Probably Playing the Sims
@mattiemayhem.bsky.social
My name is Matthew, though I sign by M. M. Chamberlain. Queer Artist, Writer, and anything else I want to be. Almost 30, when I didn't think I'd live past 20. Am I an elder now?
Good morning! Getting my cuddles in with my good girl Nona. Shes just like her mom 😭 😭 😭
February 10, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Good morning! Getting my cuddles in with my good girl Nona. Shes just like her mom 😭 😭 😭
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February 10, 2026 at 9:52 AM
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In light of the current #AI conversation, just to say that BookMatch will have a zero tolerance policy for AI. Any book found to have been created with AI, including the use of AI covers, will be removed from the site without refund. We’re only interested in books someone could be bothered to write.
February 9, 2026 at 2:49 PM
In light of the current #AI conversation, just to say that BookMatch will have a zero tolerance policy for AI. Any book found to have been created with AI, including the use of AI covers, will be removed from the site without refund. We’re only interested in books someone could be bothered to write.
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Publishing a book really is not for the faint of heart.
Luckily for me, neither was growing up with my mother.
Luckily for me, neither was growing up with my mother.
February 9, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Publishing a book really is not for the faint of heart.
Luckily for me, neither was growing up with my mother.
Luckily for me, neither was growing up with my mother.
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Honestly even if only my friends and family read my books, I'd still write them.
February 8, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Honestly even if only my friends and family read my books, I'd still write them.
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I think I'm extra spicy about reading and writing lately cause of the 'monetize A03!' (good lord do not) and "authors" that just want to have books published as fast as possible while I've been in writing research and trying to plot novels because I genuinely love telling stories so much.
February 8, 2026 at 9:20 PM
I think I'm extra spicy about reading and writing lately cause of the 'monetize A03!' (good lord do not) and "authors" that just want to have books published as fast as possible while I've been in writing research and trying to plot novels because I genuinely love telling stories so much.
saw this on gamepass recently!
Relooted is not only a neat puzzle game with grand heists and a charming cast, but also a challenge to who owns and tells African history. Plus, it's one of the few games to capture Africa's diversity well, pulling artifacts from all across the continent. My review:
www.avclub.com/relooted-gam...
www.avclub.com/relooted-gam...
Relooted challenges who gets to own and tell African history
Relooted, a game about freeing African artifacts from Western museums and collections, interrogates history through sharply designed heists. Read our review.
www.avclub.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:58 PM
saw this on gamepass recently!
ahhh, I love an unreliable narrator. Just read a short fiction from another member of a discord i'm in, and it was delightfully twisted. Let's not be afraid to flip what's expected!
February 9, 2026 at 9:48 PM
ahhh, I love an unreliable narrator. Just read a short fiction from another member of a discord i'm in, and it was delightfully twisted. Let's not be afraid to flip what's expected!
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You can support a good cause and get a little printable reading challenge zine from me in this bundle along with a lot of other cool stuff! Please check it out!!
February 9, 2026 at 4:04 PM
You can support a good cause and get a little printable reading challenge zine from me in this bundle along with a lot of other cool stuff! Please check it out!!
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My fellow authors, when you're promoting your books, *please* include a purchase link if (pre)orders are available. Make it easy to toss a coin to you. Few people are going to go on a scavenger hunt to try to find a link buried somewhere 10 posts ago.
February 9, 2026 at 6:24 PM
My fellow authors, when you're promoting your books, *please* include a purchase link if (pre)orders are available. Make it easy to toss a coin to you. Few people are going to go on a scavenger hunt to try to find a link buried somewhere 10 posts ago.
Hi, im also a horror and SCIFI writer, and I dont need rogue AI surgeries as a potential topic to add to my work as criticisms of the health industry either!
Hi, I'm a horror writer and while I am content and indeed happy to be frequently surpassed by other writers, I would appreciate it if reality stopped trying to compete with me.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
As AI enters the operating room, reports arise of botched surgeries and misidentified body parts
Medical device makers have been rushing to add AI to their products. While proponents say the new technology will revolutionize medicine, regulators are receiving a rising number of claims of patient ...
www.reuters.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Hi, im also a horror and SCIFI writer, and I dont need rogue AI surgeries as a potential topic to add to my work as criticisms of the health industry either!
Ever listen to a song and it fuels you in just the write way to write a bomb ass scene??? This is what I wrote to yesterday. Imagine what it must be like, to see the Sun for the first time...
music.youtube.com/watch?v=fx8Z...
music.youtube.com/watch?v=fx8Z...
Modestep - Sunlight
YouTube video by UKF Dubstep
music.youtube.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Ever listen to a song and it fuels you in just the write way to write a bomb ass scene??? This is what I wrote to yesterday. Imagine what it must be like, to see the Sun for the first time...
music.youtube.com/watch?v=fx8Z...
music.youtube.com/watch?v=fx8Z...
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this is literally going to strongarm every queer user into giving info after they declared every single lgbtq+ server to be "adult servers" years ago.
so now it's literally give us your info or lose access to your communities and resources.
fuck you discord.
so now it's literally give us your info or lose access to your communities and resources.
fuck you discord.
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
Age verification for all.
buff.ly
February 9, 2026 at 3:16 PM
this is literally going to strongarm every queer user into giving info after they declared every single lgbtq+ server to be "adult servers" years ago.
so now it's literally give us your info or lose access to your communities and resources.
fuck you discord.
so now it's literally give us your info or lose access to your communities and resources.
fuck you discord.
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if i know discord for anything is that they can and will pussy out if people bully them enough for something. get fucking loud about this
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
Age verification for all.
buff.ly
February 9, 2026 at 2:35 PM
if i know discord for anything is that they can and will pussy out if people bully them enough for something. get fucking loud about this
I have a website, but I need to find some more resources on how to actually develop it properly. So here in its unfinished glory is only a portion of my extensive collection of poetry. I'll update here when I post, as I write long form poetry that no limit can hold
workofmmchamberlain.wordpress.com
workofmmchamberlain.wordpress.com
Work of M. M. Chamberlain
Lover of the Sky and the Stories She Creates
workofmmchamberlain.wordpress.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:30 PM
I have a website, but I need to find some more resources on how to actually develop it properly. So here in its unfinished glory is only a portion of my extensive collection of poetry. I'll update here when I post, as I write long form poetry that no limit can hold
workofmmchamberlain.wordpress.com
workofmmchamberlain.wordpress.com
I specifically want Anya Taylor-Joy for Ember! And Doctor Midnight, a very... interesting man, lol, Jim Carrey would actually be really good due to the facial control he has. He might be really good in a role like mine.
Ugh. I daydream about the movie(s...?) I'd make for Midnight Everlast.
Ugh. I daydream about the movie(s...?) I'd make for Midnight Everlast.
#FebOutlining Do you make fancasts for your characters? Who are some of the people you'd cast in your current project(s)?
February 9, 2026 at 4:14 PM
I specifically want Anya Taylor-Joy for Ember! And Doctor Midnight, a very... interesting man, lol, Jim Carrey would actually be really good due to the facial control he has. He might be really good in a role like mine.
Ugh. I daydream about the movie(s...?) I'd make for Midnight Everlast.
Ugh. I daydream about the movie(s...?) I'd make for Midnight Everlast.
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Reasons not to use (generative) "AI," no. 537:
Even if you've written a book that sounds tailor-made for me in every way, & even if that book is exactly the kind of book I've been begging people to recommend to me for years...
If it has an "AI" cover: I'd rather drink raw sewage than read it
Even if you've written a book that sounds tailor-made for me in every way, & even if that book is exactly the kind of book I've been begging people to recommend to me for years...
If it has an "AI" cover: I'd rather drink raw sewage than read it
February 8, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Reasons not to use (generative) "AI," no. 537:
Even if you've written a book that sounds tailor-made for me in every way, & even if that book is exactly the kind of book I've been begging people to recommend to me for years...
If it has an "AI" cover: I'd rather drink raw sewage than read it
Even if you've written a book that sounds tailor-made for me in every way, & even if that book is exactly the kind of book I've been begging people to recommend to me for years...
If it has an "AI" cover: I'd rather drink raw sewage than read it
Okay, im used to fanfiction rambling where I can kind of say whatever but I remind myself I need to meter myself when discussing my own novel! I dont want to spoil anything!! AHH BUT THERES SO MUCH TO TALK ABOUT!! #AMWRITING #SCREAMINGTOO
February 9, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Okay, im used to fanfiction rambling where I can kind of say whatever but I remind myself I need to meter myself when discussing my own novel! I dont want to spoil anything!! AHH BUT THERES SO MUCH TO TALK ABOUT!! #AMWRITING #SCREAMINGTOO
I havent even finished my book yet and im already feeling this. Definitely not alone!
Honestly people reading my book is amazing and I'm entirely overwhelmed by it all. It's amazing.
But it's also uniquely terrifying. Like being entirely naked in the middle of a crowd level of exposed - fun, but scary.
Entire fear of being seen as a fraud, as not as good as I hope I am bites.
But it's also uniquely terrifying. Like being entirely naked in the middle of a crowd level of exposed - fun, but scary.
Entire fear of being seen as a fraud, as not as good as I hope I am bites.
February 9, 2026 at 3:07 PM
I havent even finished my book yet and im already feeling this. Definitely not alone!
Ooo great question! Ember is highly trained by the org. who ran her life from a young age. Shes trained to essentially vibe check by peoples' eyes alone, and uses subterfuge often (straight LIES). Shes not super strong, but she's nimble. Though she'd rather not hurt anyone, she will do what she must
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters
Let's talk fighting styles!
How does your character fight? Do they wield weapons? Magic? Are they a brawler? Or do they have a more sophisticated fighting style?
Or are they a pacifist who would never fight?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
Let's talk fighting styles!
How does your character fight? Do they wield weapons? Magic? Are they a brawler? Or do they have a more sophisticated fighting style?
Or are they a pacifist who would never fight?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
February 9, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Ooo great question! Ember is highly trained by the org. who ran her life from a young age. Shes trained to essentially vibe check by peoples' eyes alone, and uses subterfuge often (straight LIES). Shes not super strong, but she's nimble. Though she'd rather not hurt anyone, she will do what she must
Good morning! I have a job interview next week at a bridal shop, I am so excited!
February 9, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Good morning! I have a job interview next week at a bridal shop, I am so excited!
I started this year on one hell of a foot. Realizing the depths of how PTAD affects the body, after finally releasing suppressed (and i mean entirely forgotten) memory. Trust me. The body remembers. And now, I suppose I do too.
Is it odd that the 1st thing I thought of was how my art will change?
Is it odd that the 1st thing I thought of was how my art will change?
February 9, 2026 at 1:33 AM
I started this year on one hell of a foot. Realizing the depths of how PTAD affects the body, after finally releasing suppressed (and i mean entirely forgotten) memory. Trust me. The body remembers. And now, I suppose I do too.
Is it odd that the 1st thing I thought of was how my art will change?
Is it odd that the 1st thing I thought of was how my art will change?
I got the jitters from writing such a great scene earlier. Finally let me visualize who the true antagonist of Midnight Everlast is. #amwriting
February 9, 2026 at 12:51 AM
I got the jitters from writing such a great scene earlier. Finally let me visualize who the true antagonist of Midnight Everlast is. #amwriting
My black history month rec is "Splinter in the Sky" Kemi Ashing-Giwa! I got this book from the library and im not even finished with it but it is SO good. Who doesn't love a banging space opera written with DELECTABLE style? Her main character, Enitan, is my FAVORITE MC I've read in a while!
February 8, 2026 at 11:31 PM
My black history month rec is "Splinter in the Sky" Kemi Ashing-Giwa! I got this book from the library and im not even finished with it but it is SO good. Who doesn't love a banging space opera written with DELECTABLE style? Her main character, Enitan, is my FAVORITE MC I've read in a while!
Hey, good to see you out and about! What? My bags leaking some strange viscous black fluid which smells strangely like the leftovers of a flooded basement filled with mold? Yeah no thats normal, just making a delivery. Wanna come?
February 7, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Hey, good to see you out and about! What? My bags leaking some strange viscous black fluid which smells strangely like the leftovers of a flooded basement filled with mold? Yeah no thats normal, just making a delivery. Wanna come?