Mason T. Matchak
@masontmatchak.bsky.social
A fantasy writer, among other things. But mostly a writer. Good at reposting, bad at replying. 😅 He/him.
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Videogames, books, andvideogamebooks.
Writing and other nerdy stuff.
Still trying to get published after 22 years.
I'm not giving up.
Still trying to get published after 22 years.
I'm not giving up.
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December 2, 2025 at 4:20 AM
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Don’t miss out, Adventurers! Prices go back to normal at midnight! 🕛
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Over on Whatever, I'm doing a series on movies I consider "Comfort Watches" - not the greatest movies of all time, necessarily, but some of the most rewatchable. I'm starting the series with easily the most rewatchable movie of 2025: K-Pop Demon Hunters!
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The December Comfort Watches 2025, Day One: K-Pop Demon Hunters
A couple of years ago I did a series of movie reviews about the movies I enjoy rewatching — not the best movies of all time, or the most important movies, but the ones I’m happy to spen…
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December 2, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Over on Whatever, I'm doing a series on movies I consider "Comfort Watches" - not the greatest movies of all time, necessarily, but some of the most rewatchable. I'm starting the series with easily the most rewatchable movie of 2025: K-Pop Demon Hunters!
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/01/t...
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/01/t...
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“AI is clearly sticking around so you have to get used to it” wrong. I don’t have to get used to shit. I am a practiced hater and I can keep this going for decades if I am required to
December 1, 2025 at 11:29 PM
“AI is clearly sticking around so you have to get used to it” wrong. I don’t have to get used to shit. I am a practiced hater and I can keep this going for decades if I am required to
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Hey, props to writers who got literally anything done this year.
November 26, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Hey, props to writers who got literally anything done this year.
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Remmeber folks; the only 'victims' of Trans Liberation are supporters of the Patriarchy.
So called 'Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminism' is just the Patriarchy repackaging oppressive and hegemonic gender in a bid to keep the system of Patriarchy alive and well. Don't fall for their lies.
✊️🩵🩷🤍
So called 'Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminism' is just the Patriarchy repackaging oppressive and hegemonic gender in a bid to keep the system of Patriarchy alive and well. Don't fall for their lies.
✊️🩵🩷🤍
December 1, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Remmeber folks; the only 'victims' of Trans Liberation are supporters of the Patriarchy.
So called 'Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminism' is just the Patriarchy repackaging oppressive and hegemonic gender in a bid to keep the system of Patriarchy alive and well. Don't fall for their lies.
✊️🩵🩷🤍
So called 'Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminism' is just the Patriarchy repackaging oppressive and hegemonic gender in a bid to keep the system of Patriarchy alive and well. Don't fall for their lies.
✊️🩵🩷🤍
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There is a well coordinated national campaign targeting a single trans professor at Oklahoma University to get her fired. It's part of a broader campaign to push trans people out of public life entirely. It was never about sports.
December 1, 2025 at 5:40 PM
There is a well coordinated national campaign targeting a single trans professor at Oklahoma University to get her fired. It's part of a broader campaign to push trans people out of public life entirely. It was never about sports.
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“So the plan is to replace all their jobs with AI”
Five minutes later: “what do you mean, broke people don’t spend as much?”
Five minutes later: “what do you mean, broke people don’t spend as much?”
Gen Z Shoppers Aren’t Spending Like Retailers Need Them To
More than other generations, 20-somethings are tightening their holiday-season budgets because of economic pressures.
www.wsj.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:27 PM
“So the plan is to replace all their jobs with AI”
Five minutes later: “what do you mean, broke people don’t spend as much?”
Five minutes later: “what do you mean, broke people don’t spend as much?”
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Either you understand that there is an organized campaign to push trans people out of public life with the explicit end goal of "morally mandating us out of existence" that is backed by some of the wealthiest individuals to have ever lived, or you're simply not equipped to grasp what's happening.
December 1, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Either you understand that there is an organized campaign to push trans people out of public life with the explicit end goal of "morally mandating us out of existence" that is backed by some of the wealthiest individuals to have ever lived, or you're simply not equipped to grasp what's happening.
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We're each of us alone, to be sure. What can you do but hold your hand out in the dark?
December 1, 2025 at 4:40 AM
We're each of us alone, to be sure. What can you do but hold your hand out in the dark?
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lmao comparing the mile long growing list of negatives of AI to the nonexistent list of benefits and general lack of interest is just so absurd
It’s so wild how the wealthy are destroying the Amazon that potentially has the cure for all the cancers in favor of an Amazon that’s creating new types of cancers
December 1, 2025 at 3:44 AM
lmao comparing the mile long growing list of negatives of AI to the nonexistent list of benefits and general lack of interest is just so absurd
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This is a huge part of why so many people think we're in the middle of a widespread "anti-woke backlash": Small movements opposed to social progress are collected into trend stories by conservative media. Far larger movements that want more diversity are ignored or cast as threats.
"Woke is ruining D&D". Meanwhile Dimension 20, one of the wokest real play shows around, just sold out Madison Square Garden and the Hollywood Bowl for live shows and brings armies of new players to RPGs.
November 30, 2025 at 3:38 PM
This is a huge part of why so many people think we're in the middle of a widespread "anti-woke backlash": Small movements opposed to social progress are collected into trend stories by conservative media. Far larger movements that want more diversity are ignored or cast as threats.
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So much of woke backlash is “I miss when I didn’t have any social consequences for being a huge piece of shit”
November 30, 2025 at 3:53 PM
So much of woke backlash is “I miss when I didn’t have any social consequences for being a huge piece of shit”
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everyone is terrible at pitching Gundam Wing to the current generation of anime watchers. what the people need to know is that half the cast are butch women
November 30, 2025 at 9:53 PM
everyone is terrible at pitching Gundam Wing to the current generation of anime watchers. what the people need to know is that half the cast are butch women
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Baby shoes. Dirt cheap. HEAVILY used.
December 1, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Baby shoes. Dirt cheap. HEAVILY used.
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#bookreview 📚💙 📚🪐 📚🌃
Fan of:
- Urban Fantasy
- Buffy The Vampire Slayer 📺
- Meddling Kids 📖
- Being too old for this s***
- Growing up
Try:
@jimchines.com's
Slayers Of Old
www.jimchines.com/bookstore/#S...
The MC's saving the world days were long since over...until trouble came looking for them.
Fan of:
- Urban Fantasy
- Buffy The Vampire Slayer 📺
- Meddling Kids 📖
- Being too old for this s***
- Growing up
Try:
@jimchines.com's
Slayers Of Old
www.jimchines.com/bookstore/#S...
The MC's saving the world days were long since over...until trouble came looking for them.
November 30, 2025 at 9:54 PM
#bookreview 📚💙 📚🪐 📚🌃
Fan of:
- Urban Fantasy
- Buffy The Vampire Slayer 📺
- Meddling Kids 📖
- Being too old for this s***
- Growing up
Try:
@jimchines.com's
Slayers Of Old
www.jimchines.com/bookstore/#S...
The MC's saving the world days were long since over...until trouble came looking for them.
Fan of:
- Urban Fantasy
- Buffy The Vampire Slayer 📺
- Meddling Kids 📖
- Being too old for this s***
- Growing up
Try:
@jimchines.com's
Slayers Of Old
www.jimchines.com/bookstore/#S...
The MC's saving the world days were long since over...until trouble came looking for them.
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"In recent history, the Doctor Who actor has repeatedly made headlines thanks to his allyship towards trans and gender non-conforming people – most notably with a subtle gesture during a TV interview that wound up helping to raise £18,000 for the LGBTQ+ youth charity AKT."
'F*** Off And Let People Be': David Tennant Doubles Down On Support For Trans People
"People are trying to create division... and it's so f***ing unnecessary."
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 12:44 AM
"In recent history, the Doctor Who actor has repeatedly made headlines thanks to his allyship towards trans and gender non-conforming people – most notably with a subtle gesture during a TV interview that wound up helping to raise £18,000 for the LGBTQ+ youth charity AKT."
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ANYWAY
Buy from small businesses
Buy from independent creators
Buy passion projects
Buy commissions
Buy art
In a society that's decided that money is final word, be aware of where yours goes and to support what
Yes it sucks, I don't like it either, but pretending it's not a thing does not help!
Buy from small businesses
Buy from independent creators
Buy passion projects
Buy commissions
Buy art
In a society that's decided that money is final word, be aware of where yours goes and to support what
Yes it sucks, I don't like it either, but pretending it's not a thing does not help!
November 30, 2025 at 9:48 PM
ANYWAY
Buy from small businesses
Buy from independent creators
Buy passion projects
Buy commissions
Buy art
In a society that's decided that money is final word, be aware of where yours goes and to support what
Yes it sucks, I don't like it either, but pretending it's not a thing does not help!
Buy from small businesses
Buy from independent creators
Buy passion projects
Buy commissions
Buy art
In a society that's decided that money is final word, be aware of where yours goes and to support what
Yes it sucks, I don't like it either, but pretending it's not a thing does not help!
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Oh hey! Threadless is having a $12 sale on all t-shirts! I'd love it if you picked one up for yourself or someone else!
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November 30, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Oh hey! Threadless is having a $12 sale on all t-shirts! I'd love it if you picked one up for yourself or someone else!
indigok.threadless.com
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The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
November 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
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being ruled by tiny men bereft of both curiosity and the ability to feel wonder is a terrible fate
November 30, 2025 at 3:39 PM
being ruled by tiny men bereft of both curiosity and the ability to feel wonder is a terrible fate
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the big thing about over-genrefication is that it eliminates any possibility of surprise. if you can fit an art form into 15-20 pre-existing labels or tags, that work of art will contain almost no experimentation. it will have nothing new in it. you can't fit something new into a tag.
this is wildly true. I have always hated the hairsplitting taxonomy process for my own stuff. “there’s not enough drama in this queer romance!! why is there so much murder mystery in this fantasy?” it’s an endless process of unhappy qualification that achieves nothing
The subcategorization/tropefication of popular fiction has been very bad in general, both for authors and readers.
November 30, 2025 at 6:18 PM
the big thing about over-genrefication is that it eliminates any possibility of surprise. if you can fit an art form into 15-20 pre-existing labels or tags, that work of art will contain almost no experimentation. it will have nothing new in it. you can't fit something new into a tag.
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Hey, just got word that there's someone out there emailing people from annleckie05 at gmail, pretending to be me "reaching out" to people.
That is not me! If I email you out of the blue it will almost certainly come from annleckie.com, or possibly my personal email which doesn't contain my name.
That is not me! If I email you out of the blue it will almost certainly come from annleckie.com, or possibly my personal email which doesn't contain my name.
November 30, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Hey, just got word that there's someone out there emailing people from annleckie05 at gmail, pretending to be me "reaching out" to people.
That is not me! If I email you out of the blue it will almost certainly come from annleckie.com, or possibly my personal email which doesn't contain my name.
That is not me! If I email you out of the blue it will almost certainly come from annleckie.com, or possibly my personal email which doesn't contain my name.