My Name: Matthew Sanborn Smith. My NEW challenge: Write 1000 stories before I die. Current story count: 200. The One-Thousand is made up of stories that are aimed at publication in professional venues. I've been published at Tor.com, Apex, and Nature, among others. See everything I do at matthewsanbornsmith.com. Shoot me an e-mail at upwithgravity@gmail.com
Saturday, October 31, 2009
C'est La Vie
My productivity has been shit this year. I don't know why. I'm not objective enough to dissect the past year and see what went on. Don't know if it will get any better. Not sure if I care.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Mow No Mo'
Couldn't we help the environment if we all stopped mowing our lawns? More grass would mean more carbon is being held in vege-spension, right? Not only that, but we'd emit less carbon dioxide because we wouldn't be running our lawn mowers. Spread the word on this. I can't stop mowing because those in charge of the place where I live apparently frown on unmowed lawns. I even had a cop hassle me about my lawn once. But if we can get the idea out now, maybe ten years from now it will be a movement. Let's go! No mow!
A new StarShipSofa is out there, ready for the taking! Go get it!
Aural Delights No 104 Sean Williams
Fact: Talk by Amy H Sturgis
Intro to Mines of Barnath by Sean Williams
Main Fiction: A Map of the Mines of Barnath by Sean Williams
Fact: Progress Report 4 by Lawrence Santorow
New Titles: by Tony C Smith
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
StarShipSofa - Aural Delights No. 104
Aural Delights No 104 Sean Williams
Poem: The Send-Off by Lyn C. A Gardner
Fact: Talk by Amy H Sturgis
Intro to Mines of Barnath by Sean Williams
Main Fiction: A Map of the Mines of Barnath by Sean Williams
Fact: Progress Report 4 by Lawrence Santoro
New Titles: by Tony C Smith
Tuesday, October 06, 2009
Important Lessons
2)Corporations have a great deal of input about what the news shows us.
3) It is not illegal to broadcast lies on the news.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JL1pKlnhvg0
Saturday, October 03, 2009
Some Stuff From Your Negligent Host
Beware the Hairy Mango is up to episode 9!:
http://bewarethehairymango.com/episode-9-boss-conversion/
In it, you'll hear that my house was broken into a couple of days ago and my laptop was stolen. Mega-bummer.
The new StarShipSofa is out:

Aural Delights No 102 Charles Stross
Editorial: StarShipSofa and the Future by Tony C Smith
Cover Art: Evan Forsch
Poem: Clone Assassin by Lyn C. A Gardner
Fact: Movie Talk by Rod Barnett
Fact: Science News by JJ Campanella
Flash Fiction: The Arrival of the Cogsmiths (oil on canvas, by Turner, 1815) by Fábio Fernandes
Main Fiction: Down On the Farm by Charles Stross
Fact: Progress Report 3 by Lawrence Santoro
New Titles: by Tony C Smith
Narrators: Julie Davis, Chris Booth, Diane Severson