Author, screenwriter, filmmaker, and solver of problems (usually my own, I’ll admit). Always happy to talk story with story-talkers. Always welcoming to under-represented voices, trans voices, etc. If I ran for office, my “party” would be Starfleet.https://bsky.app/profile/edwardmartiniii.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/edwardmartiniii.bsky.social/post/3mrr6tksc6s2gTHIS is why there’s an Internet. For some kind of wild adventure! youtu.be/JwZiezIxCVU https://youtu.be/JwZiezIxCVU29 Jul 2026 05:26 +0000at://did:plc:nwrvacbcxg5hphotktpuo7f3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrr6tksc6s2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/edwardmartiniii.bsky.social/post/3mrqfrebqss2h“Unskilled labor” is the code phrase for “slavery.”28 Jul 2026 21:57 +0000at://did:plc:nwrvacbcxg5hphotktpuo7f3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrqfrebqss2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/edwardmartiniii.bsky.social/post/3mrqffydadk2hA little monkey story for you! https://youtu.be/27SEYBOOheU?si=zWIxwUC3zrhhmlsZ28 Jul 2026 21:51 +0000at://did:plc:nwrvacbcxg5hphotktpuo7f3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrqffydadk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/edwardmartiniii.bsky.social/post/3mrqerp5cpk2hI can't be the only person thinking "Sure, sure, you see (checks notes) the 'future', Mr. Atreides. Sure, okay."28 Jul 2026 21:40 +0000at://did:plc:nwrvacbcxg5hphotktpuo7f3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrqerp5cpk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/edwardmartiniii.bsky.social/post/3mrqeqq2mn22h"Gee, I wish we didn't NEED rules, but some folks are fuckpoodles, and so not only do we need rules, but we need agreement on the necessary punishment for the breaking of those rules." The reason our laws are so complicated is because people keep trying to be fuckin' lawyers. Including lawyers.28 Jul 2026 21:39 +0000at://did:plc:nwrvacbcxg5hphotktpuo7f3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrqeqq2mn22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/edwardmartiniii.bsky.social/post/3mrqemb4cpc2hSpace is fulla crop-dusting. Scientists TELL us "That's just hydrogen gas," but we know better. Sure, doc.28 Jul 2026 21:37 +0000at://did:plc:nwrvacbcxg5hphotktpuo7f3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrqemb4cpc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/edwardmartiniii.bsky.social/post/3mrqa4obz2c2hDune navigator: "The deflector array CAUSES collateral damage" Starfleet: "It's a cosmic cowcatcher. 'damage' is its middle name."28 Jul 2026 20:16 +0000at://did:plc:nwrvacbcxg5hphotktpuo7f3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrqa4obz2c2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/edwardmartiniii.bsky.social/post/3mrq7xhq2hc2hWhen someone complains about “cancel culture.” 1. They suck 2. They refuse to acknowledge they suck. 3. They've been TOLD they suck. 4. See #2 5. When faced with someone who does NOT suck, they refuse to believe it, because however obvious it might be to even the most casual passerby, see #2.28 Jul 2026 20:14 +0000at://did:plc:nwrvacbcxg5hphotktpuo7f3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrq7xhq2hc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/edwardmartiniii.bsky.social/post/3mrq7ufkm3k2hMore than a few times, conversations with HR have included such phrases as “…there isn’t a rule against this per se, but…” That's what they get for inviting me to a pumpkin carving contest and telling me to "Just cut loose, let's see what you do!"28 Jul 2026 20:12 +0000at://did:plc:nwrvacbcxg5hphotktpuo7f3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrq7ufkm3k2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/edwardmartiniii.bsky.social/post/3mrq7pc3sds2hWhat's with these cardboard flaps? Why would you want to reseal a box of cereal? 1 box = 1 serving. C'mon.28 Jul 2026 20:09 +0000at://did:plc:nwrvacbcxg5hphotktpuo7f3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrq7pc3sds2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/edwardmartiniii.bsky.social/post/3mrq7nlobtc2hSlings are badass, but boy howdy do they take a lot of practice. Sorry about your window. And your siding.28 Jul 2026 20:08 +0000at://did:plc:nwrvacbcxg5hphotktpuo7f3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrq7nlobtc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/edwardmartiniii.bsky.social/post/3mrq7l4scas2hThere are lots of people who will look you straight in the eye and say “one step at a time, focus on one step at a time, and you got this. You got this nailed.” Those people know what’s what.28 Jul 2026 20:07 +0000at://did:plc:nwrvacbcxg5hphotktpuo7f3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrq7l4scas2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/edwardmartiniii.bsky.social/post/3mrq7hnkuv22hMan, I gotta say that I hit my fill of saying-negative-things-about-movies a long time ago. After a while, it all sounds like everybody's trying to one-up each other on how shitty they can be about a movie. On the plus side, the white-supremacists are marginally more visible.28 Jul 2026 20:05 +0000at://did:plc:nwrvacbcxg5hphotktpuo7f3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrq7hnkuv22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/edwardmartiniii.bsky.social/post/3mrq7e2gy4k2hCreating technical and instructional documents that are gender neutral is trivial for a skilled technical writer. The secret is to not be sexist. ;)28 Jul 2026 20:03 +0000at://did:plc:nwrvacbcxg5hphotktpuo7f3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrq7e2gy4k2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/edwardmartiniii.bsky.social/post/3mrq7axjm4s2hSo anyway, here I am planning to write something...28 Jul 2026 20:01 +0000at://did:plc:nwrvacbcxg5hphotktpuo7f3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrq7axjm4s2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/edwardmartiniii.bsky.social/post/3mrq74gzy322hAnts are in a goddamn global-scale war.28 Jul 2026 19:58 +0000at://did:plc:nwrvacbcxg5hphotktpuo7f3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrq74gzy322hhttps://bsky.app/profile/edwardmartiniii.bsky.social/post/3mrq6p2lwfc2hThe problem with putting video-game players in charge of your military is that at some point, they discover that "pointing off-screen and squeezing the trigger" doesn't ACTUALLY reload your weapons, and then they take out their frustrations on everyone else instead of simply falling on their sword.28 Jul 2026 19:51 +0000at://did:plc:nwrvacbcxg5hphotktpuo7f3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrq6p2lwfc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/edwardmartiniii.bsky.social/post/3mrq6bkvmrk2hIn a discussion about "authors" using "AI" to generate books, someone claims it's not fair to call attention to these authors because that might "destroy their livelihood" and oh boy, irony is not only dead, but data centers are creating images of people violating the corpse.28 Jul 2026 19:43 +0000at://did:plc:nwrvacbcxg5hphotktpuo7f3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrq6bkvmrk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/edwardmartiniii.bsky.social/post/3mrorvab5p22cWhoa…! “Vamp” and “Vamps” are two ENTIRELY DIFFERENT VAMPIRE COMEDY MOVIES! I’m gonna need a minute.28 Jul 2026 06:29 +0000at://did:plc:nwrvacbcxg5hphotktpuo7f3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrorvab5p22chttps://bsky.app/profile/edwardmartiniii.bsky.social/post/3mrn6qput522gCome join my awesome writerly newsletter! New books, new stories, giveaways, book reviews, and werewolf insights. Sometimes even more than that! And pets. Usually cats, but sometimes… other pets. (Zombie voice) “joinnnnn ussss!” www.hellbendermedia.com/invocations/27 Jul 2026 15:14 +0000at://did:plc:nwrvacbcxg5hphotktpuo7f3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrn6qput522ghttps://bsky.app/profile/edwardmartiniii.bsky.social/post/3mrm554nttk2kI am attending Author Nation in November. Any other writer buddies gonna be there?27 Jul 2026 05:12 +0000at://did:plc:nwrvacbcxg5hphotktpuo7f3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrm554nttk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/edwardmartiniii.bsky.social/post/3mrllnx4coc22Remember when all the Tough Guys swore if they even THOUGHT they knew a child molester, they would use all their Special Guns and Special Knives and Special Combat Training and move heaven and earth to utterly destroy and tear that person into pieces? Where are they now?! I guess they pussied out. [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Jul 2026 00:00 +0000at://did:plc:nwrvacbcxg5hphotktpuo7f3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrllnx4coc22https://bsky.app/profile/edwardmartiniii.bsky.social/post/3mrlag6ps722hMe at fifteen: “Maybe I am akin to the Kwisatch Haderach, able to see all possibilities and outcomes, and willing to temper my responses accordingly to choose the wisest path.” Me as an adult: LOL.26 Jul 2026 20:38 +0000at://did:plc:nwrvacbcxg5hphotktpuo7f3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrlag6ps722hhttps://bsky.app/profile/edwardmartiniii.bsky.social/post/3mrknvdlpms22New book publishes Saturday! Very excited about it! Woo! And OMG, I LOVE this cover art by Nick Gucker!26 Jul 2026 15:07 +0000at://did:plc:nwrvacbcxg5hphotktpuo7f3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrknvdlpms22https://bsky.app/profile/edwardmartiniii.bsky.social/post/3mrjrviue6k2zUse it for ICE. Use it for the police. Use it for every person in authority who is not DEMONSTRABLY making things better, Be the change you want to see in the world. Smash the patriarchy. www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/26184 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2618426 Jul 2026 06:46 +0000at://did:plc:nwrvacbcxg5hphotktpuo7f3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrjrviue6k2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/edwardmartiniii.bsky.social/post/3mrjropv3mc2mStill gonna call it The Trumpy Trots.26 Jul 2026 06:42 +0000at://did:plc:nwrvacbcxg5hphotktpuo7f3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrjropv3mc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/edwardmartiniii.bsky.social/post/3mrj62ju53s23Are you… (Holding notebook, pen poised) …SURE you don’t want an “H. R. Giger Counter”…?26 Jul 2026 00:51 +0000at://did:plc:nwrvacbcxg5hphotktpuo7f3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrj62ju53s23https://bsky.app/profile/edwardmartiniii.bsky.social/post/3mrj5zazhmk23No tool on earth can decide “shall I backspace/delete to the glitch or do I have too much good stuff written, so just move the cursor?”.26 Jul 2026 00:50 +0000at://did:plc:nwrvacbcxg5hphotktpuo7f3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrj5zazhmk23https://bsky.app/profile/edwardmartiniii.bsky.social/post/3mrj5wxulg223A good pyroclastic cloud can fuck up anybody’s day.26 Jul 2026 00:49 +0000at://did:plc:nwrvacbcxg5hphotktpuo7f3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrj5wxulg223https://bsky.app/profile/edwardmartiniii.bsky.social/post/3mrj5o7pkkk23There is a joy in performing a thorough alphabetization of one's media!26 Jul 2026 00:44 +0000at://did:plc:nwrvacbcxg5hphotktpuo7f3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrj5o7pkkk23