Matthew Kressel
@matthewkressel.net
Nebula & World Fantasy Award Finalist, SFF writer, coder, artist. Books: SPACE TRUCKER JESS, THE RAINSEEKERS, 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
@matthewkressel.net
· Oct 1
My short story "Model Collapse" is out today at Reactor Magazine. It's a dark SF tale about a government agent and his mentee who are sent into a remote town on a mysterious and dangerous project. Edited by Ellen Datlow. Cover by Keith Negley. Link in thread.
On the latest Geeks Guide to the Galaxy podcast, I join Andrea Kail, Anthony Ha, and host David Barr Kirtley to discuss Season 1 of the FX series Alien: Earth, a prequel to the classic films Alien and Aliens! @anthonyha.bsky.social Listen at your favorite pod site!
November 13, 2025 at 6:31 PM
On the latest Geeks Guide to the Galaxy podcast, I join Andrea Kail, Anthony Ha, and host David Barr Kirtley to discuss Season 1 of the FX series Alien: Earth, a prequel to the classic films Alien and Aliens! @anthonyha.bsky.social Listen at your favorite pod site!
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Back on Geek’s Guide to argue about Alien Earth with @matthewkressel.net and Andrea Kail. So many things I loved! So many things that made me crazy! geeksguideshow.com/2025/11/08/g...
GGG#606: Alien: Earth Season 1 Review
[YouTube] [Apple] [Spotify] [Download] Andrea Kail, Matthew Kressel, and Anthony Ha join us to discuss Season 1 of the FX series Alien: Earth, a prequel to the classic films Alien and Aliens. Pleas…
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November 13, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Back on Geek’s Guide to argue about Alien Earth with @matthewkressel.net and Andrea Kail. So many things I loved! So many things that made me crazy! geeksguideshow.com/2025/11/08/g...
Been dealing with some fatigue lately, so 1000 words on the ms today feels like an accomplishment.
November 12, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Been dealing with some fatigue lately, so 1000 words on the ms today feels like an accomplishment.
TONIGHT! Join us with Lara Elena Donnelly & Sam J. Miller* for our Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading series, 7pm at the KGB Bar NYC. Come one, come all!
* Mary Robinette Kowal could not make it because of a travel snafu.
@larazontally.bsky.social @sentencebender.bsky.social @datlow.bsky.social
* Mary Robinette Kowal could not make it because of a travel snafu.
@larazontally.bsky.social @sentencebender.bsky.social @datlow.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 4:14 PM
TONIGHT! Join us with Lara Elena Donnelly & Sam J. Miller* for our Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading series, 7pm at the KGB Bar NYC. Come one, come all!
* Mary Robinette Kowal could not make it because of a travel snafu.
@larazontally.bsky.social @sentencebender.bsky.social @datlow.bsky.social
* Mary Robinette Kowal could not make it because of a travel snafu.
@larazontally.bsky.social @sentencebender.bsky.social @datlow.bsky.social
All the kids are doing it, so here's mine. The first sentence (or three) from my forthcoming novella, THE RAINSEEKERS, out this February from Tordotcom. Available for preorder.
November 11, 2025 at 9:11 PM
All the kids are doing it, so here's mine. The first sentence (or three) from my forthcoming novella, THE RAINSEEKERS, out this February from Tordotcom. Available for preorder.
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Super sad that the magnificent @maryrobinettekowal.com can't make it, but I will try my damnedest to fill those shoes.
Excited to read alongside my collaborator and Clarion broodmate @larazontally.bsky.social !!!!
Excited to read alongside my collaborator and Clarion broodmate @larazontally.bsky.social !!!!
UPDATE: Due to a travel snafu, Mary Robinette Kowal had to cancel for tomorrow. The stupendous Sam J. Miller has agreed to read in her place, with Lara Elena Donnelly. Tomorrow! Come one, come all! @maryrobinettekowal.com @sentencebender.bsky.social @larazontally.bsky.social @datlow.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Super sad that the magnificent @maryrobinettekowal.com can't make it, but I will try my damnedest to fill those shoes.
Excited to read alongside my collaborator and Clarion broodmate @larazontally.bsky.social !!!!
Excited to read alongside my collaborator and Clarion broodmate @larazontally.bsky.social !!!!
UPDATE: Due to a travel snafu, Mary Robinette Kowal had to cancel for tomorrow. The stupendous Sam J. Miller has agreed to read in her place, with Lara Elena Donnelly. Tomorrow! Come one, come all! @maryrobinettekowal.com @sentencebender.bsky.social @larazontally.bsky.social @datlow.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 7:25 PM
UPDATE: Due to a travel snafu, Mary Robinette Kowal had to cancel for tomorrow. The stupendous Sam J. Miller has agreed to read in her place, with Lara Elena Donnelly. Tomorrow! Come one, come all! @maryrobinettekowal.com @sentencebender.bsky.social @larazontally.bsky.social @datlow.bsky.social
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Wait do I have it correct that Joyce Carol Oates said Musk was a shell of a man with no joy in his life and he totally saw it and said "No I'm not" and now he's searching the titles of different movies he likes and replying "great movie"
November 10, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Wait do I have it correct that Joyce Carol Oates said Musk was a shell of a man with no joy in his life and he totally saw it and said "No I'm not" and now he's searching the titles of different movies he likes and replying "great movie"
This Wednesday! Join us with guests @maryrobinettekowal.com & @larazontally.bsky.social , Nov 12th, 7pm at the KGB Bar. Come one, come all! @datlow.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 2:20 PM
This Wednesday! Join us with guests @maryrobinettekowal.com & @larazontally.bsky.social , Nov 12th, 7pm at the KGB Bar. Come one, come all! @datlow.bsky.social
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At events I always insist that I enjoy the daily act of writing, and I'm often met with skepticism. But an activity can be frustrating/challenging and still bring joy. In fact, that's part of it-- like playing a video game on a too-easy difficulty setting, a frictionless existence is not rewarding.
Sometimes I wonder if our many years of jokes about writers hating writing and doing anything but writing, etc, have convinced people that the writing part is the hurdle and the goal is just to have a thing in hand. But I am here to tell you: the writing is the best part. The act is the thing.
November 9, 2025 at 7:41 PM
At events I always insist that I enjoy the daily act of writing, and I'm often met with skepticism. But an activity can be frustrating/challenging and still bring joy. In fact, that's part of it-- like playing a video game on a too-easy difficulty setting, a frictionless existence is not rewarding.
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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
November 6, 2025 at 1:38 AM
“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
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It’s hard to believe but there was a cartoon about an immigrant mouse and it was seen as totally fine and not controversial and not woke because it was an aspirational and nice thing about America that people could come here and find a better life
November 5, 2025 at 9:08 PM
It’s hard to believe but there was a cartoon about an immigrant mouse and it was seen as totally fine and not controversial and not woke because it was an aspirational and nice thing about America that people could come here and find a better life
“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
November 6, 2025 at 1:38 AM
“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
Next Wednesday, join us with guests Mary Robinette Kowal & Lara Elena Donnelly for our Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading series, Wed, Nov 12th, 7pm at the KGB Bar. Come one, come all! @maryrobinettekowal.com @datlow.bsky.social @larazontally.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Next Wednesday, join us with guests Mary Robinette Kowal & Lara Elena Donnelly for our Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading series, Wed, Nov 12th, 7pm at the KGB Bar. Come one, come all! @maryrobinettekowal.com @datlow.bsky.social @larazontally.bsky.social
The new AI slop thing is having ChatGPT slurp a description of one of your short stories or podcasts from a website, spit out a query email pretending as if they read it or listened to said work, and then pitch you some shit service they're offering. I swear I get like three of these per day now. 1/
November 4, 2025 at 3:49 AM
The new AI slop thing is having ChatGPT slurp a description of one of your short stories or podcasts from a website, spit out a query email pretending as if they read it or listened to said work, and then pitch you some shit service they're offering. I swear I get like three of these per day now. 1/
Facêboók is showing ÃĪ generated reels of people shouting (stupid) political opinions without flagging them as fake, and its total rage bait, and I've no idea if the traffic they're generating is real, but when folks lose the ability to discern reality, democracy suffers. Why are we OK with this?
October 31, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Facêboók is showing ÃĪ generated reels of people shouting (stupid) political opinions without flagging them as fake, and its total rage bait, and I've no idea if the traffic they're generating is real, but when folks lose the ability to discern reality, democracy suffers. Why are we OK with this?
New post up on my Substack. "You are better than AI Slop"
open.substack.com/pub/outerdee...
open.substack.com/pub/outerdee...
You are better than AI Slop
You have a choice to make, the path of authenticity or the path of lies
open.substack.com
October 31, 2025 at 3:06 PM
New post up on my Substack. "You are better than AI Slop"
open.substack.com/pub/outerdee...
open.substack.com/pub/outerdee...
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This is how.
Every Dem, please, this is how.
EVERYONE in the media, please!!
Every Dem, please, this is how.
EVERYONE in the media, please!!
October 31, 2025 at 1:48 PM
This is how.
Every Dem, please, this is how.
EVERYONE in the media, please!!
Every Dem, please, this is how.
EVERYONE in the media, please!!
The Make America Sick Again party
Well, an acquaintance who relies on the ACA marketplace for insurance just received a notice explaining that their fee for coverage will be rising. Right now they pay $180 a month. The new price?
$2733.15 a month.
$2733.15 a month.
October 31, 2025 at 1:39 PM
The Make America Sick Again party
This will be the slow death of YouTube. Once it's flooded with garbage AI slop created by talentless hacks, people will find another medium where human-created art dominates. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
YouTube to Offer Voluntary Buyouts to Employees Amid AI Disruption
Staffers that want to leave the video platform will be eligible for severance, as CEO Neal Mohan restructures its product division into three groups.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:06 PM
This will be the slow death of YouTube. Once it's flooded with garbage AI slop created by talentless hacks, people will find another medium where human-created art dominates. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
Oh, they believe him. Half the country is cheering him on.
October 30, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Oh, they believe him. Half the country is cheering him on.
So, in other words, half the people on the Affordable Care Act were healthy enough not to need a doctor last year. Tell me again how that makes the Affordable Care Act illegitimate? Because half of the insured are healthy?
Dr. Oz is a quack and a fool.
Dr. Oz is a quack and a fool.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz on Wednesday questioned the legitimacy of Affordable Care Act coverage for many Americans, saying that “half” of the people enrolled in the subsidized health insurance plans “filed no claims last year.” https://to.pbs.org/4okcYaQ
WATCH: Dr. Oz questions legitimacy of ACA coverage for millions of Americans
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz on Wednesday questioned the legitimacy of Affordable Care Act coverage for many Americans, saying that “half” of the people enrol...
www.pbs.org
October 30, 2025 at 12:13 AM
So, in other words, half the people on the Affordable Care Act were healthy enough not to need a doctor last year. Tell me again how that makes the Affordable Care Act illegitimate? Because half of the insured are healthy?
Dr. Oz is a quack and a fool.
Dr. Oz is a quack and a fool.
So, where are they? What did they do with them? www.nbcchicago.com/investigatio...
Could ICE have 'lost' 3,000 immigrant arrestees in Chicago?
At least 3,000 jailed immigrants have vanished from federal records, according to human rights attorneys and organizations.
www.nbcchicago.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:07 AM
So, where are they? What did they do with them? www.nbcchicago.com/investigatio...
If ICE agents believe what they're doing is legal, then they shouldn't need to hide behind masks. The fact that they do hide says everything you need to know about them: they don't want to be identified, because they know what they're doing is shameful and immoral.
October 29, 2025 at 2:08 PM
If ICE agents believe what they're doing is legal, then they shouldn't need to hide behind masks. The fact that they do hide says everything you need to know about them: they don't want to be identified, because they know what they're doing is shameful and immoral.