Matthew Kressel
@matthewkressel.net
Nebula & World Fantasy Award Finalist, SFF writer, coder, artist. Books: THE RAINSEEKERS, SPACE TRUCKER JESS, HISTORIES WITHIN US, KING OF SHARDS & QUEEN OF STATIC. Creator of Moksha submissions system. Co-host of Fantastic Fiction at KGB. 🥄 🇺🇦 🏳️🌈
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Matthew Kressel
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“This story reminds me why I read science fiction. The Rainseekers is unflinching and profound, shedding light (and rain) on the search for purpose and wonder.” — @sarahpinsker.bsky.social Nebula and Hugo Award-winning author. @tordotcom.bsky.social
Last night, mid-snow. We ended up getting about 3-5 inches. Very light and powdery, so this morning's shoveling wasn't too bad. Hope you all endured the weather and are safe and snug with a hot cup of cocoa.
December 27, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Last night, mid-snow. We ended up getting about 3-5 inches. Very light and powdery, so this morning's shoveling wasn't too bad. Hope you all endured the weather and are safe and snug with a hot cup of cocoa.
For those interested, WKCR 89.9 FM NY does their annual Bach Fest from now until New Years, and you can stream online. www.cc-seas.columbia.edu/wkcr/story/b...
BachFest 2025 | WKCR 89.9FM NY
www.cc-seas.columbia.edu
December 24, 2025 at 5:04 AM
For those interested, WKCR 89.9 FM NY does their annual Bach Fest from now until New Years, and you can stream online. www.cc-seas.columbia.edu/wkcr/story/b...
Photo by Amy Goldschlager from the October Brooklyn Books & Booze Event, with Crissa-Jean Chappell, C.W. Rose, Matthew Kressel (me), & Paula Bomer.
In the current Locus Magazine.
In the current Locus Magazine.
Photo Story: Brooklyn Books & Booze locusmag.com/feature...
December 23, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Photo by Amy Goldschlager from the October Brooklyn Books & Booze Event, with Crissa-Jean Chappell, C.W. Rose, Matthew Kressel (me), & Paula Bomer.
In the current Locus Magazine.
In the current Locus Magazine.
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
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I'm currently working on a novel and at the end of an average day, I'm wiped out. The sheer amount of analysis, synthesis, making of connections, layering of prose, deepening of characterization, supplemental research... all the mental work is intense and exhilarating. Which is just to say, fuck AI.
December 23, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I'm currently working on a novel and at the end of an average day, I'm wiped out. The sheer amount of analysis, synthesis, making of connections, layering of prose, deepening of characterization, supplemental research... all the mental work is intense and exhilarating. Which is just to say, fuck AI.
The orange turd and his administration of morons are ruining the planet for future generations any and every way they can. Disgraceful, reckless, and harmful for everyone.
December 22, 2025 at 6:10 PM
The orange turd and his administration of morons are ruining the planet for future generations any and every way they can. Disgraceful, reckless, and harmful for everyone.
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Happy Hanukkah, 2025. Hoping for better for all by next year at this time.
December 22, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Happy Hanukkah, 2025. Hoping for better for all by next year at this time.
An alternative to "Netflix & Chill", we could ...
December 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM
An alternative to "Netflix & Chill", we could ...
We made latkes tonight from a 90 year old recipe. It's from the Vilna Vegetarian Cookbook by Fania Lewando, originally published in Yiddish in pre–World War II Vilna and rediscovered more than half a century later. Geshmak! (Delicious!)
December 21, 2025 at 12:35 AM
We made latkes tonight from a 90 year old recipe. It's from the Vilna Vegetarian Cookbook by Fania Lewando, originally published in Yiddish in pre–World War II Vilna and rediscovered more than half a century later. Geshmak! (Delicious!)
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And please also, AGAIN, never forget that they are inherently unethical to use because no one gave permission for their research or writing to be used in it. It is all stolen, and if you're using the plagiarism machine, please keep that in mind.
My friends, I say this with all the love in my heart: Right now might not be the moment for “But we should be TOLERANT and NUANCED about the plagiarism machines!”
Your tolerance and “nuance” will be weaponised by the grifters and their apologists. Please respect yourselves more.
Your tolerance and “nuance” will be weaponised by the grifters and their apologists. Please respect yourselves more.
December 20, 2025 at 3:07 PM
And please also, AGAIN, never forget that they are inherently unethical to use because no one gave permission for their research or writing to be used in it. It is all stolen, and if you're using the plagiarism machine, please keep that in mind.
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Just very thrilled to make it to @acwise.bsky.social excellent list of Favorite Short Fiction of 2025
acwise.net/favorite-sho...
In case you want to read the mentioned story, Idle, Inc is at Bourbon Penn @bourbonpenn.bsky.social
www.bourbonpenn.com/issue/35/idl...
acwise.net/favorite-sho...
In case you want to read the mentioned story, Idle, Inc is at Bourbon Penn @bourbonpenn.bsky.social
www.bourbonpenn.com/issue/35/idl...
Favorite Short Fiction of 2025 – acwise.net
acwise.net
December 19, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Just very thrilled to make it to @acwise.bsky.social excellent list of Favorite Short Fiction of 2025
acwise.net/favorite-sho...
In case you want to read the mentioned story, Idle, Inc is at Bourbon Penn @bourbonpenn.bsky.social
www.bourbonpenn.com/issue/35/idl...
acwise.net/favorite-sho...
In case you want to read the mentioned story, Idle, Inc is at Bourbon Penn @bourbonpenn.bsky.social
www.bourbonpenn.com/issue/35/idl...
Here's the audio from this month's Fantastic Fiction at KGB readings with Daniel Braum & Martin Cahill. Both read from their work on a rainy night to a packed and enthusiastic house. www.kgbfantasticfiction.org/2025/12/12/a...
@danielbraum.bsky.social @mcflycahill90.bsky.social @datlow.bsky.social
@danielbraum.bsky.social @mcflycahill90.bsky.social @datlow.bsky.social
www.kgbfantasticfiction.org
December 20, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Here's the audio from this month's Fantastic Fiction at KGB readings with Daniel Braum & Martin Cahill. Both read from their work on a rainy night to a packed and enthusiastic house. www.kgbfantasticfiction.org/2025/12/12/a...
@danielbraum.bsky.social @mcflycahill90.bsky.social @datlow.bsky.social
@danielbraum.bsky.social @mcflycahill90.bsky.social @datlow.bsky.social
So Yelp's updated Terms of Service says they can use your data to train their AI models. NOPE. I just put in a request to delete my Yelp account and I suggest everyone do the same. Send a strong message that this behavior is NOT okay.
December 20, 2025 at 2:16 AM
So Yelp's updated Terms of Service says they can use your data to train their AI models. NOPE. I just put in a request to delete my Yelp account and I suggest everyone do the same. Send a strong message that this behavior is NOT okay.
From the "hey that's pretty awesome" department, THE RAINSEEKERS is a FanFiAddict Most Anticipated Titles of 2026. Coming Feb 17th. Preorder at your favorite bookstore.
#FanFiAddict #novella #sciencefiction
#FanFiAddict #novella #sciencefiction
December 18, 2025 at 7:35 PM
From the "hey that's pretty awesome" department, THE RAINSEEKERS is a FanFiAddict Most Anticipated Titles of 2026. Coming Feb 17th. Preorder at your favorite bookstore.
#FanFiAddict #novella #sciencefiction
#FanFiAddict #novella #sciencefiction
Recording a Geeks Guide to the Galaxy podcast later today on four Stephen King novels that were adapted as films. The Running Man (2025), The Long Walk (2025), The Dead Zone (1983), and The Mist (2007). We'll be discussing four more adaptations in a later podcast.
December 18, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Recording a Geeks Guide to the Galaxy podcast later today on four Stephen King novels that were adapted as films. The Running Man (2025), The Long Walk (2025), The Dead Zone (1983), and The Mist (2007). We'll be discussing four more adaptations in a later podcast.
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Worth a read.
"They're trying to change our habits, because all of the projections rely on people becoming truly dependent on the technology. Whether or not it's actually a good thing for society isn't considered to be a factor."
Analysis: OpenAI is a loss-making machine, how can it survive?
Don't call it a bubble! Loss-making monster OpenAI is on the hook for $1.4 trillion (with a T) in compute commitments. How can this go on?
www.windowscentral.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Worth a read.
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'My year end reading statistics' (originally for @theguardian.com books).
p.s There's still time to pick up new book Physics for Cats at good bookshops and online www.tomgauld.com/comic-books-v2
p.s There's still time to pick up new book Physics for Cats at good bookshops and online www.tomgauld.com/comic-books-v2
December 18, 2025 at 11:50 AM
'My year end reading statistics' (originally for @theguardian.com books).
p.s There's still time to pick up new book Physics for Cats at good bookshops and online www.tomgauld.com/comic-books-v2
p.s There's still time to pick up new book Physics for Cats at good bookshops and online www.tomgauld.com/comic-books-v2
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I needed a print of this old drawing (and almost-continuous-line scribble of Little Red Riding Hood), so now it is available to you too, on Redbubble:
www.redbubble.com/i/art-print/...
And on InPrnt: www.inprnt.com/gallery/tana...
www.redbubble.com/i/art-print/...
And on InPrnt: www.inprnt.com/gallery/tana...
"Little Red Riding Hood — the whole tale" Art Print for Sale by tanaudel
An older, very lighthearted almost-continuous-line scribble of Little Red Riding Hood, in pen-and-ink- and watercolour • Millions of unique designs by independent artists. Find your thing.
www.redbubble.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:19 AM
I needed a print of this old drawing (and almost-continuous-line scribble of Little Red Riding Hood), so now it is available to you too, on Redbubble:
www.redbubble.com/i/art-print/...
And on InPrnt: www.inprnt.com/gallery/tana...
www.redbubble.com/i/art-print/...
And on InPrnt: www.inprnt.com/gallery/tana...
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My 2025 Locus interviews 💞
Shannon Lee & Fonda Lee
Tobi Ogundiran
Ibi Zoboi
Amal El-Mohtar
Hache Pueyo
S.A. Barnes
Rita Woods
Akwaeke Emezi
H.E. Edgmon
Cadwell Turnbull
Yume Kitasei
Ken Liu
Eden Royce
Bethany Jacobs
Read them here ⬇️
subscribers.locusmag.com/back-issues
More soon...!❤️🔥
Shannon Lee & Fonda Lee
Tobi Ogundiran
Ibi Zoboi
Amal El-Mohtar
Hache Pueyo
S.A. Barnes
Rita Woods
Akwaeke Emezi
H.E. Edgmon
Cadwell Turnbull
Yume Kitasei
Ken Liu
Eden Royce
Bethany Jacobs
Read them here ⬇️
subscribers.locusmag.com/back-issues
More soon...!❤️🔥
Buy Back Issues | Locus Magazine
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December 17, 2025 at 8:47 PM
My 2025 Locus interviews 💞
Shannon Lee & Fonda Lee
Tobi Ogundiran
Ibi Zoboi
Amal El-Mohtar
Hache Pueyo
S.A. Barnes
Rita Woods
Akwaeke Emezi
H.E. Edgmon
Cadwell Turnbull
Yume Kitasei
Ken Liu
Eden Royce
Bethany Jacobs
Read them here ⬇️
subscribers.locusmag.com/back-issues
More soon...!❤️🔥
Shannon Lee & Fonda Lee
Tobi Ogundiran
Ibi Zoboi
Amal El-Mohtar
Hache Pueyo
S.A. Barnes
Rita Woods
Akwaeke Emezi
H.E. Edgmon
Cadwell Turnbull
Yume Kitasei
Ken Liu
Eden Royce
Bethany Jacobs
Read them here ⬇️
subscribers.locusmag.com/back-issues
More soon...!❤️🔥
Here are Ellen's, Mercurio's, and my photos from this month's Fantastic Fiction at KGB, with guests Daniel Braum & Martin Cahill.
@datlow.bsky.social @mercuriodrivera.bsky.social @danielbraum.bsky.social @mcflycahill90.bsky.social
www.kgbfantasticfiction.org/2025/12/11/p...
@datlow.bsky.social @mercuriodrivera.bsky.social @danielbraum.bsky.social @mcflycahill90.bsky.social
www.kgbfantasticfiction.org/2025/12/11/p...
Photos from Dec 10th, with Daniel Braum & Martin Cahill
Here are Ellen's photos, and Matt & Mercurio's photos from this month's Fantastic Fiction at KGB, with guests Daniel Braum & Martin Cahill, who both read from new work in front of a great crowd, despi...
www.kgbfantasticfiction.org
December 17, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Here are Ellen's, Mercurio's, and my photos from this month's Fantastic Fiction at KGB, with guests Daniel Braum & Martin Cahill.
@datlow.bsky.social @mercuriodrivera.bsky.social @danielbraum.bsky.social @mcflycahill90.bsky.social
www.kgbfantasticfiction.org/2025/12/11/p...
@datlow.bsky.social @mercuriodrivera.bsky.social @danielbraum.bsky.social @mcflycahill90.bsky.social
www.kgbfantasticfiction.org/2025/12/11/p...
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I don't know who made this, but I love you
December 17, 2025 at 2:12 AM
I don't know who made this, but I love you
Next month (year!) at our Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading series, join us with guests Rachel Harrison & Robert P. Ottone, Jan 14th, 7pm at the KGB Bar. Come one, come all! @rachelharrison.bsky.social @robertottone.bsky.social @datlow.bsky.social
December 16, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Next month (year!) at our Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading series, join us with guests Rachel Harrison & Robert P. Ottone, Jan 14th, 7pm at the KGB Bar. Come one, come all! @rachelharrison.bsky.social @robertottone.bsky.social @datlow.bsky.social
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“A story that speaks to our fractured time, and leaves us with both catharsis and hope. I too would risk everything to see the first rainfall on Mars. A lovely piece of work.” — Nathan Ballingrud, author of The Strange on The Rainseekers by Matthew Kressel 🌧️
December 16, 2025 at 1:24 PM
“A story that speaks to our fractured time, and leaves us with both catharsis and hope. I too would risk everything to see the first rainfall on Mars. A lovely piece of work.” — Nathan Ballingrud, author of The Strange on The Rainseekers by Matthew Kressel 🌧️
This aluminum menorah was my grandmother's, and it makes me happy that I'm still using it, and I think she would be too. Happy 2nd night of Hannukah. The light persists.
December 16, 2025 at 3:32 AM
This aluminum menorah was my grandmother's, and it makes me happy that I'm still using it, and I think she would be too. Happy 2nd night of Hannukah. The light persists.