The One-Thousand

My Name: Matthew Sanborn Smith. My NEW challenge: Write 1000 stories before I die. Current story count: 206. 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

Tuesday, October 31, 2006

The Bigger The Cushion

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THE BIGGER THE CUSHION by Matthew Sanborn Smith Garrity ran for his life through the dark forest. Why the hell had he chosen to be a pin cu...
Monday, October 30, 2006

The World Here

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THE WORLD HERE by Matthew Sanborn Smith To his sorrow, Oliver found that he was smitten with Wilma, the Beyondist, the one person who would ...
Sunday, October 29, 2006

Second-Hand Smoke

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SECOND-HAND SMOKE by Matthew Sanborn Smith My mother was whole and solid when she brought me into this world. She began disintegrating almo...
Saturday, October 28, 2006

Something Else By Someone Else

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Whoops! I've got to head out the door and there's no way I'll have a story for you guys today. Sorry. Here's a funky litt...
Friday, October 27, 2006

The Intro

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THE INTRO by Matthew Sanborn Smith The junior high talent show got Paul all worked up because Janine was going to be in it. She was doing s...
Thursday, October 26, 2006

Craig On Wheels

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CRAIG ON WHEELS by Matthew Sanborn Smith Craig decided to have his feet removed and get a nice set of wheels installed. Mother was displeas...
Wednesday, October 25, 2006

Walking On The Sun

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WALKING ON THE SUN by Matthew Sanborn Smith A question came from the back of the room: "How did they figure out how hot the sun is? Di...
Tuesday, October 24, 2006

Dabbling Around Trinary

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DABBLING AROUND TRINARY by Matthew Sanborn Smith A flick of Sharda's barbed-wire fingertips and sparks flew. The fuse was lit and the a...
Monday, October 23, 2006

Brothers And Sisters All

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BROTHERS AND SISTERS ALL by Matthew Sanborn Smith "In other news, it was a tough beginning eighteen months ago for a spunky pair of twi...
Sunday, October 22, 2006

Breaking News

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BREAKING NEWS by Matthew Sanborn Smith The army poured downhill on foot and I tried to catch up on a beat-up mountain bike with a skipping c...
Saturday, October 21, 2006

Money Men

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MONEY MEN by Matthew Sanborn Smith When Chick was a lad he used to draw funny pictures on money, like adding beards to Ben Franklin and the ...
Friday, October 20, 2006

Homemade Heroes, Face Three: The Blower

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HOMEMADE HEROES, FACE THREE: THE BLOWER by Matthew Sanborn Smith The purists didn't really consider him a superhero. The guy had no sup...

I'm Back, Bitches!

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You'll be pleased to know that I found my sabbatical restful and mentally rejuvenating and I have lots of new wonderfulness to share wit...
Wednesday, October 11, 2006

53

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I finished story number 53 today and sent my darling to find its way in the world. I have a feeling that if anyone cares to publish it, th...
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