Jeremy Z
@geekartzentner.bsky.social
Hi all! I'm a librarian in rural Illinois. I love to read and write. My main genres are sci-fi, fantasy, and history.
Check out some of these articles I wrote for the SFWA:
https://www.sfwa.org/?s=jeremy+zentner
Check out some of these articles I wrote for the SFWA:
https://www.sfwa.org/?s=jeremy+zentner
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Jeremy Z
@geekartzentner.bsky.social
· Feb 12
Expedition Noah:
Stranded on an unsettled planet with all the amenities of a hyperactive Silicon Valley, Daavit struggles to find purpose. That is until he's attacked by something... alien.
Comps: Murderbot Diaries X Mickey7
#questpit #amquerying #scifipitch #sf
Stranded on an unsettled planet with all the amenities of a hyperactive Silicon Valley, Daavit struggles to find purpose. That is until he's attacked by something... alien.
Comps: Murderbot Diaries X Mickey7
#questpit #amquerying #scifipitch #sf
Yesterday, I went to pick up my wife from the airport. Driving over there, I saw a CH-47 Chinook flying north. I couldn't help but think that it was holding a bunch of soldiers being mobilized to wait for orders to lay siege to Minneapolis. Maybe it was going somewhere else. I hope it was.
January 16, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Yesterday, I went to pick up my wife from the airport. Driving over there, I saw a CH-47 Chinook flying north. I couldn't help but think that it was holding a bunch of soldiers being mobilized to wait for orders to lay siege to Minneapolis. Maybe it was going somewhere else. I hope it was.
Writing Prompt: Every couple of weeks or so, you drive your spouse to the airport at the crack of dawn for a work trip. You're not sure what they do on these trips, so you secretly install a tracking app on their phone to see where they go.
#writingprompt #writingcommunity #5amwritersclub
#writingprompt #writingcommunity #5amwritersclub
January 12, 2026 at 10:29 AM
Writing Prompt: Every couple of weeks or so, you drive your spouse to the airport at the crack of dawn for a work trip. You're not sure what they do on these trips, so you secretly install a tracking app on their phone to see where they go.
#writingprompt #writingcommunity #5amwritersclub
#writingprompt #writingcommunity #5amwritersclub
Happy New Year! #writintcommunity #readingcommunity #5amwritersclub
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My 2025 Reading Year: Space Empires, Geek Legends, and One Very Relatable Margo
Every year I think my reading habits will become more balanced. Every year, space empires laugh at me from the bookshelf. 2025 was no exception. My reading year was a delightful blend of galactic d…
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January 1, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Writing Prompt: The last message humanity receives from deep space isn’t a warning or a greeting, it’s a repair request.
The coordinates lead to something impossibly ancient, still running, and clearly built for humans.
#writingprompt #5amwritersclub #writingcommunity
The coordinates lead to something impossibly ancient, still running, and clearly built for humans.
#writingprompt #5amwritersclub #writingcommunity
December 15, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Writing Prompt: The last message humanity receives from deep space isn’t a warning or a greeting, it’s a repair request.
The coordinates lead to something impossibly ancient, still running, and clearly built for humans.
#writingprompt #5amwritersclub #writingcommunity
The coordinates lead to something impossibly ancient, still running, and clearly built for humans.
#writingprompt #5amwritersclub #writingcommunity
Hey all, check out my short story about LIONS IN SPACE!!!! Available at www.amazon.com/dp/B0G48S183... #5amwritersclub #writingcommunity
December 11, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Hey all, check out my short story about LIONS IN SPACE!!!! Available at www.amazon.com/dp/B0G48S183... #5amwritersclub #writingcommunity
Hey all! Are you looking for that weird sci-fi anthology that treads the line between Event Horizon and Firefly? Then look no further and check out a story I wrote for this anthology! #5amwritersclub #writingcommunity #scifi #sciencefiction www.amazon.com/dp/B0G48S183...
Acid and Ultra Violence
Amazon.com: Acid and Ultra Violence: 9798276353197: Publishing, Farthest Star, D'Amico, D. A., Teffeau, Lauren C., Akers, Andrew, Dungan, Glenn, Mathis, Elese, Stone, Adam, Martz, Paul, Dagstine, Lawrence, Porteous, Shane: Books
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December 2, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Hey all! Are you looking for that weird sci-fi anthology that treads the line between Event Horizon and Firefly? Then look no further and check out a story I wrote for this anthology! #5amwritersclub #writingcommunity #scifi #sciencefiction www.amazon.com/dp/B0G48S183...
Writing Prompt: Your dead uncle leaves you a fortune in his will. The only stipulation is you have to be single to inherit it. Your spouse of ten years might not like your uncle so much.
#writingprompt #5amwritersclub #writingcommunity
#writingprompt #5amwritersclub #writingcommunity
November 10, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Writing Prompt: Your dead uncle leaves you a fortune in his will. The only stipulation is you have to be single to inherit it. Your spouse of ten years might not like your uncle so much.
#writingprompt #5amwritersclub #writingcommunity
#writingprompt #5amwritersclub #writingcommunity
Writing Prompt: You get up really early, but realize you're out of coffee. You decide to go out into the world looking for a Cafe to get a cup. You run into obstacles like power outages, sick baristas, and, of course, vampires. #5amwritersclub #writingcommunity #writingPrompt
November 3, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Writing Prompt: You get up really early, but realize you're out of coffee. You decide to go out into the world looking for a Cafe to get a cup. You run into obstacles like power outages, sick baristas, and, of course, vampires. #5amwritersclub #writingcommunity #writingPrompt
Hey all!
I'll have another sci-fi/creeptacular story published soonish. Premise revolves around a creeptacular passenger liner.... IN... SPACE!!!!.......
#sciencefiction #scifi #writingcommunity
I'll have another sci-fi/creeptacular story published soonish. Premise revolves around a creeptacular passenger liner.... IN... SPACE!!!!.......
#sciencefiction #scifi #writingcommunity
a space ship with the word creative on the back
ALT: a space ship with the word creative on the back
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November 2, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Hey all!
I'll have another sci-fi/creeptacular story published soonish. Premise revolves around a creeptacular passenger liner.... IN... SPACE!!!!.......
#sciencefiction #scifi #writingcommunity
I'll have another sci-fi/creeptacular story published soonish. Premise revolves around a creeptacular passenger liner.... IN... SPACE!!!!.......
#sciencefiction #scifi #writingcommunity
Writing Prompt: You were in cryo on a colonial ship. But something went wrong in your ward, and your the only survivor. There's one other ward, filled with the opposite gender. Now, you're all that's left to produce the colony's next generation.
#writingprompt #5amwritersclub #writingcommunity
#writingprompt #5amwritersclub #writingcommunity
October 29, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Writing Prompt: You were in cryo on a colonial ship. But something went wrong in your ward, and your the only survivor. There's one other ward, filled with the opposite gender. Now, you're all that's left to produce the colony's next generation.
#writingprompt #5amwritersclub #writingcommunity
#writingprompt #5amwritersclub #writingcommunity
Writing Prompt: You're a noble lord who runs a manor. You believe your subjects are happy enough. They continue to pay their dues, after all. Suddenly, rumors of a rebellion are on the horizon and you must discover why the people are discontent.
#writingprompt #writingcommunity #5amwritersclub
#writingprompt #writingcommunity #5amwritersclub
October 23, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Writing Prompt: You're a noble lord who runs a manor. You believe your subjects are happy enough. They continue to pay their dues, after all. Suddenly, rumors of a rebellion are on the horizon and you must discover why the people are discontent.
#writingprompt #writingcommunity #5amwritersclub
#writingprompt #writingcommunity #5amwritersclub
A Day with John Scalzi and Joe Haldeman in Iowa City
#5amwritingclub #writingcommunity #writingscifi #oldmanswar #theforeverwar
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#5amwritingclub #writingcommunity #writingscifi #oldmanswar #theforeverwar
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A Day with John Scalzi and Joe Haldeman in Iowa City
A couple Saturdays ago, I had the pleasure (and mild chaos) of seeing John Scalzi (author of Old Man’s War) and Joe Haldeman (author of The Forever War) in Iowa City. And what an adventure it…
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October 22, 2025 at 12:50 PM
A Day with John Scalzi and Joe Haldeman in Iowa City
#5amwritingclub #writingcommunity #writingscifi #oldmanswar #theforeverwar
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#5amwritingclub #writingcommunity #writingscifi #oldmanswar #theforeverwar
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Writing Prompt: An alien being lands on Earth and enslaves humanity. This alien proclaims that he has discovered Earth and is the first Earthling.
#writingcommunity #writingPrompt #5amwritersclub
#writingcommunity #writingPrompt #5amwritersclub
October 13, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Writing Prompt: An alien being lands on Earth and enslaves humanity. This alien proclaims that he has discovered Earth and is the first Earthling.
#writingcommunity #writingPrompt #5amwritersclub
#writingcommunity #writingPrompt #5amwritersclub
Pro Tip: If you're ever talking up your trip to Universal Studios, just assume that your audience heard Disney come out of your lips. They won't think otherwise. 🤣
#travelling #travel #lovetotravel
#travelling #travel #lovetotravel
September 29, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Pro Tip: If you're ever talking up your trip to Universal Studios, just assume that your audience heard Disney come out of your lips. They won't think otherwise. 🤣
#travelling #travel #lovetotravel
#travelling #travel #lovetotravel
Super excited for my copy of @scalzi.com's, The Shattering Peace. Can't wait to hear the author speak in Iowa!
September 22, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Super excited for my copy of @scalzi.com's, The Shattering Peace. Can't wait to hear the author speak in Iowa!
Writing Prompt: Imagine the Greek gods and goddesses are now social media influencers. Describe a day in the life of a lesser-known deity as they navigate brand partnerships, online feuds, and the fickle nature of their followers.
#writingprompt #5amwritersclub #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
#writingprompt #5amwritersclub #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
September 19, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Writing Prompt: Imagine the Greek gods and goddesses are now social media influencers. Describe a day in the life of a lesser-known deity as they navigate brand partnerships, online feuds, and the fickle nature of their followers.
#writingprompt #5amwritersclub #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
#writingprompt #5amwritersclub #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
5 Totally Unfair Ways I beat the Algorithm and Joined Amazon Vine!
#writingcommunity #5amwritersclub #amazonvine
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#writingcommunity #5amwritersclub #amazonvine
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5 Totally Unfair Ways I Beat the Algorithm and Joined Amazon Vine
So, apparently, I’m a professional product critic now. That’s right. Amazon Vine, in its infinite digital wisdom, tapped me on the shoulder and whispered: “Hey, come join Vine. Free products for re…
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September 18, 2025 at 10:14 AM
5 Totally Unfair Ways I beat the Algorithm and Joined Amazon Vine!
#writingcommunity #5amwritersclub #amazonvine
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#writingcommunity #5amwritersclub #amazonvine
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I just finished this magnificent book! Give it a try if you're interested in acting and all of its chaos. Give it a read if you're into anything Trek! @wilwheaton.net is an incredible writer and should teach classes on the subject!
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Book Review: Still Just a Geek by Wil Wheaton
What is This Book About? This is an annotated memoir of Wil Wheaton’s original memoir, printed in 2004, titled Just a Geek. Wheaton takes the reader on a journey, starting in the early 2000s. He th…
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September 17, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I just finished this magnificent book! Give it a try if you're interested in acting and all of its chaos. Give it a read if you're into anything Trek! @wilwheaton.net is an incredible writer and should teach classes on the subject!
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Writing Prompt: You discover that you have the ability to naturally travel back and forward in time in your own life. What do you do?
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#writingprompt #writingcommunity #5amwritersclub
August 18, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Writing Prompt: You discover that you have the ability to naturally travel back and forward in time in your own life. What do you do?
#writingprompt #writingcommunity #5amwritersclub
#writingprompt #writingcommunity #5amwritersclub
The other day, my daughter was scared of the zombie in "Wednesday," so afterwards, she sobbed, "Can you tell me about the Korean War." You know, to get the zombie out of her head. So we discussed the geopolitical events, starting with the Japanese conquest to the Cold War to the landing at Inchon.
August 15, 2025 at 8:06 PM
The other day, my daughter was scared of the zombie in "Wednesday," so afterwards, she sobbed, "Can you tell me about the Korean War." You know, to get the zombie out of her head. So we discussed the geopolitical events, starting with the Japanese conquest to the Cold War to the landing at Inchon.
Writing Prompt: You start dating someone who is very standoffish, very hesitant to get physical. You soon discover that you've been dating a ghost.
#writingcommunity #writingprompt #5amwritingclub
#writingcommunity #writingprompt #5amwritingclub
August 4, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Writing Prompt: You start dating someone who is very standoffish, very hesitant to get physical. You soon discover that you've been dating a ghost.
#writingcommunity #writingprompt #5amwritingclub
#writingcommunity #writingprompt #5amwritingclub
Writing Prompt: You inherited a farm that have odd stones placed for miles. They get in the way of your tractor, so you moved a few. This extended your nation's borders as the stones are old markers. Now you are the in an international incident.
#writingprompt #writingcommunity #5amwritersclub
#writingprompt #writingcommunity #5amwritersclub
August 1, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Writing Prompt: You inherited a farm that have odd stones placed for miles. They get in the way of your tractor, so you moved a few. This extended your nation's borders as the stones are old markers. Now you are the in an international incident.
#writingprompt #writingcommunity #5amwritersclub
#writingprompt #writingcommunity #5amwritersclub
Writing Prompt: You go to a ghost tour to slowly discover that you're the ghost everyone is talking about.
#writingprompt #writingcommunity #5amwritersclub
#writingprompt #writingcommunity #5amwritersclub
July 31, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Writing Prompt: You go to a ghost tour to slowly discover that you're the ghost everyone is talking about.
#writingprompt #writingcommunity #5amwritersclub
#writingprompt #writingcommunity #5amwritersclub
Check out my book review of Strange New Worlds Toward the Night by @jmswallow.bsky.social
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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds novel Into the Night in Review – Warp Factor Trek
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July 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Check out my book review of Strange New Worlds Toward the Night by @jmswallow.bsky.social
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Writing Prompt: You live in the future, one ruled by a new religious order. What is it like?
#writingcommunity #5amwritersclub #writingprompt
#writingcommunity #5amwritersclub #writingprompt
July 7, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Writing Prompt: You live in the future, one ruled by a new religious order. What is it like?
#writingcommunity #5amwritersclub #writingprompt
#writingcommunity #5amwritersclub #writingprompt