Mason T. Matchak
@masontmatchak.bsky.social
A fantasy writer, among other things. But mostly a writer. Good at reposting, bad at replying. 😅 He/him.
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Videogames, books, andvideogamebooks.
Writing and other nerdy stuff.
Still trying to get published after 22 years.
I'm not giving up.
Still trying to get published after 22 years.
I'm not giving up.
DEMONS DON'T DREAM, by Piers Anthony. I've always been a reader but the Xanth novels got me reading fantasy regularly. I started collecting them, found other series, and never stopped.
I know now that the series and the author are problematic. I don't own the books anymore. But they got me started.
I know now that the series and the author are problematic. I don't own the books anymore. But they got me started.
performative reading, lack of reading skills, nobody's reading anymore -- NO!
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
November 12, 2025 at 4:04 AM
DEMONS DON'T DREAM, by Piers Anthony. I've always been a reader but the Xanth novels got me reading fantasy regularly. I started collecting them, found other series, and never stopped.
I know now that the series and the author are problematic. I don't own the books anymore. But they got me started.
I know now that the series and the author are problematic. I don't own the books anymore. But they got me started.
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Funny how we all just “have to” accept AI as progress even if it’s janky and either has demonstrated no improvements to productivity or outright tanks it, but we never had to accept remote work despite every study showing it improves productivity AND workers lives.
Hmmmmm
Hmmmmm
November 12, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Funny how we all just “have to” accept AI as progress even if it’s janky and either has demonstrated no improvements to productivity or outright tanks it, but we never had to accept remote work despite every study showing it improves productivity AND workers lives.
Hmmmmm
Hmmmmm
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Stop calling it AI.
It’s Uppity Autocorrect, and you’re being fucking rude.
It’s Uppity Autocorrect, and you’re being fucking rude.
November 12, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Stop calling it AI.
It’s Uppity Autocorrect, and you’re being fucking rude.
It’s Uppity Autocorrect, and you’re being fucking rude.
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A book that changed me: Space Opera by @catvalente.bsky.social. How do we decide who is a person?
November 11, 2025 at 11:11 PM
A book that changed me: Space Opera by @catvalente.bsky.social. How do we decide who is a person?
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yes yes we all know about the Edmund Fitzgerald, rest her soul, but did you know about the ship laden with explosives that sank in the mouth of the Thames in 1944 and could explode at any minute and which attempts to disarm keep failing
November 11, 2025 at 3:12 PM
yes yes we all know about the Edmund Fitzgerald, rest her soul, but did you know about the ship laden with explosives that sank in the mouth of the Thames in 1944 and could explode at any minute and which attempts to disarm keep failing
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I’ve seen a few folks go for the “if you simply must watch that new Harry Potter show just pirate it” and sorry. No. Just no. Just don’t watch it. At all. Ever. Break free of it. It’s time. You’ll be ok. I promise. I know it mattered to you as a kid. Find new things, it’s healthier. Just move on.
November 12, 2025 at 12:57 AM
I’ve seen a few folks go for the “if you simply must watch that new Harry Potter show just pirate it” and sorry. No. Just no. Just don’t watch it. At all. Ever. Break free of it. It’s time. You’ll be ok. I promise. I know it mattered to you as a kid. Find new things, it’s healthier. Just move on.
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Babe u left ur bike unlocked again 😭
November 11, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Babe u left ur bike unlocked again 😭
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spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
November 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
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The far right is obsessed with Lord of the Rings and Musk keeps posting about "hobbits" because modern scientific racism owes more to fantasy worlds and gaming systems than genetic science, and they see both as effective mediums for right-wing propaganda www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why Elon Musk Needs Dungeons and Dragons to Be Racist
The fantastical roots of “scientific racism”
www.theatlantic.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The far right is obsessed with Lord of the Rings and Musk keeps posting about "hobbits" because modern scientific racism owes more to fantasy worlds and gaming systems than genetic science, and they see both as effective mediums for right-wing propaganda www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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this is literally my most successful article of ALL TIME (just checked, thought it was a different one) for a REASON
docseuss.medium.com/using-chatgp...
docseuss.medium.com/using-chatgp...
using chatgpt and other ai writing tools makes you unhireable. here’s why
AI isn’t just pie in the sky, it’s a cow pie in the sky.
docseuss.medium.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
this is literally my most successful article of ALL TIME (just checked, thought it was a different one) for a REASON
docseuss.medium.com/using-chatgp...
docseuss.medium.com/using-chatgp...
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it's not that i ever doubted that being a barista was a skilled position, but my year-long effort to try to produce a half-decent latte at home has convinced me that a good barista is easily more skilled than virtually every c-suite executive on the planet
November 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM
it's not that i ever doubted that being a barista was a skilled position, but my year-long effort to try to produce a half-decent latte at home has convinced me that a good barista is easily more skilled than virtually every c-suite executive on the planet
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Reminder: If you use generative AI for *any of your writing tasks* you are a Slopper not a writer and should be ashamed of yourself. The end.
November 11, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Reminder: If you use generative AI for *any of your writing tasks* you are a Slopper not a writer and should be ashamed of yourself. The end.
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Dem Senators aren't for us unless they're for removing Chuck Schumer. Now is the time to highlight corruption in the Dem caucus and clean house.
Too many Senate Dems are bought and paid for and will fuck us and our entire democracy for their greed and the dark $$ that controls them.
Too many Senate Dems are bought and paid for and will fuck us and our entire democracy for their greed and the dark $$ that controls them.
More than 15 Senate Democrats join GOP to advance nationwide ban on hemp products, including CBD gummies,
oh the paul amendment is going down 78-22
November 11, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Dem Senators aren't for us unless they're for removing Chuck Schumer. Now is the time to highlight corruption in the Dem caucus and clean house.
Too many Senate Dems are bought and paid for and will fuck us and our entire democracy for their greed and the dark $$ that controls them.
Too many Senate Dems are bought and paid for and will fuck us and our entire democracy for their greed and the dark $$ that controls them.
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Just now: The plaintiffs who were arguing that Utah GOP's congressional map is illegal won in court.
The judge orders one of the two maps submitted by the plaintiffs ('map 1') be used.
The ruling, if it stands, guarantees that Democrats will pick up a congressional seat in Utah next year.
The judge orders one of the two maps submitted by the plaintiffs ('map 1') be used.
The ruling, if it stands, guarantees that Democrats will pick up a congressional seat in Utah next year.
November 11, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Just now: The plaintiffs who were arguing that Utah GOP's congressional map is illegal won in court.
The judge orders one of the two maps submitted by the plaintiffs ('map 1') be used.
The ruling, if it stands, guarantees that Democrats will pick up a congressional seat in Utah next year.
The judge orders one of the two maps submitted by the plaintiffs ('map 1') be used.
The ruling, if it stands, guarantees that Democrats will pick up a congressional seat in Utah next year.
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My piece on the allies being systematically intimidated is one of the bits of work I am most proud of putting together.
But beyond that it is a story of anti trans activists inside and outside the organisation working together to take down Tavistock and stop trans kids from existing.
But beyond that it is a story of anti trans activists inside and outside the organisation working together to take down Tavistock and stop trans kids from existing.
In our article:
From allies inside of Tavistock:
“Gender criticals claim they have been silenced, but they have been platformed in media and given words in articles, and space in interviews,”
whatthetrans.com/trans-allies...
From allies inside of Tavistock:
“Gender criticals claim they have been silenced, but they have been platformed in media and given words in articles, and space in interviews,”
whatthetrans.com/trans-allies...
November 11, 2025 at 8:05 AM
My piece on the allies being systematically intimidated is one of the bits of work I am most proud of putting together.
But beyond that it is a story of anti trans activists inside and outside the organisation working together to take down Tavistock and stop trans kids from existing.
But beyond that it is a story of anti trans activists inside and outside the organisation working together to take down Tavistock and stop trans kids from existing.
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We waste so much energy holding their feet to the fire to keep them from co-signing our deaths and the destruction of this nation. Imagine if they were our allies and freed up all of that bandwidth to fight the fascists and also spared us so much heartache.
Every few weeks we gotta make posts like this”call your dem reps to tell them to not vote to allow Lord Killdude to shove people into a volcano” and then the dem reps go “we’ve made an amazing deal where Lord Killdude can have his volcano so long as he promises not to shove people into it”
November 11, 2025 at 3:58 AM
We waste so much energy holding their feet to the fire to keep them from co-signing our deaths and the destruction of this nation. Imagine if they were our allies and freed up all of that bandwidth to fight the fascists and also spared us so much heartache.
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If you feel overwhelmed, remember that you can still make a difference doing little things. A compliment or word of encouragement, a tip to a favorite takeout place, a donation to a local charity, an email to your favorite author, time with a pet, a walk outside, or a phone call to a loved one.
November 11, 2025 at 3:39 AM
If you feel overwhelmed, remember that you can still make a difference doing little things. A compliment or word of encouragement, a tip to a favorite takeout place, a donation to a local charity, an email to your favorite author, time with a pet, a walk outside, or a phone call to a loved one.
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I waited a day to say this bc I respected everyone's right to vent some anger, but *remember to focus on what you can do*. Whether it's defending your community, taking action around what you've been venting about, whatever — but don't let all of your energy get captured in the social media space.
November 10, 2025 at 11:31 PM
I waited a day to say this bc I respected everyone's right to vent some anger, but *remember to focus on what you can do*. Whether it's defending your community, taking action around what you've been venting about, whatever — but don't let all of your energy get captured in the social media space.
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also if you notice you're complimenting someone when they're not around, tell them the compliment directly, it might be the only way they ever find out people are saying nice things about 'em
Hey, say something nice to your internet pals today, okay? We're all overwhelmed all the time with so much negativity, it can be nice to consciously break that.
November 11, 2025 at 1:43 AM
also if you notice you're complimenting someone when they're not around, tell them the compliment directly, it might be the only way they ever find out people are saying nice things about 'em
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As you begin budgeting for Black Friday, consider shopping locally as much as possible. Many small retailers (especially hobby shops, game stores, and comics shops) run *barely* in the black until the holidays, at which point they make all the profits that will keep them solvent next year.
November 10, 2025 at 8:19 PM
As you begin budgeting for Black Friday, consider shopping locally as much as possible. Many small retailers (especially hobby shops, game stores, and comics shops) run *barely* in the black until the holidays, at which point they make all the profits that will keep them solvent next year.
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Ro Khanna, who has called for Chuck Schumer to be replaced, says the only reason other Democrats aren't calling for it is because it would "offend a lot of donors."
"Are we gonna be beholden to the donors that have gotten us two terms of Donald Trump, or are we gonna listen to people?"
"Are we gonna be beholden to the donors that have gotten us two terms of Donald Trump, or are we gonna listen to people?"
November 10, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Ro Khanna, who has called for Chuck Schumer to be replaced, says the only reason other Democrats aren't calling for it is because it would "offend a lot of donors."
"Are we gonna be beholden to the donors that have gotten us two terms of Donald Trump, or are we gonna listen to people?"
"Are we gonna be beholden to the donors that have gotten us two terms of Donald Trump, or are we gonna listen to people?"
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They haven’t actually voted yet so probably get on the phone if one of those senators is yours.
Angus King what the actual fuck
Angus King what the actual fuck
November 10, 2025 at 9:11 PM
They haven’t actually voted yet so probably get on the phone if one of those senators is yours.
Angus King what the actual fuck
Angus King what the actual fuck
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As the four thugs close in on you, you steel your nerves and strike an alluring pose. Raising your chin and softening you eyes, you manage to croak out “now what if we were enemies to lovers, boys?”
The thugs aren’t interested unfortunately, and you suffer 23 bludgeoning damage.
The thugs aren’t interested unfortunately, and you suffer 23 bludgeoning damage.
Nat 20's are a conspiracy by the Cantrip Industrial Complex.
How about a performance roll?
@cantripcandles.bsky.social
How about a performance roll?
@cantripcandles.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 9:22 PM
As the four thugs close in on you, you steel your nerves and strike an alluring pose. Raising your chin and softening you eyes, you manage to croak out “now what if we were enemies to lovers, boys?”
The thugs aren’t interested unfortunately, and you suffer 23 bludgeoning damage.
The thugs aren’t interested unfortunately, and you suffer 23 bludgeoning damage.
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A reminder that this anti-trans panic is 100% bullshit and exactly none of our country’s problems are related to someone expressing their gender identity and everyone who isn’t a hate-filled weirdo knows it.
November 10, 2025 at 1:16 PM
A reminder that this anti-trans panic is 100% bullshit and exactly none of our country’s problems are related to someone expressing their gender identity and everyone who isn’t a hate-filled weirdo knows it.