tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178277592024-03-17T23:04:37.399-04:00The One-ThousandMy Name: Matthew Sanborn Smith. My NEW challenge: Write 1000 stories before I die. Current story count: 194.
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.comMatthew Sanborn Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14602360310073783377noreply@blogger.comBlogger1056125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17827759.post-49100509373229813332024-01-22T21:55:00.000-05:002024-01-22T21:55:02.127-05:00Longlisted for a BSFA Award!<p> "Turf War 2200" has been longlisted for the BSFA Award for Best Short Fiction. I'm pretty stoked! </p><p>Here's the list: <a href="https://bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-longlist">https://bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-longlist</a><br /></p><p>Here's the audio version of the story: <a href="https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/spacecowboybooks/episodes/2023-02-15T00_06_45-08_00">https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/spacecowboybooks/episodes/2023-02-15T00_06_45-08_00</a></p><p>And you can read it in my latest collection, Bleeding is Easy if You Know How to Open Up: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bleeding-Easy-You-Know-Open-ebook/dp/B0CRWY82NM " target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Bleeding-Easy-You-Know-Open-ebook/dp/B0CRWY82NM </a><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheOne-thousand" title="Subscribe" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a></div>Matthew Sanborn Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14602360310073783377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17827759.post-9559191944780733772024-01-15T13:56:00.004-05:002024-01-15T13:57:41.375-05:00My New Collection Is Out!<p>My latest collection, "Bleeding is Easy if You Know How to Open Up," is now up at Amazon: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bleeding-Easy-You-Know-Open-ebook/dp/B0CRWY82NM">https://www.amazon.com/Bleeding-Easy-You-Know-Open-ebook/dp/B0CRWY82NM</a></p><p>Here's a quick rundown:</p><p style="text-align: left;"><i>Things are going to get strange from here. Fairy tales merge with science fiction to create a new mythology for the present. Those exploring the depths of Space-Time feel they’re trapped in terrible dreams and not experiencing the adventures they were promised. Lives are reflected upon from a future prison cell one shares with one’s family, or from beneath a collapsed building all alone in the darkness. Beauty is formed in the nothingness between works. Romance is sought in the face of mortality. Emotions are sold. Lawns are trimmed. Hope is found within Lovecraftian despair. Hope is found within Lovecraftian despair? That’s the most ridiculous sentence in this summary!</i></p><p style="text-align: left;"><i> </i><br /><i>Stories include, and are limited to:</i></p><p style="text-align: left;"><i> </i><br /><i>That Feeling You’re Feeling</i><br /><i>Tempus Fuhg It</i><br /><i>Expiration Date</i><br /><i>I was Meant to Live Another Thousand Years</i><br /><i>You Will Find Yourself Buried Beneath Rubble</i><br /><i>Those Who Live in Negative Space</i><br /><i>Turf War 2200</i><br /><i>Life-in-Death was She</i><br /><i>Three Princesses</i><br /><i>Between Worlds</i><br /><i>The Shallow One</i><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheOne-thousand" title="Subscribe" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a></div>Matthew Sanborn Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14602360310073783377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17827759.post-20042741697825415612023-10-29T09:30:00.001-04:002023-10-29T09:30:17.074-04:00My Latest Story Is Out!<p>Story 171, <a href="https://kaleidotrope.net/autumn-2023/their-heads-filled-to-bursting-by-matthew-sanborn-smith/" target="_blank">"Their Heads Filled to Bursting"</a> is out for your reading pleasure in the Autumn 2023 issue of Kaleidotrope! This one is a science fiction/horror story about a sensory-enhanced woman investigating a murder in a city where the governing AI is on the edge of breaking down. Enjoy!<br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheOne-thousand" title="Subscribe" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a></div>Matthew Sanborn Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14602360310073783377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17827759.post-42276795961989957492023-07-23T10:29:00.000-04:002023-07-23T10:29:01.951-04:00194<p>I sent out story 194 of The One-Thousand, which is "Hazel," an alternate world 1950's secret agent story involving aliens. It was inspired by a few listens to Portishead's album, <i>Roseland NYC Live</i>.<br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheOne-thousand" title="Subscribe" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a></div>Matthew Sanborn Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14602360310073783377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17827759.post-77870250578435732302023-07-21T16:07:00.001-04:002023-07-21T16:07:37.469-04:00No<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgt-yimfbrLZ5UO_0M59hfweK0O1TO_9YNJm1ww2FhYHAJIljaQxyHKhVZmeEMg8-_p8T_TmphDcFyec8VugS9RoMSwbgit4H6eU71IDubkhcBW1OBxZ42nUre2cQ-kbv-EccP5HhhF8H9cjatQiZT8RX_wt9CcsICGCvuWldHgfJ-rSFCVQYqj"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgt-yimfbrLZ5UO_0M59hfweK0O1TO_9YNJm1ww2FhYHAJIljaQxyHKhVZmeEMg8-_p8T_TmphDcFyec8VugS9RoMSwbgit4H6eU71IDubkhcBW1OBxZ42nUre2cQ-kbv-EccP5HhhF8H9cjatQiZT8RX_wt9CcsICGCvuWldHgfJ-rSFCVQYqj=s320" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_7258366134522712338" /></a></p><div dir="auto">I don't think this title deserves an exclamation point. </div> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheOne-thousand" title="Subscribe" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a></div>Matthew Sanborn Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14602360310073783377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17827759.post-74580515644354654802023-03-07T19:47:00.001-05:002023-03-07T19:47:06.908-05:00192 and 193<p>I just finished writing a ten-minute play, <i>Cheeseburger with Wings</i>, for this year's ICFA and I thought it would be story 192. Then I realized the last one I wrote, <i>The Three Spaces of Eve</i>, back in March of 2016, was never added to The One-Thousand. Maybe I figured because it wasn't for money, it didn't count. But I wrote other freebies early on and they counted. So, I'm counting both of them now. And rather than fuck up the numbers I've assigned to things in between, I'm calling <i>Eve</i> 192, and <i>Cheeseburger</i> 193. And that's all I'll hear about that.<br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheOne-thousand" title="Subscribe" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a></div>Matthew Sanborn Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14602360310073783377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17827759.post-33309787359930639162023-02-19T12:49:00.003-05:002023-02-19T12:49:47.135-05:00191<p>Just finished and shipped out story 191, "The Grow-Your-Own-Dog Kit," a flash piece that is told from the kit's point of view as its very young user runs amok with its contents. So much fun!<br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheOne-thousand" title="Subscribe" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a></div>Matthew Sanborn Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14602360310073783377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17827759.post-49733746600215051352023-02-17T20:39:00.004-05:002024-01-22T21:49:16.478-05:00Turf War 2200!<p>My latest story is live on episode 60 of Simultaneous Times! "Turf War 2200!" (Story 175 of The One-Thousand) It's a stunning tale of love, anger, and lawn maintenance! Enjoy!<br /></p><p> <a href="https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/spacecowboybooks/episodes/2023-02-15T00_06_45-08_00">https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/spacecowboybooks/episodes/2023-02-15T00_06_45-08_00</a></p><br /><p> </p>
<div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheOne-thousand" title="Subscribe" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a></div>Matthew Sanborn Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14602360310073783377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17827759.post-50493021856517251602023-01-16T22:39:00.002-05:002023-01-16T22:39:26.694-05:00190<p>Just completed and shipped out story 190, "The Orange Man," a science fantasy about an immigrant who's in over his head in a strange new city.<br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheOne-thousand" title="Subscribe" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a></div>Matthew Sanborn Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14602360310073783377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17827759.post-9321631378325672912023-01-01T11:51:00.001-05:002023-01-01T11:51:28.987-05:00How I Hope 2023 Will Go<p>Happy New Year!</p><p>So, yesterday I went over how badly I failed at my 2022 goals. I was struck by the fact that I may have written more words last year than any previous year and yet I finished less fiction than almost any year since I started writing... uh... thirty-two years ago?(!) Holy shit.</p><p>Anyway, I've only got one real goal this year and that is to finish and submit twenty-four short stories. I'll still track word counts and submissions, and I'm also going to help my dog lose weight by feeding her less and getting her to move more, but the only goal I'm going to be uptight about is finishing those stories. Flash fiction won't count toward the twenty-four (Though they will count toward the One-Thousand). I think if I can meet this goal, it will be a real turning point in my writing career. I'm excited and now I'm going to stop writing this, so I can start writing those. Have a great 2023!<br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheOne-thousand" title="Subscribe" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a></div>Matthew Sanborn Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14602360310073783377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17827759.post-19379248394340026482022-12-31T20:55:00.001-05:002022-12-31T20:55:43.864-05:00How 2022 Went<p>Not so great!</p><p><br />Surprise! I only achieved one of my goals for 2022!</p><p>Goals and results:<br />1. <b>Write an average of 1,000 words a day,</b> which would come to 365,000 words for the year. Instead I wrote 187,240 words (assuming I don’t squeeze in a few more tonight) which is an average of 513 words a day, just over half my goal. However, I did beat the heck out of 2021's word count which was 115,213 words, or an average of about 315 words a day.<br />2. <b>Finish my second novel, Hive Five.</b> Instead, I’ve written through chapter 25 of the current draft, which is not the final draft. Yowch.<br />3. <b>Read 104 books.</b> Instead I read 57. Again, a little over half. My favorites were <i>The Goblin Emperor</i> by Katherine Addison and <i>The Virgin Suicides</i> by Jeffrey Eugenides.<br />4. <b>Have 50 Patreon patrons at the same time.</b> Nope.<br />5. <b>Weigh 225 pounds and don’t get heavier after I do.</b> Nope. <br />6. <b>Write 52 blogposts on The One-Thousand. </b>Only 25, including this one.<br />7. <b>Get my A.A. in English.</b> <span style="color: red;">A WIN!</span> Yeah! But that one wasn’t really in doubt as long as I lived through the first third of the year. <br /><br />I only finished six pieces of fiction and they were all flash fiction. Quadruple yowch. Most of those 187,240 words I wrote went to Patreon stuff and unfinished works.<br />I submitted 26 times to editors in 2022.<br />I sold two stories, both to podcasts.<br /><br />I’m looking back on 2022 with disappointment, although I did have a couple of wins. I had a very hard time day to day while I was in the thick of it. Most Sundays and Mondays were pretty productive for me, and most Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays were dismal. <br />The new year is always an exciting time for me because I like the chance to start again and do better. Come back tomorrow to see what I’m planning for 2023.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheOne-thousand" title="Subscribe" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a></div>Matthew Sanborn Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14602360310073783377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17827759.post-36766729199448291932022-12-27T20:43:00.003-05:002022-12-27T20:44:19.137-05:00New Mango! Smell Phone!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/75806935" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="363" data-original-width="410" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAPNkxz6vnBqs2_xlsAJ1rs__TIh02GTgYnxfffka6TOsQlgaoR6CUMBAO7Yk-Bsg8PMuFYyYew6BY6r0cLq8wP45Pv4fWRueRJclowiCYQy6H0l5Nlo8jMVikXEn1ZT3vOXnPtT6btuHWdFAfpmKfXMsGBUIXs5CnYmlDI91GUBX8rmTKiw/w393-h348/BewareTheHairyMango.jpg" width="393" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p> </p><p>There's a new Mango in town! Beware the Patronizing Mango 157, Smell Phone! Go enjoy it and send it to all your friends! <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/75806935">https://www.patreon.com/posts/75806935</a><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheOne-thousand" title="Subscribe" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a></div>Matthew Sanborn Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14602360310073783377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17827759.post-12587807625007614222022-12-15T20:30:00.001-05:002022-12-15T20:30:39.425-05:00How Long Until The Right Accidentally Flies A Pride Flag?<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4br4rOdGC8zXcrdUf7lWUtS09_nGR-chQmKUyKlDWX2x1xiwiK24KQsjZV3_6_XWMbs9qKpDdhgB_6_IUxaJCe8gqT9sf5_uNqiL0exSoRJSrjldFzIU81hz2APKFUPoMDSxabRuq-U6-CU0sZ8qC1gYVvFCt5iV5fq5pV0z5IGDXRM0QtQ"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4br4rOdGC8zXcrdUf7lWUtS09_nGR-chQmKUyKlDWX2x1xiwiK24KQsjZV3_6_XWMbs9qKpDdhgB_6_IUxaJCe8gqT9sf5_uNqiL0exSoRJSrjldFzIU81hz2APKFUPoMDSxabRuq-U6-CU0sZ8qC1gYVvFCt5iV5fq5pV0z5IGDXRM0QtQ=s320" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_7177552811094174754" /></a></p><div dir="auto"></div> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheOne-thousand" title="Subscribe" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a></div>Matthew Sanborn Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14602360310073783377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17827759.post-14215204579157274112022-12-11T12:12:00.000-05:002022-12-11T12:13:03.282-05:00The Creature<div dir="auto">Something is scuttling around in my attic. Can't say that I care for that.</div> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheOne-thousand" title="Subscribe" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a></div>Matthew Sanborn Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14602360310073783377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17827759.post-39119726517278477842022-12-08T13:36:00.001-05:002022-12-08T13:36:37.837-05:00I'm Seeing Someone Right Now, Mr. President.<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigT7BM-EryY5iJgnqGj67s6B7xtl_HnehTIcCIuS0XVn09upM3sJMLBa37-RmgSZ6DY29sqCo96tY-B9AtA9qD8XqeM8zuEblkSMJ4fyFN3vp3LWXGHwPxHZa-elFBTrbyx-m-hxG8DzCO5aebbCxIkdf-nwNIWwbaLHlNjFyub8PQGPuyuw"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigT7BM-EryY5iJgnqGj67s6B7xtl_HnehTIcCIuS0XVn09upM3sJMLBa37-RmgSZ6DY29sqCo96tY-B9AtA9qD8XqeM8zuEblkSMJ4fyFN3vp3LWXGHwPxHZa-elFBTrbyx-m-hxG8DzCO5aebbCxIkdf-nwNIWwbaLHlNjFyub8PQGPuyuw=s320" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_7174848515687286354" /></a></p><div dir="auto"></div> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheOne-thousand" title="Subscribe" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a></div>Matthew Sanborn Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14602360310073783377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17827759.post-83681223091130385852022-12-03T11:16:00.000-05:002022-12-03T11:17:13.710-05:00The Year Santa Was A Triffid<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEilElS-fdhGzkDK_WLc5-zBAeaISBZqw1dWiBbkdBhMpw32sywcBykvTWehtB5Hb84rXfcTJWuL48id7n8VwLF55sU7_9QMAskLQFqBmnB9S9bhQn51f5YMQSLgSlweI5zRYpkS51eTEvGE6aBZFtHmHZJIkVmp8NS2gXPM176ilElkjgVcXA"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEilElS-fdhGzkDK_WLc5-zBAeaISBZqw1dWiBbkdBhMpw32sywcBykvTWehtB5Hb84rXfcTJWuL48id7n8VwLF55sU7_9QMAskLQFqBmnB9S9bhQn51f5YMQSLgSlweI5zRYpkS51eTEvGE6aBZFtHmHZJIkVmp8NS2gXPM176ilElkjgVcXA=s320" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_7172957168968376034" /></a></p><div dir="auto"></div> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheOne-thousand" title="Subscribe" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a></div>Matthew Sanborn Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14602360310073783377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17827759.post-17061716103730318982022-12-03T11:14:00.001-05:002022-12-03T11:14:58.903-05:00One Day, Kid, Your Balls Are Gonna Hit The Big Time!<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipdTf3N9qCCWs9qYCoIWBHI-3eFAYR6BTYSBZqeBG1GT6eKiIl5Cm9HrAxclWipQ3DXw8OILgoi6zqsTGgDsA0pqpDurDGp0mYhvnTbgkRV5UYWa4vGThdQKW3z0wYm3nMj_EKG34kOO4lYdaEiZrpA_V_Vo4VpdAEPyo98tvLc_BrQZUQ_g"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipdTf3N9qCCWs9qYCoIWBHI-3eFAYR6BTYSBZqeBG1GT6eKiIl5Cm9HrAxclWipQ3DXw8OILgoi6zqsTGgDsA0pqpDurDGp0mYhvnTbgkRV5UYWa4vGThdQKW3z0wYm3nMj_EKG34kOO4lYdaEiZrpA_V_Vo4VpdAEPyo98tvLc_BrQZUQ_g=s320" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_7172956588107256514" /></a></p><div dir="auto">Of all the headlines Harvey did not expect to one day read about himself in Variety...<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div></div> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheOne-thousand" title="Subscribe" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a></div>Matthew Sanborn Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14602360310073783377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17827759.post-39489024704614845972022-12-02T10:48:00.002-05:002022-12-02T10:48:25.812-05:00My Latest Story Is Out There For You!<p>My latest story is up at StarShipSofa! "That Feeling You're Feeling" (story 182 of The One-Thousand) <span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto">
is about a guy who takes snapshots of people's emotions when they're at
their very lowest point and posts them for his subscribers. Sounds like
a prince. Give a listen and find out what happens to him!</span></p><p><a href="http://www.starshipsofa.com/blog/2022/12/01/starshipsofa-no-700-matthew-sanborn-smith/">http://www.starshipsofa.com/blog/2022/12/01/starshipsofa-no-700-matthew-sanborn-smith/</a><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheOne-thousand" title="Subscribe" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a></div>Matthew Sanborn Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14602360310073783377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17827759.post-79764416253742041882022-11-29T08:57:00.000-05:002022-11-29T08:58:10.115-05:00I Picture A Slow Downward Pan...<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhGMcU_XUG9RwHvBe1Wopo2TNRrqyhgwHWxss7wBjuelhe133zjXrP2UwBrliOVw4UwCOp3hPDLNTGwn-Uft33T1hN0UKzELgZd8e5IGcjZG7U6z00DMpT9dO0UKcdg08p9m9VXirFAvzAIfZ9nbEwxHYfbSPQhmalvGCEqjO_NbKbCDtd4Cg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhGMcU_XUG9RwHvBe1Wopo2TNRrqyhgwHWxss7wBjuelhe133zjXrP2UwBrliOVw4UwCOp3hPDLNTGwn-Uft33T1hN0UKzELgZd8e5IGcjZG7U6z00DMpT9dO0UKcdg08p9m9VXirFAvzAIfZ9nbEwxHYfbSPQhmalvGCEqjO_NbKbCDtd4Cg=s320" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_7171436991279886370" /></a></p><div dir="auto">...until you get the pay-off on the last page.<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div></div> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheOne-thousand" title="Subscribe" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a></div>Matthew Sanborn Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14602360310073783377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17827759.post-38852687583810194722022-11-22T19:32:00.001-05:002022-11-22T19:32:24.745-05:00Making Healthy Decisions<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1dTtSEmNIQU7PyA8TsMQ-CpnYBytlLgB52BDSobAPfvobel9svNOvDRUIXJ4jn6YwE5l9DJUMfmgrB4jTF9J0-hY3ANhBNummRRmyLUFGunc1YAsr7uNevR18cABnurc_sVKs_LMjmNhhFDAJa1fSqc4a8LvR-lb3ZitbrALQ5T0llrTYFA"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1dTtSEmNIQU7PyA8TsMQ-CpnYBytlLgB52BDSobAPfvobel9svNOvDRUIXJ4jn6YwE5l9DJUMfmgrB4jTF9J0-hY3ANhBNummRRmyLUFGunc1YAsr7uNevR18cABnurc_sVKs_LMjmNhhFDAJa1fSqc4a8LvR-lb3ZitbrALQ5T0llrTYFA=s320" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_7169002840096357778" /></a></p><div dir="auto"></div> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheOne-thousand" title="Subscribe" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a></div>Matthew Sanborn Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14602360310073783377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17827759.post-50339085115144537412022-11-20T15:12:00.003-05:002022-11-20T23:57:44.667-05:00Between Worlds<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02227-w" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="701" data-original-width="1248" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUSMlFNy7cB6Pg8L64UObf7J_2Osw537aerLGK5x4Myrau22H90xrsx-LT_3v1gFW96LPi2j8lqkYapAVIwBvMEF-ZNyI5OxIf7PKIN1PUMZZLkXOI4ZLvh_7MS0xCT063O3u0hfjw6ex5vMeFLN1WlhM-YKnGMWcx27MuQkBMtVDDZ_C8fw/w640-h360/BetweenWorldsJacey.webp" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02227-w" target="_blank">Art by Jacey<br /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Here's a story of mine from 2021 I forgot to tell you about the first time around. Sorry! It's a flash piece for <i>Nature</i> called "Between Worlds" (number 176 of The One-Thousand). Enjoy! <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02227-w" target="_blank">https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02227-w </a><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheOne-thousand" title="Subscribe" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a></div>Matthew Sanborn Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14602360310073783377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17827759.post-67616387387055594582022-11-18T13:22:00.001-05:002022-11-18T13:22:20.810-05:00Old Man Shirt!<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHnpGtL6c55Sm8mQPdIZcUAC5TE0Zex1vurBHwe0PY73ZyyLqaJwl3fVI6YzEf2E46L1E-1nnAWzlnaKRycPNH9DiXtCkE58X4BVrFK_ZBN5BNM_J87Eeglh4-QXt0NKfTTE683SGV2M0DTQCSf5dOftEsIqyjDOuDAqoEqs-pQz6aeHL5VA"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHnpGtL6c55Sm8mQPdIZcUAC5TE0Zex1vurBHwe0PY73ZyyLqaJwl3fVI6YzEf2E46L1E-1nnAWzlnaKRycPNH9DiXtCkE58X4BVrFK_ZBN5BNM_J87Eeglh4-QXt0NKfTTE683SGV2M0DTQCSf5dOftEsIqyjDOuDAqoEqs-pQz6aeHL5VA=s320" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_7167423132407734626" /></a></p><div dir="auto">Bought myself a plaid shirt. Next stop: Assisted Living!</div> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheOne-thousand" title="Subscribe" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a></div>Matthew Sanborn Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14602360310073783377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17827759.post-85992996992762118712022-11-17T18:50:00.001-05:002022-11-17T18:50:08.982-05:00Fresh Mangoes!<p>The two latest episodes of Beware the Patronizing Mango are waiting, free of charge, for anyone who wants to click!</p><p>Episode 156 is <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/patronizing-156-74325005" target="_blank">Trowel Those Trousers</a> wherein a woman tries to make a house out of pants and accidentally becomes a witch. It happens.</p><p>Episode 155 is <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/72981650" target="_blank">Nobgoblin</a>, about a potentially inappropriate game of D&D. Oh, my.</p><p>Once you're there, click on the "free episode" tag for more free Mangoes, or support me at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/matthewsanbornsmith">https://www.patreon.com/matthewsanbornsmith</a> and get even more episodes plus other goodies!<br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheOne-thousand" title="Subscribe" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a></div>Matthew Sanborn Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14602360310073783377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17827759.post-35379083032367413232022-11-12T10:27:00.000-05:002022-11-12T10:28:08.226-05:00Finally, A Book About The Life Of Cookie Jesus<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8G_fCP_58Z7JmCe-frdfp6GF0ZpF70WUCaK7pdYpnaJcushi1oFJ7yHF4gtq5p358zy3OjZZbyYxc7Xn-Ccc7-pgTvrlG3UeW7yhyO4t6Fs_dQfh7Z3jN18XGWBmrg5A2Vsvovzk6un9WZsQ_JPNJorR38yDm1MpQVcVaELzv-cYabiudvw"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8G_fCP_58Z7JmCe-frdfp6GF0ZpF70WUCaK7pdYpnaJcushi1oFJ7yHF4gtq5p358zy3OjZZbyYxc7Xn-Ccc7-pgTvrlG3UeW7yhyO4t6Fs_dQfh7Z3jN18XGWBmrg5A2Vsvovzk6un9WZsQ_JPNJorR38yDm1MpQVcVaELzv-cYabiudvw=s320" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_7165151725273474450" /></a></p><div dir="auto"></div> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheOne-thousand" title="Subscribe" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a></div>Matthew Sanborn Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14602360310073783377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17827759.post-46816132946316390782022-11-10T13:14:00.003-05:002022-11-10T13:14:18.115-05:00Hospital Stay<p>I spent some time in the hospital Tuesday and Wednesday. Had some persistent chest pains but, after many tests, it seems my heart is in good shape, so nothing to worry about there except the ridiculous medical bills that will be coming my way. <br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheOne-thousand" title="Subscribe" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a></div>Matthew Sanborn Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14602360310073783377noreply@blogger.com0