future Cold War gone hot, here:

www.waybound.space/p/start-here

Upon My Shield Rests the Heavens LORE: The Federated Minervan Republics Navy and Admiral Hughes' Grand Orchestra (Pt. 1)

he RAST is the traditional beginning to Sangju Days, a planet-wide, week-long 'Fleet Week' like celebration of the Minervan Navy commemorating the 2343 defection of the Korean Navy warship ROKS SANGJU to the Minervan Independence Forces.

READ MORE: www.waybound.space/p/upon-my-sh...

A delta-wedge of seven fairly flat, diamond-shaped fighters are silhouetted by a sun, ε Eridani, and Minerva's rings to their left. The Republics Air & Space Tattoo is the traditional beginning to Sangju Days, a planet-wide, week-long 'Fleet Week' like celebration of the Minervan Navy commemorating the 2343 defection of the Korean Navy warship ROKS SANGJU (EKF-35) to the Minervan Independence Forces, a formative event in the history of the Minervan Navy.

The Minervan Fleet Air Arm's No. 818 Naval Air Squadron "Flying Ripsaws" conduct a formation flight of newly received Kormoran Astronautics F23K 'Vaquero' interceptors, Minerva's first aerospace fighter, to kick off the 2522 Republics Air & Space Tattoo in Nouveau-Zahlé, Minerva.

Read WAYBOUND here, and please remember that joint military authority has superseded civilian government in the affected colonies: waybound.space/p/start-here

The Republics Basketball League wishes you a slam dunk of a 2525! Happy new year! The Canaveral Astronauts play the Toronto Vipers at 20:00 Minervan Southern Time (03:27 GMT). The signature of the League's commissioner, Dirk Ojeleye, is even on it! There's also an emergency alert for the Piscian Republic. Uh oh!

We here at WAYBOUND wish you a happy 2025! We've got big things in store for the coming year, and we hope you're ready for the ride.

And remember, if you are a FMR citizen located in: SZ URSAE MAJ., η CASSIOPIAE, GL109, OR 107 PISCIUM, please cooperate with military authorities.

The Milsys Mark 368 EMPAC-"Mega Heavy" is capable of firing up to 2500mm rounds, but is frequently necked down to 1825mm in order to carry a larger combat load— still appreciably larger than most capital-grade spinal guns, and "a hell of a lot" faster.

Design studies had been floating around Hun Tian's Jiangnan Complex for some time about taking the existing LŌNGSHĒN-Class and retrofitting it with an "excessively large" main gun that could deliver accurate fire of large payloads at extreme speed. The result was the Big Stick.

This left the UNC with a single OLYMPUS hull and a glaring gap in the lineup. With the ban on dreadnought construction broken following the Landigal Protocols on Arms Reduction falling apart in the early 2500s, nothing stood in the way of the UN's gunnery advantage collapsing.

The FD2500 plan initially called for a production run of the long-dormant OLYMPUS-Class (DRN-277) dreadnought, the largest warship ever ordered, with a carrier of derived design. After pressure from critics, the dreadnought was canned in favor of the THARSIS-Class supercarrier.

The PUERTO RICO is a derivative of the LŌNGSHĒN-Class BBG, a battleship developed for the UN-UNC under the controversial Fleet Design 2500 plan. FD2500 had opposition from hawks and doves; many hawkish politicians questioned if the plan was suited to fight the Minervans at all.

Read WAYBOUND, the series this is from, here: waybound.space/p/start-here

PUERTO RICO model by the ever talented @zfall99.bsky.social, poster by yours truly

Lore thread will start here:

A poster breaking down the PUERTO RICO-Class Dreadnought from WAYBOUND, a sci-fi anthology. This ship specifically is the USS MASSACHUSETTS (DRN-297), a Block I ship of the class.

The PUERTO RICO-Class Dreadnought (DRN-282) is a relatively recent addition to the UN-UNC fleet. While initially derided by sailors as the "Chop Top" this cost-saving move has proven to be, according to UN planners, "good enough."
Kane's Defense Research presents this breakdown:

2513, Epsilon Indi Orbital Test and Training Range. LÓNGSHÉN-Class battleship MDB MANAUS (BBG-284) fires off a small shot of three Huntwell SSM-187 'Tornado' nuclear missiles as part of her weapons trials in a long-exposure pic taken by a SF-31G pilot.

2513, Epsilon Indi Orbital Test and Training Range. LÓNGSHÉN-Class battleship MDB MANAUS (BBG-284) fires off a small shot of three Huntwell SSM-187 'Tornado' nuclear missiles as part of her weapons trials in a long-exposure pic taken by a SF-31G pilot.

Read WAYBOUND: www.waybound.space/p/start-here

Timothee Chalamet in a hot pink parka on College Gameday picking a winner in the MAC championship

Incredible things happening here

Over Acamar, a total war is imminent. Everyone - Klingon, Starfleet and Politican - is willing to risk everything to ensure victory. Only one person will actually take the risk, however, and push the quadrant that much closer to disaster.

CHAPTER 15:1 OF THE EDGE OF MIDNIGHT AUDIOBOOK IS OUT NOW