Matthew Pritt
@matthewtpritt.bsky.social
Author of literary and speculative fiction and poetry, collector of cats and tiered rejections, born and raised in Appalachia
looking forward to the day when i'm not completely scatterbrained
November 25, 2025 at 2:18 PM
looking forward to the day when i'm not completely scatterbrained
Help my curtains were secretly a monster and they ate my cat
November 24, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Help my curtains were secretly a monster and they ate my cat
Echo looks very much like she’s asking me to read @renbolger.bsky.social ‘s book. Gotta listen to cat!
November 19, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Echo looks very much like she’s asking me to read @renbolger.bsky.social ‘s book. Gotta listen to cat!
I start a new job as a baker tomorrow at a local bakery, so I got some last-minute practice making cardamom buns.
November 17, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I start a new job as a baker tomorrow at a local bakery, so I got some last-minute practice making cardamom buns.
My wife had surgery the other day and I’m proud to report that the first thing she said when they woke her up from anesthesia is, “My husband is wonderful.”
November 10, 2025 at 11:58 AM
My wife had surgery the other day and I’m proud to report that the first thing she said when they woke her up from anesthesia is, “My husband is wonderful.”
Gotta say goodbye to my best friend for the past 8 years today. It’s the right time, but I’m broken beyond words. I love this creature more than I knew I was capable of. 💔
November 8, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Gotta say goodbye to my best friend for the past 8 years today. It’s the right time, but I’m broken beyond words. I love this creature more than I knew I was capable of. 💔
When you realize that the goal of most AI tech is to strip away expertise and create dependence on their tech, you really understand how insidious the whole industry is.
Bad AI supplanting human expertise is an issue that transcends any one field, but man—not many people on earth whose knowledge and dedication deserves respect like LIBRARIANS.
The long-running ideological war on libraries, education, and government workers is not separate from AI boosterism. It is the same ideological war on human knowledge and expertise. In some cases AI is being used to directly supercharge this effort:
www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
November 6, 2025 at 11:59 PM
When you realize that the goal of most AI tech is to strip away expertise and create dependence on their tech, you really understand how insidious the whole industry is.
I don’t watch Fox News but it was on the TV in a hospital waiting room a few years ago when my mother-in-law was having surgery. It was a Hannity segment in which he advised viewers to buy up beef and put it in the freezer because the Green New Deal would outlaw beef. 1/4
November 6, 2025 at 2:09 PM
I don’t watch Fox News but it was on the TV in a hospital waiting room a few years ago when my mother-in-law was having surgery. It was a Hannity segment in which he advised viewers to buy up beef and put it in the freezer because the Green New Deal would outlaw beef. 1/4
I hope the lesson is that being principled and fighting to convince people of your beliefs is infinitely better than constantly moving your policy around to be slightly appealing to a broader group of people. You can change people’s minds if your ideas are good and you communicate them effectively!
November 5, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I hope the lesson is that being principled and fighting to convince people of your beliefs is infinitely better than constantly moving your policy around to be slightly appealing to a broader group of people. You can change people’s minds if your ideas are good and you communicate them effectively!
Submitting to speculative markets, the guidelines are like, “We pay a half cent per word, 12 people will read it, and there is no chance of awards. We are accepting 4 stories and we have just received 2,581 submissions during our 2-day window.”
November 4, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Submitting to speculative markets, the guidelines are like, “We pay a half cent per word, 12 people will read it, and there is no chance of awards. We are accepting 4 stories and we have just received 2,581 submissions during our 2-day window.”
I don’t even have my insurance through the ACA and my premiums would increase by 24%, and my deductible and out-of-pocket max would go up too. Maybe it’s time to go back to the “hope I die quickly without too many hospital visits” healthcare plan.
November 3, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I don’t even have my insurance through the ACA and my premiums would increase by 24%, and my deductible and out-of-pocket max would go up too. Maybe it’s time to go back to the “hope I die quickly without too many hospital visits” healthcare plan.
I have one of Anna’s pieces, the Korok on the right. It lives on my Legend of Zelda shelf, and it’s really well made! If you’re wanting to do Christmas shopping and support small creators, what are you waiting for?
November 2, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I have one of Anna’s pieces, the Korok on the right. It lives on my Legend of Zelda shelf, and it’s really well made! If you’re wanting to do Christmas shopping and support small creators, what are you waiting for?
Extra hour of sleep? Ha. Try, extra hour of baseball
November 2, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Extra hour of sleep? Ha. Try, extra hour of baseball
May I present the founding members of the girl pop group, Tigerbaby.
November 1, 2025 at 5:49 PM
May I present the founding members of the girl pop group, Tigerbaby.
Generally I support the Oxford comma, but in this instance, I would like to read it as them giving him a golden crown slathered with ketchup
October 31, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Generally I support the Oxford comma, but in this instance, I would like to read it as them giving him a golden crown slathered with ketchup
Another one of the best things about Midna was making music with her. She has always loved my voice, both singing and speaking, and regularly jumped up on the keyboard just to boop me while I was playing. Here’s a clip from a Wilco song, but Ben Folds songs were always her favorite.
October 31, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Another one of the best things about Midna was making music with her. She has always loved my voice, both singing and speaking, and regularly jumped up on the keyboard just to boop me while I was playing. Here’s a clip from a Wilco song, but Ben Folds songs were always her favorite.
One of my favorite memories with Midna is the time I took a selfie with her and she started yawning, but it looked like she had a big smile. I sent it in to Jones Soda and they chose it to print on a label. Lots of people think their pets are pretty enough to be models. I know for sure mine is.
October 30, 2025 at 4:17 PM
One of my favorite memories with Midna is the time I took a selfie with her and she started yawning, but it looked like she had a big smile. I sent it in to Jones Soda and they chose it to print on a label. Lots of people think their pets are pretty enough to be models. I know for sure mine is.
Got some bad news yesterday for my sweet Midna so I’m just gonna hold her a lot today 💔
October 28, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Got some bad news yesterday for my sweet Midna so I’m just gonna hold her a lot today 💔
One of the downsides of living in WV is that the closest pet neurologist is about 150 miles away. If you wanted to know how my day is going.
October 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
One of the downsides of living in WV is that the closest pet neurologist is about 150 miles away. If you wanted to know how my day is going.
I love this cat so much. She’s the sweetest creature I’ve ever met. I just want her to be okay.
October 25, 2025 at 11:56 PM
I love this cat so much. She’s the sweetest creature I’ve ever met. I just want her to be okay.
I've been watching the Blue Jays for the last 4 years, and lemme tell ya, this year's team is *magic*
October 25, 2025 at 2:25 AM
I've been watching the Blue Jays for the last 4 years, and lemme tell ya, this year's team is *magic*
I'm so excited to be a part of the Tenebrous release schedule! I'd trust 10p with anything but song recommendations*
*this isn't true, but I just felt like being needlessly hurtful
*this isn't true, but I just felt like being needlessly hurtful
Rolled many small boulders up the hill for 2026 today, & I'm in awe at the variety.
Feels like such a trope-y answer—like a metal guitarist saying "yeah it's both our heaviest & most melodic album yet"—but it's also true.
Next year is bleak AF & Electric Neon.
Who's in for next year's book club?
🖤☠️
Feels like such a trope-y answer—like a metal guitarist saying "yeah it's both our heaviest & most melodic album yet"—but it's also true.
Next year is bleak AF & Electric Neon.
Who's in for next year's book club?
🖤☠️
October 24, 2025 at 12:26 PM
I'm so excited to be a part of the Tenebrous release schedule! I'd trust 10p with anything but song recommendations*
*this isn't true, but I just felt like being needlessly hurtful
*this isn't true, but I just felt like being needlessly hurtful
@jonbois.bsky.social watching football updates
October 24, 2025 at 12:30 AM
@jonbois.bsky.social watching football updates
Got some bad news at the vet today, spare a thought for sweet little Midna. Hoping that her problems can be fixed with a surgery
October 23, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Got some bad news at the vet today, spare a thought for sweet little Midna. Hoping that her problems can be fixed with a surgery
I just know if I turned in a manuscript where “food assistance runs dry but there is still money to build the golden ballroom,” any halfway decent editor would tell me I’m being too on the nose.
October 22, 2025 at 9:54 AM
I just know if I turned in a manuscript where “food assistance runs dry but there is still money to build the golden ballroom,” any halfway decent editor would tell me I’m being too on the nose.