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

Saturday, September 10, 2022

The Non-Born King

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The Nonborn King by Julian May My rating: 5 of 5 stars Epic. Deep. A blast. This is my second reading, the first being nearly forty year...
Monday, August 29, 2022

La Belle et la BĂȘte

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Josette Day and Jean Marais as the title characters.   Finally saw Jean Cocteau's Beauty and the Beast (1946) after years of it sitting...
Monday, August 01, 2022

Goals Update

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I’ve been gone for a while! Here’s an update on the goals I posted on January 1st.  The short version: IT'S GOING TERRIBLY! The longer v...

BTPM 152

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UPDATE: The Patreon player is acting up at the moment. If you can't play it in the player, you can always download it and give it a list...
Monday, January 24, 2022

Shadows in Color

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I was making big bubbles and fell in love with their rainbow shadows on the wall. Crank up the picture quality, and please share if you like...
Monday, January 10, 2022

Tales From the Hairy Mango #2 - Origasmi

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Sunday, January 09, 2022

Tales From the Hairy Mango #1 - Cat on a Hotcake Roof

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Saturday, January 01, 2022

My Short List Of Ridiculous Goals For 2022

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Happy New Year! Here are my brief but ridiculous goals for 2022: 1. Write 365,000 words. That, of course, is 1,000 words a day. Thank Chris...
Friday, December 31, 2021

A Brief Rundown Of My 2021

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I wrote about 115,000 words in 2021, around a third of my goal. I finished six stories and made thirty-six submissions. I sold two stories a...
Tuesday, December 14, 2021

From Nowhere, A Cultural Connection

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I just heard "West End Girls" by the Pet Shop Boys for the first time in decades, and I thought, Holy shit! This is what Flight of...
Sunday, December 12, 2021

An Extremely Rare Shot Of Matt In A Hat

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Monday, October 25, 2021

183

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Story 183 is out to seek its fortune. It's called "Clayground." It's a humorous (I hope) flash piece about a city that tri...
Wednesday, September 29, 2021

182

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I finished story 182, "That Feeling You're Feeling," and sent it out. It's about a guy who captures snapshots of people...
Thursday, July 15, 2021

New Stories

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 My story, "I Was Meant to Live Another Thousand Years," is up at Kaleidotrope right now. Take a look: https://kaleidotrope.net/su...
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