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

Sunday, July 26, 2009

I Like It Rough

This is a post about wiping my ass. I must be the only person in the world who doesn't like soft toilet paper. I like it thin and tough ...

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

It's Pie, Wiv Chips, For Free

Been away too long. But I've been writing. I was frozen up for the last couple of days. Then I decided to call the story I'm working...

Sunday, July 12, 2009

115

Thank You, Mr. Goldman went out the door yesterday, 115. You can read my first Outshine story here http://twitter.com/Outshine . It ran Jul...

Thursday, July 09, 2009

114

114 is called The Eighth Age .

Sunday, July 05, 2009

One Of My Favorite Things In Life

I saw this ten years ago, loved it, and saw it again today and still love it. It's stuck with me all this time. I told the boy about it ...

Saturday, July 04, 2009

Destino

This is wonderful. Thanks to Neatorama and Monsters and Rockets for turning me onto this. And thanks to all of the creators who were invol...

Friday, July 03, 2009

The A Hole Tastes Funny

Tell me about it! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmpisOn4FmE

Monday, June 29, 2009

Ugh!

I'm sorry I've been neglecting you again, faithful blog. The last two weeks have been tough. I have been getting some writing done t...

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

More Dad Stuff

Thanks to everyone for their well-wishes and good thoughts. From what I heard the other day, Dad's days were numbered, but I saw him tod...

Saturday, June 20, 2009

The Dot and the Line

I think Dad's ready for the end, but to his disappointment he's too healthy and will pull through as he always does. He seems to be ...

Thursday, June 18, 2009

I Am Not Originally From Kansas

I just saw Dad. He looks much better than he did a few days ago. The Hospital People have been giving him sleeping pills at night and a nurs...

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Loneliness On The Sofa

Just talked to Dad. He still sounds rough but says he's feeling better. The sisters (mine, not his) are heading into town today and tomo...

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Bumpy Roads, Take Me Home

We thought dad might be coming home from the hospital today, but his heartbeat was irregular. He seems to have a cold. That may be because h...

Monday, June 15, 2009

Still Kicking

We thought we might lose the old man today. He had a heart attack last night and the docs cut him open (am I sounding Runyonesque?) thinking...

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