Matthew FitzSimmons
@matthewfitzsimmons.bsky.social
Lives in Washington D.C., writes novels, provides shade and a central meeting place at concerts.
Latest novel is The Slate, available now: https://a.co/d/dDW6gce
Latest novel is The Slate, available now: https://a.co/d/dDW6gce
29 days until deadline and 150 pages of rewrites to go makes Matthew something something.
November 21, 2025 at 2:06 PM
29 days until deadline and 150 pages of rewrites to go makes Matthew something something.
"My dear Donald, don't call them piggy. Just lure them into a consulate and have them dismembered."
November 18, 2025 at 7:02 PM
"My dear Donald, don't call them piggy. Just lure them into a consulate and have them dismembered."
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
November 18, 2025 at 12:12 PM
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
You buy a bird feeder with dreams of beautiful plumage and rarely glimpsed avian wonders only to see thirty dollars worth of birdseed ravaged by a horde of sparrows in under forty-five seconds.
November 14, 2025 at 6:42 PM
You buy a bird feeder with dreams of beautiful plumage and rarely glimpsed avian wonders only to see thirty dollars worth of birdseed ravaged by a horde of sparrows in under forty-five seconds.
Plur1bus arrived in DC this morning.
November 13, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Plur1bus arrived in DC this morning.
Lawyers putting on a hell of a reenactment at the Subway Sandwich Guy’s trial today.
November 4, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Lawyers putting on a hell of a reenactment at the Subway Sandwich Guy’s trial today.
Still Life with Axe
November 3, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Still Life with Axe
Smorgascorg
October 31, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Smorgascorg
Pourquoi, Jef?
October 24, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Pourquoi, Jef?
Are you oblivious or just a tool?
October 11, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Are you oblivious or just a tool?
If I hadn’t just seen this in a side of a truck, I wouldn’t believe this was an actual corporate logo.
October 9, 2025 at 1:43 PM
If I hadn’t just seen this in a side of a truck, I wouldn’t believe this was an actual corporate logo.
The music on Task is as suspect as Snickerdoodle leaving a late-night stakeout wearing a hoodie and still getting to a bar before last call with a flawless blowout.
October 3, 2025 at 3:12 PM
The music on Task is as suspect as Snickerdoodle leaving a late-night stakeout wearing a hoodie and still getting to a bar before last call with a flawless blowout.
Got a chance to see In the Mood for Love last night in a large screen format. William Chang deserved a Nobel Prize for how he costumed Maggie Cheung. 🎥
October 2, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Got a chance to see In the Mood for Love last night in a large screen format. William Chang deserved a Nobel Prize for how he costumed Maggie Cheung. 🎥
My big takeaway from Caught Stealing is that a scruffy Austin Butler would make a solid Tom Waits.
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September 16, 2025 at 11:21 AM
My big takeaway from Caught Stealing is that a scruffy Austin Butler would make a solid Tom Waits.
🎥
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Saw Ran last night on the big screen. All due respect to Mr. Kurosawa but it should've been called Lady Kaede. Perhaps the most cold blooded gangster in all of cinema...she fucks one man so well, he beheads his wife just to get a second date. Like Michael Corleone, she settles all family business. 🎥
September 5, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Saw Ran last night on the big screen. All due respect to Mr. Kurosawa but it should've been called Lady Kaede. Perhaps the most cold blooded gangster in all of cinema...she fucks one man so well, he beheads his wife just to get a second date. Like Michael Corleone, she settles all family business. 🎥
Definitely a choice to make Dwayne Johnson look like a 'roided out Josh Brolin.
April 30, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Definitely a choice to make Dwayne Johnson look like a 'roided out Josh Brolin.
Movie you’ve watched more than six times using gifs.
(“Hard mode” no Star Wars, Star Trek, or LOTR)
(“Hard mode” no Star Wars, Star Trek, or LOTR)
April 26, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Movie you’ve watched more than six times using gifs.
(“Hard mode” no Star Wars, Star Trek, or LOTR)
(“Hard mode” no Star Wars, Star Trek, or LOTR)
Sometimes the signs point to a good writing day.
April 25, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Sometimes the signs point to a good writing day.
A quick check in with foxnews.com to see how they are covering the stock market's reaction to the tariffs today.
April 3, 2025 at 7:58 PM
A quick check in with foxnews.com to see how they are covering the stock market's reaction to the tariffs today.
Day 33.
621 days until midterms.
1354 days until election day.
621 days until midterms.
1354 days until election day.
February 22, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Day 33.
621 days until midterms.
1354 days until election day.
621 days until midterms.
1354 days until election day.