I've only been submitting short stories since 2022 and it was better than, yes! Unfortunately it took me a little while to grow my skills, but by then most windows were so much smaller and more sporadic. It's rough right now while I wait to see how the Asimov's and Analog contracts shake out.

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"Whoever saves one life saves the world entire."

Worth a watch if you have some spare time this holiday weekend! If you don't have time, there's still a link to donate.

What a wild and wonderful fever dream! How strange to get through an entire Monday without any stories to workshop, or anyone critiquing mine.

I just sent this out.

The Jewish people have moral frameworks for this moment.

It is a choice not to heed them.

Please let us meet this moment, let us see the shattered Temple around us, right now, and our responsibility to it.

The way that I was raised, being Jewish meant believing that every human life was sacred; to save a single human life meant saving all of humanity. That no law or ritual was more important than saving a single human life.

It's unfathomable that any Jew can accept what Israel is doing in Gaza.

Just had my heart stomped on by @theferocity.bsky.social 's memoir, How We Fight For Our Lives. It's already a treat to listen to Saeed read poems to us every week on Vibe Check podcast, so I knew his own writing would be beautiful.

Perfect is the enemy of done lalaLALA PERFECT IS THE ENEMY OF DONE

I just found out yesterday that this podcast exists, and it's wild to hear people talk about me! Thankfully the hosts said nice things and I enjoyed listening to them recap the full week of games I got to see play out twice. Turns out we have the same taste in great anecdotes.

@kenjennings.bsky.social did you read The Left Hand of Darkness yet?

tune in and root on your old pal Matt on today's Jeopardy! you're in for a helluva match with me, John, and the returning champ @jrogoff.bsky.social.

@johngreensbluesky.bsky.social Thank you for your crash course US world history series! I watched tons of your videos to prepare for Jeopardy! (or at least try not to look silly on national TV). We'll see if it worked during tomorrow's episode...

At this point, being on #Jeopardy! still feels like a fever dream, but they sent me pictures that prove I was probably there. See how I did on Monday, June 9!

One of the coolest things I've ever done was to be a contestant on #Jeopardy! My episode will air on Monday, June 9. Go to www.jeopardy.com/watch for how to watch.

Thank you to everyone at @jeopardyofficial.bsky.social! They're awesome and so was meeting @kenjennings.bsky.social in person!

I'm so excited to be part of this cohort this summer!!! Back in January, after a few years of rejections from Clarion, I wasn't even sure it was worth applying anymore. It still feels surreal that I'll get to spend 6 weeks honing my craft alongside 17 other talented writers!

Longest months I've ever lived through:

1) March 2020
2) January 2025

My 2024 in writing stats:

- Completed 3 short stories.
- Received 21 short story rejections, 5 of them personal. Two submissions still pending.
- Sent 38 queries for my novel. Got 36 query rejections (12 of them CNR), 1 full rejection, and 1 partial still pending.

#amwriting

Some of my favorite books I read in 2024!
(unranked)
1. The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
2. The Last Dragoners of Bowbazar by @indrapramitdas.bsky.social
3. Shubeik Lubeik by Deena Mohammed
4. The Other Valley by Scott Alexander Howard
5. An Immense World by @edyong209.bsky.social

I usually just lurk on social media, but here, have some cats.