sara matson (she/her)
@saramatson.bsky.social
poetry! cats! goats! host of Words // Friends online reading series
routine maintenance on a plumbing thing in the house and the plumber that came is a old pal from high school!! getting the hot goss when you don’t know the people is FUN
November 10, 2025 at 2:51 PM
routine maintenance on a plumbing thing in the house and the plumber that came is a old pal from high school!! getting the hot goss when you don’t know the people is FUN
sometimes you just gotta eat veggie sushi with people you love
November 8, 2025 at 8:53 PM
sometimes you just gotta eat veggie sushi with people you love
An honor and joy to read with these brilliant writers ✨ thank you Ben for curating such fantastic readings! ✨
November 7, 2025 at 4:08 PM
An honor and joy to read with these brilliant writers ✨ thank you Ben for curating such fantastic readings! ✨
Mal and Jayne Sunday snugglin’
November 2, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Mal and Jayne Sunday snugglin’
Wednesday! ✨ I’m reading with extraordinary folks at the Whistler at 6pm ✨ hosted by the fantastic Ben Niespodziany!
October 30, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Wednesday! ✨ I’m reading with extraordinary folks at the Whistler at 6pm ✨ hosted by the fantastic Ben Niespodziany!
Reposted by sara matson (she/her)
DAYLIGHT & TENFOLD ORIOLES is here! this free PDF is packed with writing created by 17 authors that incorporates words contributed by many people!
lots of thanks to all involved! everyone who took part is tagged in this thread!
get the PDF here: tinyurl.com/2025daylight
lots of thanks to all involved! everyone who took part is tagged in this thread!
get the PDF here: tinyurl.com/2025daylight
daylight & tenfold orioles (2025)
DAYLIGHT & TENFOLD ORIOLES is here! It includes 17 poems and 1 work of microfiction by 17 authors. In total, this collection was created by 49 participants & their 55 contributed words. The…
tinyurl.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:26 PM
DAYLIGHT & TENFOLD ORIOLES is here! this free PDF is packed with writing created by 17 authors that incorporates words contributed by many people!
lots of thanks to all involved! everyone who took part is tagged in this thread!
get the PDF here: tinyurl.com/2025daylight
lots of thanks to all involved! everyone who took part is tagged in this thread!
get the PDF here: tinyurl.com/2025daylight
Halloween 2025 costume reveal: Debbie Jellinsky Addams #whataboutdebbie
October 25, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Halloween 2025 costume reveal: Debbie Jellinsky Addams #whataboutdebbie
Reposted by sara matson (she/her)
And finally: Gary J. Shipley @danikastegeman.bsky.social Saint Nick + Andrew C. Wenaus
October 22, 2025 at 2:08 PM
And finally: Gary J. Shipley @danikastegeman.bsky.social Saint Nick + Andrew C. Wenaus
Reposted by sara matson (she/her)
Next up: @matthewkinlin.bsky.social @saramatson.bsky.social Monique Quintana, Ami J. Sanghvi
October 22, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Next up: @matthewkinlin.bsky.social @saramatson.bsky.social Monique Quintana, Ami J. Sanghvi
I miss david lynch 😐
October 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I miss david lynch 😐
it’s always disheartening when I find out a love song I thought was about a partner is about heroin. Or worse, god. 😹💀
October 14, 2025 at 9:32 PM
it’s always disheartening when I find out a love song I thought was about a partner is about heroin. Or worse, god. 😹💀
This is the first Halloween since 2018 I’ll be wearing a wig, send me cooling thoughts at the end of this month 😹🎃👻🦇
October 14, 2025 at 5:38 PM
This is the first Halloween since 2018 I’ll be wearing a wig, send me cooling thoughts at the end of this month 😹🎃👻🦇
It is October and I am, in fact, making weird cardboard bullshit out of old cat food boxes ✨
October 12, 2025 at 8:27 PM
It is October and I am, in fact, making weird cardboard bullshit out of old cat food boxes ✨
Reposted by sara matson (she/her)
“I had worked hard for nearly two years…”
Author copies are here and I’m thrilled!! Grateful to @mickmakesmagic.bsky.social for the cover, @taylorbyas.bsky.social / @pintsncupcakes.bsky.social / Warren Longmire for blurbs, and of course Holly at @interstellarflight.bsky.social for picking it up!!
Author copies are here and I’m thrilled!! Grateful to @mickmakesmagic.bsky.social for the cover, @taylorbyas.bsky.social / @pintsncupcakes.bsky.social / Warren Longmire for blurbs, and of course Holly at @interstellarflight.bsky.social for picking it up!!
October 11, 2025 at 10:04 PM
“I had worked hard for nearly two years…”
Author copies are here and I’m thrilled!! Grateful to @mickmakesmagic.bsky.social for the cover, @taylorbyas.bsky.social / @pintsncupcakes.bsky.social / Warren Longmire for blurbs, and of course Holly at @interstellarflight.bsky.social for picking it up!!
Author copies are here and I’m thrilled!! Grateful to @mickmakesmagic.bsky.social for the cover, @taylorbyas.bsky.social / @pintsncupcakes.bsky.social / Warren Longmire for blurbs, and of course Holly at @interstellarflight.bsky.social for picking it up!!
Used this reaction image to respond to the group chat asking a ton of questions 😹😹😹😹 I crack myself up, yall
October 11, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Used this reaction image to respond to the group chat asking a ton of questions 😹😹😹😹 I crack myself up, yall
planning a west coast meetup with my California bestie is very exciting & gives me something awesome to look forward to next year 🌈 haven’t seen him in person since 2011!
October 10, 2025 at 5:27 PM
planning a west coast meetup with my California bestie is very exciting & gives me something awesome to look forward to next year 🌈 haven’t seen him in person since 2011!
Reposted by sara matson (she/her)
Sara! Sara! @saramatson.bsky.social 🤩✨🙂↔️ wish I could make this. Chicago, I miss you and your poets
Neon Night Mic is BACK on Nov. 5!
We hope to see you there 📚🍸
🎤 Sam Berman
🎤 Suzanne Buffam
🎤 Jacob Saenz
🎤 Sara Matson
🎤 Ruben Quesada
🎤 Christy Prahl
We hope to see you there 📚🍸
🎤 Sam Berman
🎤 Suzanne Buffam
🎤 Jacob Saenz
🎤 Sara Matson
🎤 Ruben Quesada
🎤 Christy Prahl
October 6, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Sara! Sara! @saramatson.bsky.social 🤩✨🙂↔️ wish I could make this. Chicago, I miss you and your poets
pink peppercorns
October 3, 2025 at 3:53 PM
pink peppercorns
red dye from a squeezie teardrop bottle and black lipgloss is the most elite lip combo. also my sink is covered in red food dye now 😹💀
September 29, 2025 at 3:54 PM
red dye from a squeezie teardrop bottle and black lipgloss is the most elite lip combo. also my sink is covered in red food dye now 😹💀
shout out to all the cosplayers that make tutorials, today I’ve learned at least 3 new ways to light myself on fire with my Halloween costume and I’m so glad I know what to avoid 😹😅
September 28, 2025 at 9:05 PM
shout out to all the cosplayers that make tutorials, today I’ve learned at least 3 new ways to light myself on fire with my Halloween costume and I’m so glad I know what to avoid 😹😅
had an incredible evening with brilliant writers ✨ check out Words // Friends Autumn 2025 Edition on YouTube ✨ featuring readings from Ellis Eden, Ola Faleti, Sandra Marchetti, Skye Jackson, Lemmy Ya’akova, Bob Sykora ✨ it was such a joy!!
youtu.be/IedrB9OGLiw
youtu.be/IedrB9OGLiw
Words // Friends Autumn 2025 Hosted by Sara Matson
YouTube video by Sara Matson
youtu.be
September 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
had an incredible evening with brilliant writers ✨ check out Words // Friends Autumn 2025 Edition on YouTube ✨ featuring readings from Ellis Eden, Ola Faleti, Sandra Marchetti, Skye Jackson, Lemmy Ya’akova, Bob Sykora ✨ it was such a joy!!
youtu.be/IedrB9OGLiw
youtu.be/IedrB9OGLiw
I am your favorite familiar’s favorite familiar
September 19, 2025 at 12:41 PM
I am your favorite familiar’s favorite familiar
Happy pub day to the second edition of this FANTASTIC guide to green spaces in chicago, written by my bestie Lindsay Welbers ✨ get ur copy from u of I press at the link below 🌈
www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p0...
www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p0...
Chicago Transit Hikes
www.press.uillinois.edu
September 9, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Happy pub day to the second edition of this FANTASTIC guide to green spaces in chicago, written by my bestie Lindsay Welbers ✨ get ur copy from u of I press at the link below 🌈
www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p0...
www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p0...
What an absolute thrill to be a part of this wildly fun project, thanks for the opportunity and the bonkers trailer, Oli! 🖤
The trailer that was promised for upcoming Psycho H mega project, 'All The Colour Of The Dark', all 9 minutes of it, chock full of amateurish technical errors that I'm gonna lean into from this point on and say are intentional.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=phZJ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=phZJ...
All The Colour Of The Dark [Long Trailer]
YouTube video by Psycho Holosuite
www.youtube.com
September 7, 2025 at 6:33 PM
What an absolute thrill to be a part of this wildly fun project, thanks for the opportunity and the bonkers trailer, Oli! 🖤
Reposted by sara matson (she/her)
The trailer that was promised for upcoming Psycho H mega project, 'All The Colour Of The Dark', all 9 minutes of it, chock full of amateurish technical errors that I'm gonna lean into from this point on and say are intentional.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=phZJ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=phZJ...
All The Colour Of The Dark [Long Trailer]
YouTube video by Psycho Holosuite
www.youtube.com
September 6, 2025 at 5:22 PM
The trailer that was promised for upcoming Psycho H mega project, 'All The Colour Of The Dark', all 9 minutes of it, chock full of amateurish technical errors that I'm gonna lean into from this point on and say are intentional.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=phZJ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=phZJ...