The Shallow One

Check out my latest, "The Shallow One," at the Drabblecast. It's Lovecraft, only funny and with an inspirational message. So, It's not really Lovecraft. But you'll love it, so go listen. To hear the audio, scroll down past the print version of the story. Terrific art by Leonardo d'Almeida. Click here to listen: https://www.drabblecast.org/2020/12/12/drabblecast-437-the-shallow-one/

 

174 and 175

In the last month I've finished two more stories, "The Shallow One" (174 of the One-Thousand), a light-hearted Lovecraftian story which was commissioned by the Drabblecast to run later this month, and "Turf War 2200" (175), which is a goofy piece of flash fiction about a fight using lawn equipment and that fight's consequences.

Listen To My Latest

Art by Carly Heath

Listen to my two latest stories at the Drabblecast. Episode 427 includes my very short stories, "Life and Times" (140 of the One-Thousand), and "Sometimes I'm a Chair" (150). You can read them there also, but scroll to the player at the bottom if you want to listen: https://www.drabblecast.org/2020/07/04/drabblecast-427-doubleheader-matthew-sanborn-smith/

New Audio: Cyborg Giraffe Cleans House!

If you've never wanted to read my story,  Giraffe Cyborg Cleans House! I have great news for you. You can now listen to the audio at the Drabblecast under the twisted title Cyborg Giraffe Cleans House, which I think changes the whole story, but I'll let you decide. Click here and give it a listen: http://www.drabblecast.org/2016/03/02/drabblecast-378-cyborg-giraffe-cleans-house/

The audio was produced by Adam Pracht. If you're a fan of StarShipSofa, you'll love Adam's Drabblecast stories, because he often imports Sofa talent to make them. However, Adam took this story on before he knew I was the author. The story is narrated by Sofasister Amy H. Sturgis and the art is by Sofa artist Skeet Scienski. Fun will be had! Go listen!

2015

2015 was a tough year, though not as bad as 2009. My Kickstarter failed. I changed jobs, moved twice, and put in way too many hours working for other people for not enough money. Things have started to pick up, though.

My creative work was consumed by the podcast. Outside of that, I did a couple of major rewrites on short stories and that was it. I did sell my first pro story in years and sold a couple of reprints. I did my first reading, sat on my first panel, did my first Drabblecast narration, and wrote my first introduction.

I'm happy that I took more chances than usual this year and expanded my too-close horizons a bit. I learned a lot of new things, met some awesome people, and scored a win with last spring's Mango fundraiser.

Because of that fundraiser, I still have five months of Mangoes with which to contend. After that, I look forward to getting back to short stories and novels. 2016 will probably be a year of regrouping, but I'll keep my eye out for new opportunities.

Drabblin' Guy

I drabbled all over myself and others when I did the narration for Katherine West's story Trimming the Fat on episode 360 of the Drabblecast. Guest producer Adam Pracht felt I fit the story, and he pointed out there was mention of a mango. You can soak it in here: http://www.drabblecast.org/2015/05/31/drabblecast-360-trifecta-locked-boxes/