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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 12h

That time of the year again...

University of Oregon MFA in Creative Writing. Fully Funded. Two years. Go for it. Apps due Jan. 15.

Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Sweet lord--after this, they're gonna need an even bigger memory hole than the one they shoved the Bush administration in.

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Yo! I will be offering an online course this Dec. aimed at writers looking to realize their novel-in-progress's full potential. Those who sign up before Sept. 28 will also get extra seminars and writing sessions for the full MFA for All semester. Check it out! americanshortfiction.org/mfa-for-all/

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

So was it the best of times or the worst of times? Make up your fucking mind.

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Let me talk you something, I—and I can’t stress this enough—want my mommy.

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I need everyone to go see it so I can say how much I loved the ending without spoiling.

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Does DraftKings need a spokesperson in the literary community? Because I am a cash-poor author with low ethical standards and no soul.

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Did not expect the Resident Evil franchise to be rebooted as an indie-style horror/comedy that sticks closely to the actual video game and yet manages to be something wholly original.

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Grudgie the Whale @grudgie.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The dumbest asshole in the country and the President need to be two different people moving forward

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

They bought that Mitch McConnell at Spirit Halloween.

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Chris Cantwell @ifyoucantwell.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

This premieres in one week. One week. Give yourself a Halloween treat, one with a great cast of characters based on the iconic vision of one @victorlavalle.bsky.social. And… ultimately… something a note of tentative hope in these tough times.

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Bill Corbett @billcorbett.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The plagiarism machine I created will likely kill us all, there’s a 40% chance, no, higher, like 75%,or more! But NO I will not “unplug it,” that’s an insane suggestion. The scientific solution is to *give me more money.*

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I'm a fan of The Wailing, so went to see the opening matinee for Hope just now. Wow. Epic. Tense, funny, and original for 2 hours and 36 minutes. Avoid spoilers.

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Steve Lieber @stevelieberart.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Jeff Parker @jeffparker.bsky.social and I are teaching a class at Rose City Comic Con @rosecitycc.bsky.social: "Show your Stories" Register here: checkout.conventions.leapevent.tech/eh/Rose_City...

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Nothing but respect for my president.

Statue of John Stewart, Green Lantern of Earth-12

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Divorce: 2/10, would not recommend

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

These tech oligarchs trying to live forever like they're too good to upload to San Junipero like the rest of us.

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Just when you think Fetterman couldn't suck more, the guy goes from Hoover to Dyson on your ass.

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I show up to movie theaters early just to crush on Maria Menounos.

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

I have the soul of a poet. It's buried in my backyard.

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

One thing I find fascinating about Glenn Beck is his commitment to living in a bespoke reality. He's the only person I've ever heard say, "I refuse to believe that," and mean it literally. You do that every day for decades and you end up saying shit like this.

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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

BREAKING: Liam Tadeo was just deported by ICE.

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

"Here's a blurb for a book by a person I was unable to decline due to a personal connection that made saying no too awkward. Please accept my opaque, positive-ish endorsement written to absolve my own guilt when, inevitably, I'm also forced to request a blurb from an author more prominent than me."

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I'm watching Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. I'm watching The Muppet Show. I'm watching the combination Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and Muppet Show.

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Cheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

My Black American and registered ass walking past them to vote in November:

Civil rights activist Gloria Richardson casually pushing the bayonet of a National Guardsman out of her face. She is wearing a rightfully disgusted expression.

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

I hate my fucking beard, but it’s OK because I hate my fucking face more.

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

When they make a new Jason Statham movie and don't give it a title that's also an innocuous working-class job description I mean what's even the point?

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

No smart glasses; only stupid-ass glasses.

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I just saw a movie so bad that if I was stuck with the screenplay credit I would lie and say it’s AI.

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Even muted, you can hear the percussive stream of farts.

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

I enjoy not going places and, also, not doing things.

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

After the pain of grieving my dog in March, I swore I wouldn't adopt again until it would statistically outlive me. But I'm turning 56 in August—if I don't eat right or exercise, I could pull it off now.

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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

BILL SIMMONS GO LIVE NOW

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Me, lifelong, long-suffering Sixers fan:

Lebron James I Can't Believe My Life meme

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Gotta take that Kool-Aid fucker off the board—he breaks through walls.

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Nice try, but I refuse to accept reality.

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

The Extrajudicial Murder Continues Until Moral Improves

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

They’re kids!

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

I would like to do my life over; I got some things wrong the first time.

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quarry street little library & zine distro @quarry-zine-distro.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

New books added this week in Raleigh!

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Alexander Chee @alexanderchee.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

‘“We cannot afford to have a society in which a significant fraction of our best young minds think that cheating is OK,” [Serrano] said. “That leads to a declining society, to a failed society … We cannot choose to become idiots.”’

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

This Is Just To Say I told you so about that thing you disagreed with me about of which irrefutable proof has now emerged Forgive me it is too delicious too sweet not to remind you that you were wrong

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The True American @thetrueamerican.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

I have thoroughly enjoyed the World Cup. I have loved cheering for the US team. Then that fucker intervened. Yes, the red card was excessive, but I would rather lose because of it than win because Imbecile called FIFA. The joy is gone. Now we’re the bad guys. He destroys everything.

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

legitimately funny dispatch lol

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