Matthew Simmons
@matthewjsimmons.bsky.social
Neutral good hedge wizard. I write about writing and games: https://matthewjsimmons.substack.com
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Björn Borg: A Mörk Borg Supplement
Yes, I really did this.
open.substack.com
I have a new post on my substack about the benefits of occasionally following through on a silly idea. It’s Björn Borg, a grimdark tennis supplement for the game Mörk Borg. open.substack.com/pub/matthewj...
November 29, 2025 at 11:50 PM
My recent substack post linked to one of my favorite scenes from the 1999 film of Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead. RIP.
youtu.be/TLKbS4xCmRc
youtu.be/TLKbS4xCmRc
Do you want to play questions?
YouTube video by Jaelinque
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November 29, 2025 at 8:04 PM
My recent substack post linked to one of my favorite scenes from the 1999 film of Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead. RIP.
youtu.be/TLKbS4xCmRc
youtu.be/TLKbS4xCmRc
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Oh hey Friday is Black and Monday is Cyber but Infinity is Spaceships!
(in other words, we're having a sale)
10% off sitewide, free US shipping for orders over $40, and this awesome bundle of An Infinity of Ships and Instant Star Ships.
Through Monday, or whenever.
72stations.com/products/ins...
(in other words, we're having a sale)
10% off sitewide, free US shipping for orders over $40, and this awesome bundle of An Infinity of Ships and Instant Star Ships.
Through Monday, or whenever.
72stations.com/products/ins...
Instant Infinity!
Create spaceships beyond your wildest dreams with this combo book and card set. Shuffle cards from Instant Star Ships to rapidly discover a ship idea. Crack open An Infinity of Ships to give it more p...
72stations.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Oh hey Friday is Black and Monday is Cyber but Infinity is Spaceships!
(in other words, we're having a sale)
10% off sitewide, free US shipping for orders over $40, and this awesome bundle of An Infinity of Ships and Instant Star Ships.
Through Monday, or whenever.
72stations.com/products/ins...
(in other words, we're having a sale)
10% off sitewide, free US shipping for orders over $40, and this awesome bundle of An Infinity of Ships and Instant Star Ships.
Through Monday, or whenever.
72stations.com/products/ins...
If you have a few minutes, do give them to reading this beautiful essay by @frances-dinger.bsky.social:
www.autostraddle.com/the-other-fr...
www.autostraddle.com/the-other-fr...
The Other Frances
I have no delusions that my grandparents would have understood or condoned my transness, but in the wake of their deaths, I found myself longing for their patient non-judgement.
www.autostraddle.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:03 AM
If you have a few minutes, do give them to reading this beautiful essay by @frances-dinger.bsky.social:
www.autostraddle.com/the-other-fr...
www.autostraddle.com/the-other-fr...
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My absolutely favorite artwork for today, capturing the holiday more poignantly than any other: Alice Neel, Thanksgiving, 1965
November 27, 2025 at 1:48 PM
My absolutely favorite artwork for today, capturing the holiday more poignantly than any other: Alice Neel, Thanksgiving, 1965
Really happy to see Quinns call out Possible Worlds Games and Tacklebox. My favorite booth interaction during PAX U was with them.
This was also my favorite bit from the Tacklebox portion of today's @itsquinns.bsky.social boxed games review: youtu.be/9ilR7h4q78o?...
Gonna get a lot of mileage out of this one, thanks Quinns. Also Tacklebox was such an instant purchase for me that the money left my bank account before the video was over, cheers
November 28, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Really happy to see Quinns call out Possible Worlds Games and Tacklebox. My favorite booth interaction during PAX U was with them.
All I want for Christmas is Sting’s Tintin sweater.
November 26, 2025 at 1:51 AM
All I want for Christmas is Sting’s Tintin sweater.
Björn Borg, my seemingly jokey Mörk Borg supplement, is out in the world. I ran it for some friends in Philly the night before attending PAX Unplugged and it went pretty darn well.
matthewjsimmons.substack.com/p/bjorn-borg...
matthewjsimmons.substack.com/p/bjorn-borg...
Björn Borg: A Mörk Borg Supplement
Yes, I really did this.
matthewjsimmons.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Björn Borg, my seemingly jokey Mörk Borg supplement, is out in the world. I ran it for some friends in Philly the night before attending PAX Unplugged and it went pretty darn well.
matthewjsimmons.substack.com/p/bjorn-borg...
matthewjsimmons.substack.com/p/bjorn-borg...
Playing Spot the Geek at the airport.
November 23, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Playing Spot the Geek at the airport.
Some really remarkable solo rpg zines here. One of my favorite discoveries at PAX U this year.
i demand that you stop by the good luck press both today (4059) and check out @smolghost.bsky.social’s surprise solo drop: WE SHALL BE MONSTERS
November 23, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Some really remarkable solo rpg zines here. One of my favorite discoveries at PAX U this year.
A modest haul from Pax U. Probably-too-expensive frog minis for the boy to paint, and work from @worldchamp.bsky.social @rowanrookanddecard.bsky.social @scryptidgames.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 2:35 PM
A modest haul from Pax U. Probably-too-expensive frog minis for the boy to paint, and work from @worldchamp.bsky.social @rowanrookanddecard.bsky.social @scryptidgames.bsky.social
At PAXU. If you see me, ask me about Björn Borg.
November 22, 2025 at 4:46 PM
At PAXU. If you see me, ask me about Björn Borg.
Reposted by Matthew Simmons
I have a new post on my substack about the benefits of occasionally following through on a silly idea. It’s Björn Borg, a grimdark tennis supplement for the game Mörk Borg. open.substack.com/pub/matthewj...
Björn Borg: A Mörk Borg Supplement
Yes, I really did this.
open.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I have a new post on my substack about the benefits of occasionally following through on a silly idea. It’s Björn Borg, a grimdark tennis supplement for the game Mörk Borg. open.substack.com/pub/matthewj...
I have a new post on my substack about the benefits of occasionally following through on a silly idea. It’s Björn Borg, a grimdark tennis supplement for the game Mörk Borg. open.substack.com/pub/matthewj...
Björn Borg: A Mörk Borg Supplement
Yes, I really did this.
open.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I have a new post on my substack about the benefits of occasionally following through on a silly idea. It’s Björn Borg, a grimdark tennis supplement for the game Mörk Borg. open.substack.com/pub/matthewj...
Reposted by Matthew Simmons
Friends! I am teaching a workshop in December that I am so excited about! I’ve been writing and writing about domestic fabulism forever, but I’ve never actually fashioned a workshop around it before. I think this is going to be so much fun - I hope you’ll join!
No Place Like Home: Writing Domestic Fabulism with Amber Sparks
Learn to write domestic fabulism with author Amber Sparks. Transform ordinary home and family stories with fantastical elements in this online seminar.
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November 20, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Friends! I am teaching a workshop in December that I am so excited about! I’ve been writing and writing about domestic fabulism forever, but I’ve never actually fashioned a workshop around it before. I think this is going to be so much fun - I hope you’ll join!
Ive been saying this for years! I’m so glad I’m not the only one who has postulated the QGene theory. www.reddit.com/r/startrek/s...
From the startrek community on Reddit: Star Trek takes place in the same universe as the soap opera Days of our Lives. [0]
Explore this post and more from the startrek community
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November 16, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Ive been saying this for years! I’m so glad I’m not the only one who has postulated the QGene theory. www.reddit.com/r/startrek/s...
Just a quick note: early next week I am releasing the first draft of my Mörk Borg supplement, Björn Borg. Just completing the classes.
November 14, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Just a quick note: early next week I am releasing the first draft of my Mörk Borg supplement, Björn Borg. Just completing the classes.
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free bodies, free borders, free choices, and free from fuckin fear.
November 14, 2025 at 2:06 AM
free bodies, free borders, free choices, and free from fuckin fear.
Why are they mad at ibuprofen, now? I thought it was just Tylenol. Does Peter Thiel have a bunch of money tied up in aspirin?
JD Vance calls ibuprofen "useless medication" and implies it's not "necessary, safe and effective."
November 13, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Why are they mad at ibuprofen, now? I thought it was just Tylenol. Does Peter Thiel have a bunch of money tied up in aspirin?
My 2026 New Year’s Resolution will be to always know what the date is, to never be filling out a form and have to ask the person at the desk in front of me if it’s the 14th or the 15th.
November 13, 2025 at 6:11 PM
My 2026 New Year’s Resolution will be to always know what the date is, to never be filling out a form and have to ask the person at the desk in front of me if it’s the 14th or the 15th.
I put a piece of my own writing through an AI detector and it flagged the fact that I properly used a semicolon as evidence that my writing was created by a machine.
November 6, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I put a piece of my own writing through an AI detector and it flagged the fact that I properly used a semicolon as evidence that my writing was created by a machine.
In shrinkflation news, those little sleeves of Whoppers you get on Halloween have two Whoppers instead of three now.
November 1, 2025 at 6:17 PM
In shrinkflation news, those little sleeves of Whoppers you get on Halloween have two Whoppers instead of three now.
Maybe I'll have AI write me a novel with a dog narrator.
October 31, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Maybe I'll have AI write me a novel with a dog narrator.