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Matthew D. Berkshier

@berkshierwrites.com
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Writer of speculative fiction (usually horror) and poetry (usually blank verse). NO A.I.! 🚫🤖 berkshierwrites.com

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Maybe It Will Happen Today @today-maybe.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
A digital illustration done in black and white graphite style. Toshiro Mifune as his unnamed ronin character in Yojimbo. With both swords prominently on view in his belt, he has his arms pulled inside of his black kimono with one hand coming up through the collar to stroke his chin as he gives some sharp side eye to the right, scheming. In a text box in the upper right corner is what I sincerely hope is an accurate Japanese translation of ‘maybe it will happen today’.
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Progressive Rock Journal @progrockjournal.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
[News] Atlanta Progressive Metal force Sight of Theia unleash debut album "The Great Dreamer" progrockjournal.com/news-atlanta... #PRJ #SightOfTheia #NewRelease #NewAlbum #TheGreatDreamer #Prog #ProgressiveMetal #HeavyMetal #MusicNews #Music
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[News] Atlanta Progressive Metal force Sight of Theia unleash debut album "The Great Dreamer"
Atlanta Progressive Metal band Sight of Theia have officially released their highly anticipated debut full-length album, “The Great Dreamer,” available now on all major streaming platforms and Bandcam...
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Matthew D. Berkshier @berkshierwrites.com · 07/10/2026
Not nearly enough people are listening to this band! If you enjoy prog metal and a mix of Dream Theater and TesseracT sounds right up your alley, give #SightOfTheia a listen. I've been jamming out to this album for days now!
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Sight of Theia
Artist · 984 monthly listeners.
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Matthew D. Berkshier @berkshierwrites.com · 02/10/2026
Happy October! Let the spoopy commence! 💀🎃🍫🧟👻🧛🏻‍♂️
On the left, an image of Paul Reubens as the nerdy and clean-cut Pee-wee Herman that reads, "Last day of September." On the right, an image of Paul Reubens bearing his fangs as the vampire minion Amilyn from "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" that reads, "First day of October!!"
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Andy “voice of Brak” Merrill. 🎅🏻🤡🐒💩 @amerrill2.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Coming soon!
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Matthew D. Berkshier @berkshierwrites.com · 30/09/2026
Holy hell. I don't think I've ever heard music that's so hard to pin down. I freaking love it!
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YouTube video by Aurat - Topic
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Matthew D. Berkshier @berkshierwrites.com · 23/09/2026
I haven't given the rest of the cast much thought (though I'd probably try to stick with actors who were age-appropriate during the late 90s/early 00s), but I always imagine those two when I read the book.
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Matthew D. Berkshier @berkshierwrites.com · 23/09/2026
Nearing the end of my semi-annual re-read of "Dracula," and again, I lament that we have never gotten a faithful film or TV miniseries adaptation starring Colm Feore and Ben Kingsley, circa 1998-2000, as the Count and Van Helsing...
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Matthew D. Berkshier @berkshierwrites.com · 22/09/2026
Imagine being fortunate enough to not have any pressing medical needs but still paying for health insurance because you *might* need it, and then these dumbfucks cancel your policy without rhyme or reason. For god's sakes, get out there and vote as soon as you can.
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Vance, Oz probe cuts off subsidies to thousands of Obamacare enrollees
Vance and Oz-led probe cuts off subsidies to 760,000 Obamacare accounts, halts new insurance brokers.
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Matthew D. Berkshier @berkshierwrites.com · 22/09/2026
Context: "What I’m trying to focus on is doing as much of God’s work as possible right now, and if that leads to the end times, okay." - J.D. Vance, shitbag
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Matthew D. Berkshier @berkshierwrites.com · 22/09/2026
"Leaders use religion, more often than not, as an excuse to commit atrocities but never as an excuse not to." - Thoren "Thor" Bradley, thorbradley.bsky.social
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Matthew D. Berkshier @berkshierwrites.com · 15/09/2026
I don't know if it's more sad or hilarious that I literally can't tell the difference between pre- and post-Alex Jones InfoWars ads. Like, I get this is satire, but it's just not that far off from "MAKING THE FREAKING FROGS GAY."
An image from the Onion's InfoWars depicting the transparent spirit of Jimmy Carter held at bay by an Anti-Jimmy Carter Dreamcatcher™. The text reads, "While they sleep at night, your family is psychically vulnerable to President Carter's wandering spirit. He can enter minds and infect them with thoughts of solar panels. To prevent this you can make or buy a specially designed net to ensnare his ghost, and you can decorate it so it's also a piece of art that brings both protection and beauty. Protect yourselves today."
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Matthew D. Berkshier @berkshierwrites.com · 15/09/2026
Ah, a man of taste
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Matthew D. Berkshier @berkshierwrites.com · 09/09/2026
*sigh* 😑 Elon's at it again. FYI for all who are planning on voting in the midterms...steer clear of this site and stick with vote.gov. I fucking hate this timeline.
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Everyone needs to know about this.
YouTube video by Aaron Parnas
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Judge strikes down Texas ban on drag shows, tells people offended by them ‘just don’t go’
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Judge strikes down Texas ban on drag shows, tells people offended by them ‘just don’t go’
The federal judge, who cited Dolly Parton in his ruling, found that the state law violated the First Amendment.
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Eddie Dean of New York @eddeann19eteen.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I learned to remember the names of the Great Lakes by using the acronym H.O.M.E.S. Now that vindictive little cunt in DC threatens to change the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America. If this happens, the new acronym will be S.H.A.M.E. That will be his legacy.
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Lake America? Trump mulls renaming Lake Ontario, expresses love for French Canadians amid trade war
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he was considering changing the name of Lake Ontario to "Lake America" and denied that a rift over French language requirements contributed to a breakdown i...
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Matthew D. Berkshier @berkshierwrites.com · 21/08/2026
New Extol?! In this economy? What a glorious surprise!
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Extol - The One And The Many
YouTube video by Solid State Records
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Matthew D. Berkshier @berkshierwrites.com · 21/08/2026
How can someone sleep so many hours and still wake up feeling exhausted?
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Matthew D. Berkshier @berkshierwrites.com · 10/08/2026
Me waking up this morning and having to go to work
An image of a badly-taxidermied fox, sitting on a chair in a very human-like position. The look on his face suggests he may be extremely hung over and is deeply regretful of every single post-9 p.m. decision made the night before.
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Matthew D. Berkshier @berkshierwrites.com · 06/08/2026
This is fucking HEINOUS.
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New details released on Texas Children’s Hospital’s planned detransition clinic
Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston has to create a detransition clinic for transgender patients by this summer and keep a list of “potential” gender affirming care patients, according to new details...
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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
4 panel comic

Panel 1:
A post from “kavishj9611” that reads: 

“All the people who are anti-Al or want to slow Al progress, I have one question:
If Al disappeared tomorrow, could you still get through an entire workday without ChatGPT, Claude, or any other
Al tool?
Imagine Al was suddenly banned.
Would you actually be willing to give it up?”

Panel 2:
And Orange Guy and a Pink Guy are standing in a room that has two pipes in it. Both pipes are pumping raw sewage into the room. The characters are waist deep in it.
Orange Guy says smugly “Ok Mr “I don’t want to be in a room that’s filling up with raw sewage” let me ask you this”

Panel 3:
The sewage has reached their chests. Pink Guy is gagging. Orange Guy smugly continues “If all this sewage disappeared right now, could you get through the day without it?”

Panel 4:
The sewage is almost up to their eyeballs. Orange Guys says “Look at that shit floating past your face. Are you willing to give that up?”
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Matthew D. Berkshier @berkshierwrites.com · 04/08/2026
Welcome news, even if he died in the first one. *GASP* IS HE THE FOURTH MUMMY?!
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Matthew D. Berkshier @berkshierwrites.com · 02/08/2026
Ah, an auspicious day indeed!
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⛧ Mother Suspiria ⛧ (Stina Marie) @stinasdemons.com · 30/07/2026
Taking part in the #ArtRepostJuly challenge hosted by @whistberry.bsky.social The theme for Day #30 is #black&white so have an apt one I made about how much I despise "AI" 😈🎨🦇
Ink and marker Illustration of a bunch of people being inserted into a machine that grinds them up and spits out AI "art." The machine has the following levels written on the grinder: "Study" "Practice" "Inspiration" "Emotion" "Blood" "Sweat" "Tears" and "Luck"
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Matthew D. Berkshier @berkshierwrites.com · 30/07/2026
This is the kind of content that heals me
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・1 Overkill Grind!! ・2 Dance!!・3 🦎🦎🦎 #skateboarding #skateboard #skatelife #skateboardingisfun
YouTube video by キミスケボ
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Matthew D. Berkshier @berkshierwrites.com · 30/07/2026
🙌🙌🙌
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Matthew D. Berkshier @berkshierwrites.com · 28/07/2026
*insert obligatory Nicolas Cage "YOU DON'T SAY" meme here*
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Workplaces look for cheaper AI as ‘tokenmaxxing’ fades as a corporate fad
A corporate fad of “tokenmaxxing” on artificial intelligence technology is hitting its limits as workplaces throwing AI at everything are seeing the costs rise without a similar spike in productivity.
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Scarby @thescarby.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
goblin memes
A field of green grass features a stone circle, centered in the photograph. There is overlying text in white: “I never see you at the club”. okay? and I never see you frolicking at the stone circle when the veil is thin
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Matthew D. Berkshier @berkshierwrites.com · 28/07/2026
Charles Darwin was such a diva.
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Dylan Orosz🩵 @finalboyo.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
#WritingCamp 🏕️ #27: Be You Excellent & evergreen advice by @Massawyrm for all creators. Always consider ‘the alchemy of YOU’ Saved this in my big writing tips & tricks Trello board back in 2019.
C. Robert Cargill &
@Massawyrm
Remember: your hopes, your dreams, your failures, your experience - that's the alchemy that makes you choose the words you do, makes you tell stories the way you do.
Don't aspire to be your favorite writer; you don't have their experiences.
Be you. Write that.
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Matthew D. Berkshier @berkshierwrites.com · 27/07/2026
What a pleasure it was to have read these back when they first came out. Great stuff!
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
With 99 days until the election, Trump is desperate to make it harder for you to vote and easier for him to cheat.
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Heatherface Wixson @thehorrorchick.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
We saw you from across the bar and we really dig your vibe.
Sam Neill and Isabelle Adjani in POSSESSION.
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Kevin @kmichaelwilson.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
I'm seeing a lot of tweets to the effect of "a college degree is not about making money" which seem to be missing the necessary follow-up, "which means that the cost of college degrees shouldn't be borne by the individual"
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Matthew D. Berkshier @berkshierwrites.com · 19/07/2026
You heard 'em.
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Matthew D. Berkshier @berkshierwrites.com · 12/07/2026
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Sailor Moon Serena
Alt: A gif featuring Sailor Moon experiencing full-on cuteness overload, as evidenced by the twinkling stars in her eyes and her gigantic, open-mouthed smile. While not visible in the gif, she's clearly looking at C. Robert Cargill's dog.
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Matthew D. Berkshier @berkshierwrites.com · 10/07/2026
What a super cool Ultraman fan film! It might be time to revisit Shin Ultraman and Ultraman Rising...
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Ultra Q X Ultraman, ウルトラQ × ウルトラマン (60th Anniversary)
YouTube video by Godzilla Geek
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Matthew D. Berkshier @berkshierwrites.com · 09/07/2026
Holy crap, this is awesome!
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The smallest desktop OS you’ve never heard of
Check out this tiny OS that packs a full desktop experience into just 1.4MB.
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Matthew D. Berkshier @berkshierwrites.com · 06/07/2026
I'd say "I don't know whether to laugh or cry," but...c'mon, man. Be real. We're all crying at this point.
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Poll: "Idiocracy" Is The Definitive USA Film
Mike Judge’s 2006 satire “Idiocracy” has topped a recent New York Times poll asking users which film is the one that best exemplifies the ‘American experience’. Over 3000 readers participated in the N...
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Matthew D. Berkshier @berkshierwrites.com · 02/07/2026
*sigh*
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Trump's actions signal a move toward institutionalizing people with disabilities, advocates warn
For decades, disabled people have fought for their rights to go to school and live alongside peers without disabilities.
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Matthew D. Berkshier @berkshierwrites.com · 01/07/2026
This absolutely matters. Trump and his goons are DESPERATE. Make sure your voice is heard.
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Matthew D. Berkshier @berkshierwrites.com · 01/07/2026
A proposed rule fueled by Trump’s conspiracy theories would require the USPS to keep a list of voters it believes should be allowed to vote by mail—and give them the power to hold those ballots hostage. Urge them to say NO and help protect voting by mail: act.standupamerica.com/letters/cte-...
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Don’t Let Trump Sabotage Vote by Mail!
In a new proposed rule, the USPS would be required to keep a list of voters it believes should be allowed to vote by mail—as well as the power to stop those ballots from being delivered. Urge them to ...
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Jamison Foser @jamisonfoser.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
"we do six Watergates before lunch every day"
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Matthew D. Berkshier @berkshierwrites.com · 24/06/2026
@steampowered.com I've been trying since yesterday to change my email address on the website and the desktop client, and every time it comes back with an error. Links for support just lead me back to the page for updating your email address! Please help!
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katie '🦀🦀🦀' krab @katydidwhatnow.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Yeah, I got that dawg in me The dawg:
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Courage The Cowardly Dog Smiles and Greets
Alt: A pink cartoon dog stands on hind legs and waves
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Matthew D. Berkshier @berkshierwrites.com · 16/06/2026
AND WHAT IS A YOTE
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Matthew D. Berkshier @berkshierwrites.com · 16/06/2026
As a writer who initially unlisted their book early in their writing career--due to sheer embarrassment after realizing how bad it was because it was never edited--this is 100% MORE embarrassing than any mistake I could POSSIBLY make. Please, for the love of all that is holy, stop using this shit!
The interior of an A.I. slop-generated children's alphabet learning book, in which we learn that "A" stands for "tree," "C" stands for "Horse," "S" stands for "monkey," and so on.
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Matthew D. Berkshier @berkshierwrites.com · 15/06/2026
Just discovered this album on a rainy, muggy Texas morning, and it's brightening my day like lemon brightens food: "Laal" by Kapil Seshasayee. All the tracks are incredible, but "The Pink Mirror" and "370" are hitting especially hard. Highly recommended!
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Laal - Album by Kapil Seshasayee | Spotify
Kapil Seshasayee · album · 2022 · 10 songs
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Rachel Cohen @cohen489.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
I just—like, sure, being a trillionaire is cool I guess but what’s it all for if you haven’t even seen the wreckage of the titanic firsthand
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Matthew D. Berkshier @berkshierwrites.com · 09/06/2026
Been looking forward to this one ever since I learned it was a thing. Love the original!
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