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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Flailing, horny weirdness, i write sff 🤷🏻♀️
Flailing, horny weirdness, i write sff 🤷🏻♀️
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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Some people don't care about the well-being of others. Okay! Fine!
Just imagine the sick art you'd get if every creator had food and housing security. The endless stream of groundbreaking stuff you'd enjoy if we weren't constantly struggling.
Just imagine the sick art you'd get if every creator had food and housing security. The endless stream of groundbreaking stuff you'd enjoy if we weren't constantly struggling.
An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees staggering reduction in homelessness
The state program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years. At the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
www.streetroots.org
December 3, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Some people don't care about the well-being of others. Okay! Fine!
Just imagine the sick art you'd get if every creator had food and housing security. The endless stream of groundbreaking stuff you'd enjoy if we weren't constantly struggling.
Just imagine the sick art you'd get if every creator had food and housing security. The endless stream of groundbreaking stuff you'd enjoy if we weren't constantly struggling.
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kind of shocked that people on here of all places, cannot understand that the gop worrying and throwing resources to an election that is designed to be a W is bad for them
this is a coach sweating bullets about an nba player being able to make a layup at practice
this is a coach sweating bullets about an nba player being able to make a layup at practice
longing once again for a world where more people are capable of grasping complex and inscrutable concepts like “it’s still really really good for Democrats if they *lose* by a much smaller margin than expected in Tennessee”
December 3, 2025 at 2:09 AM
kind of shocked that people on here of all places, cannot understand that the gop worrying and throwing resources to an election that is designed to be a W is bad for them
this is a coach sweating bullets about an nba player being able to make a layup at practice
this is a coach sweating bullets about an nba player being able to make a layup at practice
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For non-Brits: nobody can afford to get sued by revved-up wingnuts and crackpots armed with JK Rowling’s money, and nobody wants to be the next organisation protested by the far right and monstered into the heart of the earth by the world’s most poisonous media outlets. So they are folding.
December 2, 2025 at 8:09 PM
For non-Brits: nobody can afford to get sued by revved-up wingnuts and crackpots armed with JK Rowling’s money, and nobody wants to be the next organisation protested by the far right and monstered into the heart of the earth by the world’s most poisonous media outlets. So they are folding.
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Furious at this. TERFs and Gender Critical people are a loud, radicalized, wealthy minority, forcing groups who've done the right thing for years into horrible positions that none of them want. Stop buying Harry Potter. Fight for your trans brothers and sisters. They'll come for you next.
i hope every single person who still buys harry potter merch or engages with that franchise is happy that they're literally making girl guides cry
girl guides uk have been forced very much against their will to exclude trans girls. full statement is here: www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-...
girl guides uk have been forced very much against their will to exclude trans girls. full statement is here: www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-...
December 2, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Furious at this. TERFs and Gender Critical people are a loud, radicalized, wealthy minority, forcing groups who've done the right thing for years into horrible positions that none of them want. Stop buying Harry Potter. Fight for your trans brothers and sisters. They'll come for you next.
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“Life is beautiful, and life is stupid.”
—Decibel Jones, “Space Opera”, by Catherynne M. Valente
@catvalente.bsky.social
—Decibel Jones, “Space Opera”, by Catherynne M. Valente
@catvalente.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 9:34 PM
“Life is beautiful, and life is stupid.”
—Decibel Jones, “Space Opera”, by Catherynne M. Valente
@catvalente.bsky.social
—Decibel Jones, “Space Opera”, by Catherynne M. Valente
@catvalente.bsky.social
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Many of you are freaking out because you've done the math and it's going to be very hard to finish that manuscript by New Year's.
That's okay. It really is.
Targets are to help you get words on the page. No one will know or care that you finish days or weeks after your date.
Just. Keep. Writing.
That's okay. It really is.
Targets are to help you get words on the page. No one will know or care that you finish days or weeks after your date.
Just. Keep. Writing.
December 2, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Many of you are freaking out because you've done the math and it's going to be very hard to finish that manuscript by New Year's.
That's okay. It really is.
Targets are to help you get words on the page. No one will know or care that you finish days or weeks after your date.
Just. Keep. Writing.
That's okay. It really is.
Targets are to help you get words on the page. No one will know or care that you finish days or weeks after your date.
Just. Keep. Writing.
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This sign raises more questions than it answers
December 2, 2025 at 8:31 PM
This sign raises more questions than it answers
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I would rather have a world where we all trust each other and accept that a few people will take advantage of it than a world where folks have to perform disability constantly in order to get the help they need. Let kids have an extra 30 minutes on the test, jesus fucking christ
December 2, 2025 at 8:32 PM
I would rather have a world where we all trust each other and accept that a few people will take advantage of it than a world where folks have to perform disability constantly in order to get the help they need. Let kids have an extra 30 minutes on the test, jesus fucking christ
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Dedham Priest pissing off all the right people by removing Jesus from the church's nativity scene and putting up an ICE WAS HERE sign in His place.
www.boston25news.com/news/local/i...
www.boston25news.com/news/local/i...
‘ICE was here’: Dedham church sparks outrage over nativity scene with political message
A Dedham church is causing controversy over another political statement in their Nativity scene this holiday season.
www.boston25news.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Dedham Priest pissing off all the right people by removing Jesus from the church's nativity scene and putting up an ICE WAS HERE sign in His place.
www.boston25news.com/news/local/i...
www.boston25news.com/news/local/i...
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The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
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Remember your favorite creator possibly might be struggling with imposter syndrome and doubt and this timeline sucks.. so if you find yourself thinking “wow I really relate to this persons work” or that persons work gives you joy, you should probably tell them. It’s a hard time to be a creative.
November 26, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Remember your favorite creator possibly might be struggling with imposter syndrome and doubt and this timeline sucks.. so if you find yourself thinking “wow I really relate to this persons work” or that persons work gives you joy, you should probably tell them. It’s a hard time to be a creative.
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December 2, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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FACT: openly expressing love and joy and compassion and affection are meaningful virtues in the fight against fascism.
FACT: you should be sappier with your friends and loved ones. there is no reason not to be.
December 1, 2025 at 8:59 PM
FACT: openly expressing love and joy and compassion and affection are meaningful virtues in the fight against fascism.
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So much content these days is telling people what they want instead of listening to them when they say “I don’t want this.”
December 2, 2025 at 7:07 PM
So much content these days is telling people what they want instead of listening to them when they say “I don’t want this.”
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If you’re reading this, there’s not much time left to shop our stock at 25% off!
Don’t miss out, Adventurers! Prices go back to normal at midnight! 🕛
Cantripcandles.com
Don’t miss out, Adventurers! Prices go back to normal at midnight! 🕛
Cantripcandles.com
Cantrip Candles
100% Soy Wax Candles designed for use with tabletop games and fantasy adventures like Dungeons and Dragons! Immerse yourself in a wide variety of fantasy locations through the magic of scents.
Cantripcandles.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:20 AM
If you’re reading this, there’s not much time left to shop our stock at 25% off!
Don’t miss out, Adventurers! Prices go back to normal at midnight! 🕛
Cantripcandles.com
Don’t miss out, Adventurers! Prices go back to normal at midnight! 🕛
Cantripcandles.com
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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!
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/01/t...
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/01/t...
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…
whatever.scalzi.com
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?”