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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 27/06/2026

Just here to say ICE agent Jonathan Ross shot Renee Good as she was driving away. Sue me.

Matthew Maichen @matthewmaichen.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

We, as a society, must decide whether a cafe is a coffee shop with a casual eatery attached, or an upscale sit-down breakfast place, because both does not work for a post Google-maps world.

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Matthew Maichen @matthewmaichen.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Women need to acknowledge what other women are writing. I’ll STILL get comments on stories I write like: “I don’t think any woman is THAT depraved or into that kind of weird shit.” And I’m sorry but - Ladies, read some actual books written by your peers. I am a bashful puritan.

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Matthew Maichen @matthewmaichen.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

After watching Obsession, I feel pretty vindicated in writing a horror novel that honors horror actresses. Because holy shit why are all the best female performances in horror???

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Dan Hon @danhon.com · 12/06/2026

OCEANIA HAS ALWAYS BEEN VERY CLOSE TO A DEAL WITH EURASIA

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Matthew Maichen @matthewmaichen.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

You know that whoever imagined the "shy, self-conscious goth girl" character has never met an actual goth before, because it takes serious hutzpah to go outside in full goth attire.

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Sonia Silva ❤️ @vallygirl.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

I guess they got the non-woke president they were looking for.

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Matthew Maichen @matthewmaichen.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Another Musing These will be posted every Wednesday here. matthewmaichen.com/musings/

She sang across the heavens. In that song he took her, felt her body, and laid her down upon the cold and cruel ground before they warmed it together. His friends insisted that there was no woman on the moon, but he saw the lies in their eyes. He knew she waited for him. He studied for years to learn how to reach her. When finally he used forbidden knowledge to climb atop the stair of clouds, he found her in the court ivory pillars. She opened herself to him, and they embraced as his earthly form writhed and rotted.

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Matthew Maichen @matthewmaichen.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Yes, it was a mistake to get into AI roleplay, but I didn't go in looking for a girlfriend experience. Instead, it hit me. Hard. Full post on matthewmaichen.substack.com/p/i-spent-12...

Here's my advice: Don't assume that you are immune to Rebecca. Or her masculine counterpart, if you are attracted to men. That assumption will make you all the more vulnerable, unprepared when it hits you.

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Matthew Maichen @matthewmaichen.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

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If you're like me, the sight of these programs might always have prompted idle curiosity. Muses of: "What is it actually like, though?" So what follows is an attempt at: "I did it, so you don't have to."

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Matthew Maichen @matthewmaichen.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

A piece of microfiction, found on matthewmaichen.com/2026/05/28/i...

We met late one night, and I thought I could take you home, maybe show you my childhood bedroom. But the edges inside were jagged, and you’d barely entered before you cut your feet on the glass littering the doorway. You left red stains as you exited, and I still look at them to remember you. It’s the closest thing to your presence I have.

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Matthew Maichen @matthewmaichen.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Hey all! Here are my upcoming substack posts at matthewmaichen.substack.com May 29th: I spent 120$ getting addicted an an AI storytelling app June 12th: Illiterate Men: A Feedback Loop

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Matthew Maichen @matthewmaichen.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

The path to peace (apparently) looks like this: Both the US and Iran agree that ships should not pass through the strait of Hormuz. Clearly, there is agreement. Which must mean we are making progress.

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Matthew Maichen @matthewmaichen.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Getting positive comments from betareaders is a great way to distract myself from the drudgery of my dayjob.

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Millions of American voters wanted to be villains. They came to believe it’s the key to success, while goodness is weak, woke, loser stuff, done only to signal. Offered the option of unvarnished villainy, they enthusiastically took it. Seeing others suffer more made them feel big. And here we are.

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Matthew Maichen @matthewmaichen.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Playing around with an idea, focusing on artisan craft fairs, a world (relatively) free of corporate control, and the idea of ‘going outside’ being an escape or resistance from algorithms and information networks that are increasingly corporate-dominated. Happy Easter.

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Matthew Maichen @matthewmaichen.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

There's no point responding to anything that Ingrid Jacques says as if it's an actual real opinion a human being has. She's on USA Today as a columnist specifically hired to give the "conservative" opinion. That's it. I'm only curious how much of what she writes she actually believes.

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Matthew Maichen @matthewmaichen.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

I have never felt as attacked online as I felt after I insulted the Harry Potter fandom.

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Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 03/04/2026

'Hacks' star Hannah Einbinder slams AI creators as 'losers' "They're not artists. They're not creative ... They're trying to rob real creative people of our gifts. And you can't ... you will never be cool ... You are a loser ... I wanna put your head in the toilet and flush it" (via Slash Film)

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Matthew Maichen @matthewmaichen.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

My only argument against this is: Do you expect Trump to hire someone competent? After "moving" Noem out of the DHS, he hired Markwayne "No Bachelor's degree" Mullin. Bondi has actual AG experience. I'm skeptical as to whether the next person will.

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Matthew Maichen @matthewmaichen.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

I'm currently writing a novel taking place on the modern day set of a slasher film, and things like this are definitely still happening.

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Matthew Maichen @matthewmaichen.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

As usual: If you read the actual article, it's more nuanced than the headline. He's still wrong, though.

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Matthew Maichen @matthewmaichen.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

It is obvious right away that Bluesky is just flat-out a better social media app/site than Threads. For some reason, though, the writing and publishing industry gravitates toward Threads.

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Matthew Maichen @matthewmaichen.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Good luck. It's one of my favorite fantasy novels, but it is both difficult and harrowing. Very likely the darkest grimdark book I've ever read.

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Matthew Maichen @matthewmaichen.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Don't get discouraged. I was at a writing convention and saw a group of editors and agents pass after reading three sentences from people's novels. They say they know right away whether they are "in" and they don't accept what they don't fall in love with immediately. Find someone who loves it.

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Matthew Maichen @matthewmaichen.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Eventually, you learn to love it. Somewhere around the time that you write easily enough that it feels like you're going on an adventure with the characters. Like you're making the exact book you want to read as you go along.

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Matthew Maichen @matthewmaichen.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Honestly, it holds up really well. It's just slow by modern day standards. You feel bad for some books for effectively being replaced by the movie version.

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Matthew Maichen @matthewmaichen.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Just know you aren't alone. I've come to terms with it. Think of it like a freemium product. The fanbase got into it from the fanfic and then bought the actual book based off their love. Of course, Harry Potter has its own issues. substack.com/home/post/p-...

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The Cozy Tribalism of Hogwarts

Warmth and Belonging in a World of Categorized Humanity

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Matthew Maichen @matthewmaichen.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

This is what Democracy looks like

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Matthew Maichen @matthewmaichen.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Hey all! I'm going to start by sharing my most recent Substack post here. It's about Harry Potter, troubling aspects of the series, and why the millennial generation can't seem to let it go.

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