Matthew Stott @matthewstott.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I have a strange little book coming soooooon: 020
Matthew Stott @matthewstott.bsky.social · 24/09/2026We’ve started publishing 3 paragraph flash fiction over on talesfrombetween.com 001
Reposted by Matthew StottMatthew Stott @matthewstott.bsky.social · 17/09/2026We’re publishing a new three paragraph strange story every Wednesday, but only if we get enough good submissions! So submit already! Head to the site: talesfrombetween.comtalesfrombetween.com(no title) 044
Matthew Stott @matthewstott.bsky.social · 17/09/2026We’re publishing a new three paragraph strange story every Wednesday, but only if we get enough good submissions! So submit already! Head to the site: talesfrombetween.comtalesfrombetween.com(no title) 044
Matthew Stott @matthewstott.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Our first Rule of Three short is up! Hit the link: talesfrombetween.com/2026/09/16/h... Can you tell a strange story in just three paragraphs?? 🤔 000
Reposted by Matthew StottMatthew Stott @matthewstott.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Available at various places. Yes, that one. 011
Reposted by Matthew StottMatthew Stott @matthewstott.bsky.social · 11/09/2026We want your odd quickies. Write em up! 011
Reposted by Matthew StottIvy Grimes @ivygrimes.bsky.social · 11/09/2026It's a great weekend to read The Cellar Below the Cellar, while not hating me! Come for the misery potluck, stay for the relatively clean water. www.apexbookcompany.com/products/the...apexbookcompany.comThe Cellar Below the CellarA playfully dark folk horror inspired by the fairy tale "Vasilisa the Beautiful" and the mythology around Frau Perchta, set under the blazing sky of endless auroras. When a wild solar storm wipes out ... 02310
Reposted by Matthew StottMatthew Stott @matthewstott.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Flashback to an Ivy Grimes story we published at TFB. A time travelling Henry VIII? Well why not. Can you write the weird good stuff? Then we’re looking for your three paragraph literary oddities! Deets on the Tales From Between site. 043
Matthew Stott @matthewstott.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Flashback to an Ivy Grimes story we published at TFB. A time travelling Henry VIII? Well why not. Can you write the weird good stuff? Then we’re looking for your three paragraph literary oddities! Deets on the Tales From Between site. 043
Matthew Stott @matthewstott.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Bit niche, but there’s a woman in my office whose laugh sounds exactly (exactly) like one of the backwards laughs in the Red Dwarf ep Backwards. I believe you hear it right after the bar room unrumble. It’s uncanny. 010
Matthew Stott @matthewstott.bsky.social · 06/09/2026*rings bell* Bring out yer fiction! *rings bell* 022
Matthew Stott @matthewstott.bsky.social · 06/09/2026talesfrombetween.substack.com/p/coming-soo...talesfrombetween.substack.comCOMING SOON...TFB lurches to life 010
Reposted by Matthew StottMatthew Stott @matthewstott.bsky.social · 05/09/2026TFB is OPEN to submissions! Our first ongoing fiction opportunity is called RULE OF THREE. We want your short fictions. Full info here: talesfrombetween.wordpress.com/submissions/talesfrombetween.wordpress.comSUBMISSIONSTFB PRESENTS RULE OF THREE WHAT WE WANT Chunks of tasty fiction told across THREE PARAGRAPHS and THREE PARAGRAPHS ONLY. (Kinda up to you how chunky those paras are) (within reason) (don’t be … 186
Matthew Stott @matthewstott.bsky.social · 05/09/2026The new TFB fiction opp is just the start. We WILL be bringing back a version of our TFB Presents short story collections in the future. 000
Matthew Stott @matthewstott.bsky.social · 05/09/2026TFB is OPEN to submissions! Our first ongoing fiction opportunity is called RULE OF THREE. We want your short fictions. Full info here: talesfrombetween.wordpress.com/submissions/talesfrombetween.wordpress.comSUBMISSIONSTFB PRESENTS RULE OF THREE WHAT WE WANT Chunks of tasty fiction told across THREE PARAGRAPHS and THREE PARAGRAPHS ONLY. (Kinda up to you how chunky those paras are) (within reason) (don’t be … 186
Matthew Stott @matthewstott.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Three free ebooks here full of strange stories, by authors you know and authors you don’t. Go: talesfrombetween.wordpress.com/literary-jou...talesfrombetween.wordpress.comLiterary JournalA Strange Literary Journal Our lit journal features stories from authors such as Ivy Grimes, Gemma Amor, Kay Chronister, Ai Jiang, James Bennett, and many, many more. Click an issue image to downlo… 012
Matthew Stott @matthewstott.bsky.social · 28/08/2026I’m in Rotterdam and signed off into blusky and suddenly a bunch of direct messages appeared that I hadn’t seen before from months ago. 🫨 000
Matthew Stott @matthewstott.bsky.social · 27/08/2026I know it’s not a new observation, but why is it that each and every car that is blasting music at an obnoxious level is always playing exclusively terrible music. No one is ever blasting Paul Simon at an ear bleeding volume. 11241
Matthew Stott @matthewstott.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Finished writing the first draft of a fun murder mystery novel a few weeks back, and today I completed draft one of a horror novelette. I have a second horror novelette to complete and then draft two of the novel.static.klipy.comTim Robinson: I'm Doing Something!ALT: Tim Robinson: I'm Doing Something! 110
Matthew Stott @matthewstott.bsky.social · 23/08/2026As I step out as a writer again, with stories to show off, it occurs I’m actually going to have to consider and work out some sort of consistent and useful social media presence.static.klipy.comAnnoyed Liz LemonALT: Annoyed Liz Lemon 030
Matthew Stott @matthewstott.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Every time a new Phoebe Bridgers album comes out I hear that first single and think ‘ah, yep, like this’. Then I listen to the full album. Why can’t I be cool and like the dreary songs.🥲 000
Matthew Stott @matthewstott.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Watched I Saw The TV Glow, was a weird enjoyable time, but the ‘baddie’ was giving me major Mighty Boosh flashbacks. 020
Matthew Stott @matthewstott.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Read a book not too long ago where it was supposed to be a reveal who a serial killer was. Turned out it was the guy acting like a scary monster killer in the first chapter. Would never have guessed. 100
Matthew Stott @matthewstott.bsky.social · 15/08/2026You do read some books that all the same gaggle of reviewers rave about and wonder what on Earth it is they’re talking about. 110
Matthew Stott @matthewstott.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Now I let the draft sit for a bit, and in the meantime I get to work finishing my horror novelette. 🕺 010
Matthew Stott @matthewstott.bsky.social · 14/08/2026I’v just hit THE END on my fun murder mystery novel. The first long work I’ve been able to finish in yeeeaaarrrsss. 060
Matthew Stott @matthewstott.bsky.social · 13/08/2026I’m up to the chapter in my murder mystery where I reveal the killer. 🫨 010
Matthew Stott @matthewstott.bsky.social · 13/08/2026What happened to US sitcoms like Parks & Rec, 30 Rock, Arrested Development? Superstore feels like the last one I saw. Are they still made but we don’t get them? Seems to be all 10 ep light comedy things with big stars on streaming services these days, like Shrinking. 000
Matthew Stott @matthewstott.bsky.social · 12/08/2026I’m pushing through because I want to finish, but good lord is the main characters first person narration repetitive. Could’ve trimmed a lot. A book from an author who is massively popular in the current horror fiction world, too. 000
Matthew Stott @matthewstott.bsky.social · 10/08/2026I miiiight finish writing this first draft this week. It’ll be more or less done, at least. 120
Matthew Stott @matthewstott.bsky.social · 09/08/2026My three year old just patted me on the belly and said ‘Hello there, big fella.’ Might be time to cut back on the biscuits. 030
Matthew Stott @matthewstott.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Well, blocked someone on here for the first time. ‘Actors taking the dirty Potter cash are shitty- shitty people’ is apparently not a strong enough sentiment for them. Enough to try and start a pile on. 000
Matthew Stott @matthewstott.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Books where the main character is all miserable and recounting how terrible their life has been and they hope to die soon and then, wouldn’t you know it, things actually get worse as the story kicks in. Bit much. Maybe a little light and shade to start. This isn’t an emo record. 100
Matthew Stott @matthewstott.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Will hit 60000 words in next few days, the aim is to keep it relatively short so I’m basically in the downhill slope at this point. Will finish this first draft then let it sit for a month, during which I want to quickly knock out a horror/fantasy novelette that I will put through my micro press. 130
Matthew Stott @matthewstott.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Last ep of Dr Who was only on a little over a year ago, but it feels like much longer. The Gatwa era was at least five years back. 000
Matthew Stott @matthewstott.bsky.social · 01/08/2026I may be old but OMG. Elastica’s debut was the first album I ever bought with my own money. And still an absolute banger. 101
Matthew Stott @matthewstott.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Heard something about trans people on the radio and realised I haven’t heard anything about that turd wrapped in human skin Linehan in months. Maybe even all year.static.klipy.comThe Simpsons Happy Dance DiscoALT: The Simpsons Happy Dance Disco 010
Matthew Stott @matthewstott.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Latest book read. A few unexpectedly squirm inducing moments for a Hendrix novel. 000
Matthew Stott @matthewstott.bsky.social · 30/07/2026I think I might be done with the first draft of my fun murder mystery novel in a months time. 🙌 250