Matthew C. Brown
@mattbrownwrites.bsky.social
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I was puzzled for a moment about why DHS would release the phone footage from the murderer's point of view, since it clearly shows that the murderer was in no danger from the victim.
January 10, 2026 at 4:32 PM
I was puzzled for a moment about why DHS would release the phone footage from the murderer's point of view, since it clearly shows that the murderer was in no danger from the victim.
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It only takes a two-three minutes to tell Discord you will gtfo if they decide to integrate AI. Make sure they know 👇
Discord wants to know how you feel about AI.
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January 10, 2026 at 3:17 PM
It only takes a two-three minutes to tell Discord you will gtfo if they decide to integrate AI. Make sure they know 👇
I made a brief post on my website looking back on my writing accomplishments for 2025 and thinking about what comes next. I’ve also made a list of some of my favorite books, movies, etc. from this year.
www.mattbrownwrites.com/blog/2025-st...
www.mattbrownwrites.com/blog/2025-st...
2025: Stuff that Happened in a Year of Sucky World News, Matthew C. Brown
It's hard to feel like your creativity matters when the world seems like it's going down the tubes little by little every day.
www.mattbrownwrites.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:22 PM
I made a brief post on my website looking back on my writing accomplishments for 2025 and thinking about what comes next. I’ve also made a list of some of my favorite books, movies, etc. from this year.
www.mattbrownwrites.com/blog/2025-st...
www.mattbrownwrites.com/blog/2025-st...
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This will sound like a joke, but it's not.
When TWO "Minnesota Nice" politicians drop the F-bomb in front of live cameras, we're at Defcon 1.
When TWO "Minnesota Nice" politicians drop the F-bomb in front of live cameras, we're at Defcon 1.
January 8, 2026 at 1:46 AM
This will sound like a joke, but it's not.
When TWO "Minnesota Nice" politicians drop the F-bomb in front of live cameras, we're at Defcon 1.
When TWO "Minnesota Nice" politicians drop the F-bomb in front of live cameras, we're at Defcon 1.
Behold! The Christmas 2025 book haul. Not pictured: books my wife got that I will also be reading and the Redwall books the kiddo got which I’ll be reading to her.
Mind you, my TBR shelf is still quite full and it’s only gonna grow over the course of 2026.
Mind you, my TBR shelf is still quite full and it’s only gonna grow over the course of 2026.
January 2, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Behold! The Christmas 2025 book haul. Not pictured: books my wife got that I will also be reading and the Redwall books the kiddo got which I’ll be reading to her.
Mind you, my TBR shelf is still quite full and it’s only gonna grow over the course of 2026.
Mind you, my TBR shelf is still quite full and it’s only gonna grow over the course of 2026.
Here’s all the books I read in 2025. This list does not include reading The Two Towers not once but twice to the kiddo. I’ve quite the TBR lined up for 2026 and it’s only going to grow because there are A LOT of great and exciting books coming out.
December 31, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Here’s all the books I read in 2025. This list does not include reading The Two Towers not once but twice to the kiddo. I’ve quite the TBR lined up for 2026 and it’s only going to grow because there are A LOT of great and exciting books coming out.
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It's just a bullshit product designed to fuck everyone over except the billionaires. Stop using it.
December 31, 2025 at 4:31 AM
It's just a bullshit product designed to fuck everyone over except the billionaires. Stop using it.
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as promised: I'm back and I have Opinions fozmeadows.substack.com/p/against-ai
December 29, 2025 at 6:54 AM
as promised: I'm back and I have Opinions fozmeadows.substack.com/p/against-ai
Just finished Caliban’s War and now I wish that Avasarala was real so she could dogwalk the moronic men in charge of the world.
December 15, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Just finished Caliban’s War and now I wish that Avasarala was real so she could dogwalk the moronic men in charge of the world.
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Happy to talk to @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social at @404media.co about this issue of Instagram adding weird sometimes inaccurate headlines and summaries for Google searches. I find it troubling. www.404media.co/instagram-is...
Instagram Is Generating Inaccurate SEO Bait for Your Posts
Instagram is generating headlines for Instagram posts that appear on Google Search results. Users say they are misrepresenting them.
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December 9, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Happy to talk to @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social at @404media.co about this issue of Instagram adding weird sometimes inaccurate headlines and summaries for Google searches. I find it troubling. www.404media.co/instagram-is...
Shivers. Can’t wait.
December 5, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Shivers. Can’t wait.
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Every single congressional Democrat needs to be out there, right now, insisting that Pete Hegseth resign right now and announcing that he will be held accountable for committing war crimes.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Every single congressional Democrat needs to be out there, right now, insisting that Pete Hegseth resign right now and announcing that he will be held accountable for committing war crimes.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
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✨It's Double Publication Day!✨
If you like science fantasy, folklore with a twist, digital ghosts, nature having opinions, and ghost cats/orcas living their best lives please do give these books a go?
geni.us/weallghostsPB
geni.us/saltorac
@solarisbooks.bsky.social
If you like science fantasy, folklore with a twist, digital ghosts, nature having opinions, and ghost cats/orcas living their best lives please do give these books a go?
geni.us/weallghostsPB
geni.us/saltorac
@solarisbooks.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 12:03 PM
✨It's Double Publication Day!✨
If you like science fantasy, folklore with a twist, digital ghosts, nature having opinions, and ghost cats/orcas living their best lives please do give these books a go?
geni.us/weallghostsPB
geni.us/saltorac
@solarisbooks.bsky.social
If you like science fantasy, folklore with a twist, digital ghosts, nature having opinions, and ghost cats/orcas living their best lives please do give these books a go?
geni.us/weallghostsPB
geni.us/saltorac
@solarisbooks.bsky.social
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This really is an excellent book.
"Dazzlingly fresh and original: relentlessly paced, lavishly crafted and always human"
@gautambhatia88.bsky.social
"A gem, breathtaking in scope and concept, pushing the boundaries"
@aptshadow.bsky.social
"As wildly inventive as it is intriguing...a galaxy spanning story"
@rjbarker.bsky.social
@gautambhatia88.bsky.social
"A gem, breathtaking in scope and concept, pushing the boundaries"
@aptshadow.bsky.social
"As wildly inventive as it is intriguing...a galaxy spanning story"
@rjbarker.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 2:35 PM
This really is an excellent book.
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November 5, 2025 at 11:44 AM
4am wakeup call from the kiddo leads to lying awake brainstorming a new story idea and intermittently rolling over to type notes on my phone. Will determine viability when fully caffeinated.
November 4, 2025 at 5:02 PM
4am wakeup call from the kiddo leads to lying awake brainstorming a new story idea and intermittently rolling over to type notes on my phone. Will determine viability when fully caffeinated.
“I can avoid being seen if I wish. But to disappear entirely? That is a rare gift.”
Short-haired Aragorn and my wife as Arwen. Not pictured: the kiddo as an adorable Frodo.
Short-haired Aragorn and my wife as Arwen. Not pictured: the kiddo as an adorable Frodo.
October 31, 2025 at 11:39 PM
“I can avoid being seen if I wish. But to disappear entirely? That is a rare gift.”
Short-haired Aragorn and my wife as Arwen. Not pictured: the kiddo as an adorable Frodo.
Short-haired Aragorn and my wife as Arwen. Not pictured: the kiddo as an adorable Frodo.
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Arabfuturism is coming! It's THE REPUBLIC OF MEMORY cover reveal day. Don't ask me which one I like more. They're both epic! (It's Gollancz on the left and Saga Press on the right 🫡)
October 22, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Arabfuturism is coming! It's THE REPUBLIC OF MEMORY cover reveal day. Don't ask me which one I like more. They're both epic! (It's Gollancz on the left and Saga Press on the right 🫡)
For those unaware, I have an IG account separate from my main called Well-Earned Comforts, where I’ve been posting a video everyday as a different Lord of the Rings character. Here’s a sample. If you like it, look for more on IG!
#thelordoftherings #jrrtolkien
#thelordoftherings #jrrtolkien
October 20, 2025 at 9:37 PM
For those unaware, I have an IG account separate from my main called Well-Earned Comforts, where I’ve been posting a video everyday as a different Lord of the Rings character. Here’s a sample. If you like it, look for more on IG!
#thelordoftherings #jrrtolkien
#thelordoftherings #jrrtolkien
Helldivers 2 is the first game in a while that feels like it’s completely overtaken my life and every time I think I’m taking a break I play some insane mission with a guy named Taintimus who is SO into that I’m compelled to keep playing.
October 20, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Helldivers 2 is the first game in a while that feels like it’s completely overtaken my life and every time I think I’m taking a break I play some insane mission with a guy named Taintimus who is SO into that I’m compelled to keep playing.
Do your due diligence, book influencers.
October 13, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Do your due diligence, book influencers.
Caught a moth at work last night so I whispered “Gwaihir Gwaihir” to it then let it fly away lut the back door.
September 15, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Caught a moth at work last night so I whispered “Gwaihir Gwaihir” to it then let it fly away lut the back door.
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Such a fun story! This one was one of my favorites for its strong voice, fun concept, and excellent execution. You can read this weird west flash fiction piece for free 👇🏼 #weirdwest #flashfiction
🎉 Congratulations to Matthew C. Brown, whose flash fiction, "The Cons Of Counting Eggs" is a third-place winner in our Weird West Quick Draw contest.
Two would-be robbers attempt to recoup their losses and then some.
Read Matthew's winning story:
reachyourapex.com/the-cons-of-counting-eggs
Two would-be robbers attempt to recoup their losses and then some.
Read Matthew's winning story:
reachyourapex.com/the-cons-of-counting-eggs
September 12, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Such a fun story! This one was one of my favorites for its strong voice, fun concept, and excellent execution. You can read this weird west flash fiction piece for free 👇🏼 #weirdwest #flashfiction
My prize-winning Weird West flash fiction story is up now on the Reach Your Apex website now!
🎉 Congratulations to Matthew C. Brown, whose flash fiction, "The Cons Of Counting Eggs" is a third-place winner in our Weird West Quick Draw contest.
Two would-be robbers attempt to recoup their losses and then some.
Read Matthew's winning story:
reachyourapex.com/the-cons-of-counting-eggs
Two would-be robbers attempt to recoup their losses and then some.
Read Matthew's winning story:
reachyourapex.com/the-cons-of-counting-eggs
September 12, 2025 at 3:41 PM
My prize-winning Weird West flash fiction story is up now on the Reach Your Apex website now!