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@starfleethist

#StarTrek superfan, #historian, podcaster, #KendoisLife, Co-founder/co-author of @Wolf359Project.bsky.social, #TrekPositive Likes/Retweets =/= endorsement

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I may have both on the way to me now…

02.03.2026 03:13 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œWhat are we having?”
β€œSomething with a proof.”

#StarTrek is about the people and the burdens you can’t see them carrying. THAT is when it’s at its best.

#StarfleetAcademy

27.02.2026 02:58 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The songs of the characters are the ones you see the in text. Music is very important to the mood for me, but I also want to make sure readers can hear their own music as well

27.02.2026 00:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Cool, don't watch it then and move on with your life instead of trying to make the rest of us miserable

26.02.2026 21:34 πŸ‘ 438 πŸ” 49 πŸ’¬ 42 πŸ“Œ 2
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27.02.2026 00:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Nigerian Mother | Gina Yashere
Nigerian Mother | Gina Yashere YouTube video by Just For Laughs

youtu.be/QCqSJkaUpuc?...

27.02.2026 00:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If I ever get the chance to ask @ginayashere.bsky.social a question at an event it will be:
β€œOne of my favorite sets of yours is when you introduced your white girlfriend to your Nigerian mother. How would you introduce your human girlfriend to your Klingon mother?”

26.02.2026 23:42 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Oooo good question! A lot of the subsequent books deal with the consequences of great power competition and smaller nations trapped in the middle. Really wish I could have fit more of those into the narrative (like Gorn, Ferengi, etc.) but I had a targeted endstate I wanted to hit in seven books.

26.02.2026 22:05 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Tell Gina Yashere I want to be her when I grow up. Fell in love with her comedy LONG before she killed it on #StarTrek

26.02.2026 21:47 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I will only say that my perspective grew with the characters

26.02.2026 21:09 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Probably how much time I spent thinking about what would Federation, Klingon, Romulan, and Cardassian combat doctrine and logistics would actually look like for this series

26.02.2026 19:21 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

With five ships: one ends up patrolling Cardassia, another patrols the Neutral Zone, one is near the Core Worlds, one is on prepared to deploy, and one is in a maintenance cycle. In later books, a crisis develops and Starfleet has to figure out how sail them as an emergency fleet action

26.02.2026 19:16 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I got you! A major plot point in upcoming books is the rotation and maintenance rotation of the battlestarships and what that costs Starfleet in logistics. No spoilers, but the Pershings are expected to project power across two fronts simultaneously and one going down is a major crisis (1/2)

26.02.2026 19:16 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Me reading this post…
(BUT HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!)

26.02.2026 18:52 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It has the added bonus of annoying @badsocialism.bsky.social to no end
(2/2)

26.02.2026 18:22 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I studied a lot about John J. Pershing’s history as an undergraduate. There is a huge debate about whether the arrival of Pershing’s AEF won WWI (US perspective) or if the AEF was mostly superfluous (European perspective oversimplified). Pershing was meant to convey that for the Dominion War (1/2)

26.02.2026 18:22 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I wrote the first book while stationed on the Korean DMZ. #pershingchronicles started with me trying to put some ideas I was struggling with into words through #StarTrek. Each character represents a different aspect of the military experience. Once I started, I plotted an endpoint and kept going

26.02.2026 17:40 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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26.02.2026 16:42 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

*Treaty

26.02.2026 16:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Young Tigranian found a children’s book on Klingon warriors that showed him a world he could only dream about on Earth and he decided to spend the rest of his life finding it (3/3)

26.02.2026 16:18 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Growing up, he always felt a deep shame that both sides of his human family had once wanted to kill each other with nuclear weapons, but when he was seven, the UFP signed the Treat of Alliance with the Klingons and there was a sudden fascination with Klingon culture in the Federation. (2/3)

26.02.2026 16:18 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

You will learn in the subsequent books a bit more of his background and childhood, but he grew up in what several centuries prior had been the former USSR but his other ancestors came from the former US. (1/3)

26.02.2026 16:18 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Yes they do! The Pershing-Class battlestarships are all named after historical military leaders that won great victories against impossible odds. By Book 6, the four other Pershing Class ships will all be in service and each has a portrait of their namesake in the wardroom:

26.02.2026 16:11 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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26.02.2026 16:03 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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26.02.2026 16:01 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Whelp, that was fast! Alright a deal is a deal! #Askmeanything about the #usspershing: story, characters, where things are going. Let’s do this!

26.02.2026 15:59 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 1

WOW! This is amazing! People all over the world are reading and enjoying β€œThe Pershing Chronicles” from @tranquilitypress.bsky.social and we have just hit 995 followers here. I’ll make you a deal: if we hit 1000 followers today, you can #AskMeAnything about #usspershing:
#StarTrek

26.02.2026 15:42 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
Procreate regal-esque portrait painting of Lady Sirella from Star Trek Deep Space Nine. She is on a dark brown background, wearing some of the outfit seen on the "You are Cordially Invited" episode, with her various jewelry and an arrogant expression

Procreate regal-esque portrait painting of Lady Sirella from Star Trek Deep Space Nine. She is on a dark brown background, wearing some of the outfit seen on the "You are Cordially Invited" episode, with her various jewelry and an arrogant expression

Lady Sirella #StarTrek

25.02.2026 02:49 πŸ‘ 97 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0
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"Conquest is easy. Control is not."

Presenting the 2nd Edition of THE EDGE OF MIDNIGHT Vol.1: THE BUSINESS OF RISK

The latest #startrek fan-nonfiction work from @tranquilitypress.bsky.social.

READ NOW edgeofmidnight.weebly.com/the-business...

24.02.2026 16:02 πŸ‘ 106 πŸ” 37 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 4

Are you snowbound from the nor’easter? It’s like Rura Penthe out there (again)! What better time than to curl up with a good book? Check out β€œThe Pershing Chronicles” available now for free through @tranquilitypress.bsky.social:
#StarTrek
#usspershing

24.02.2026 00:52 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0