Matthew Kressel

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“Sword of the Silent”
Unioverse: Stories of the Reconvergence
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“White Roses in Their Eyes”
Other Covenants: Alternate Histories of the Jewish People
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Queen of Static
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“Now We Paint Worlds”
Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2021 Edition
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“Still You Linger, Like Soot in the Air”
The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume Six
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“Now We Paint Worlds”
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“Your Future is Pending”
Science Fiction World
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“Still You Linger, Like Soot in the Air”
Lightspeed Magazine
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“The Marsh of Camarina”
Lightspeed Magazine - Issue 121
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“Very Surely Do I Not Dream”
Psi-Wars: Classified Cases of Psychic Phenomena
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“Your Future is Pending”
Clarkesworld Magazine #158
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“The Last Novelist (or a Dead Lizard in the Yard)”
2019 Nebula Awards Showcase
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“Truth is Like the Sun”
Lightspeed Magazine 108
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“The Walk to Distant Suns”
Analog Science Fiction and Fact
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“The Marsh of Camarina”
Shades Within Us
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“Love Engine Optimization”
The Year's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy, 2018 Edition
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“The Last Novelist (or a Dead Lizard in the Yard)”
The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume 3
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“In Memory of a Summer’s Day”
Mad Hatters and March Hares
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“Will You Meet Me There, Out Beyond the Bend?”
Nightmare Magazine 63
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“Love Engine Optimization”
Lightspeed Magazine 85
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“The Last Novelist (or a Dead Lizard in the Yard)”
Tor.com
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“The Singularity is in Your Hair”
Cyber World
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“The Meeker and the All-Seeing Eye”
Nebula Awards Showcase 2016
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“The Sounds of Old Earth”
Nebula Awards Showcase 2015
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“Demon in Aisle 6”
Nightmare Magazine 38
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“The Garden Beyond Her Infinite Skies”
Clarkesworld Magazine
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“Cameron Rhyder’s Legs”
Clarkesworld Magazine #98
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“The Meeker and the All-Seeing Eye”
Clarkesworld Magazine #92
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“The History Within Us”
Clarkesworld Year Four
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“The Sounds of Old Earth”
Lightspeed Magazine and io9.com
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“The Great Game at the End of the World”
After
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“The Bricks of Gelecek”
Naked City
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“The History Within Us”
The People of the Book
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“The History Within Us”
Clarkesworld Magazine #42
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“Saving Diego”
Interzone #221
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Podcast: Awesome 70s Sci-Fi Movies

In the latest Geeks Guide to the Galaxy podcast, I join guests Andrea Kail, Thomas Gerencer, and host David Barr Kirtley to discuss five awesome* 70s sci-fi movies: The Andromeda Strain, Logan’s Run, Silent Running, Beneath the Planet of

Pen Discussion: AI and Writing

This coming Monday, May 15th, I’ll be participating on a panel about AI and Writing, presented by the HWA, with all these lovely people!

Join Colleen Anderson, CW Briar, R. Leigh Hennig, Matthew Kressel, John Edward Lawson, Angela Yuriko Smith,

New Art: “Old CO2 Scrubber Tower”

I’ve finished a new 3d artwork today: “Old CO2 Scrubber Tower”. Back in the 21st century, in a desperate attempt to reduce atmospheric CO2, humanity built enormous CO2 scrubber towers across the globe to suck excess carbon dioxide from the …

New Art: “Saturn Spa”

New Art! Soak in the Sun’s ray’s with Saturn’s stunning spectacle! Get away from the hustle of the Earth-Luna system and be pampered in our exclusive Saturn Spa! Now accepting reservations. Call starcom link #SaturnSpa to book your trip now! …

Interviewed by Georgia Tech, my Alma Mater

Somehow I missed this article when it came out last year: Georgia Tech interviewed me for their retrospective on 50 Years of teaching science fiction at the school. I always loved SF/F, but because of college coursework I didn’t read …

My Recent Newsletter Posts

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Off-World is my newsletter of my fiction and other artistic endeavors!

In which we wax poetic about riding giant worms & other desert adventures
We ignore the risks of too much automation at our peril
A panel on the the tension between dystopian fiction narratives vs. more optimistic business narratives
In which I remember Richard Bowes and his lifetime of stories
Writing alternate futures besides default dystopian narratives
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Outer Deep is my newsletter of writing advice and tips!

Rejection is a part of the writing life, and the sooner we "get used to it", the better
Do you need to know how your story ends before you begin?
It felt like a slow year, but the year had other plans...
Explore your many creative sides
I am offering a short story critique as part of the SFWA silent auction
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DUNE MESSIAH Book Club

On the latest Geeks Guide to the Galaxy, I join Andrea Kail, Rajan Khanna, and host David Barr Kirtley to discuss Dune Messiah, the sequel to Frank Herbert’s classic novel Dune. This was a really fun discussion! Here’s …

New Art: Saturn Sky (after John Harris)

‘ve finished a new 3D artwork today, “Saturn Sky.” I’ve been inspired by John Harris’s work, particularly his painting of snow covered plains on one of Saturn’s moons (or a lookalike planet). I used original models and some free greeble …

Hopepunk and Optimistic Futures at TBRCon 2023

Super excited to be part of this virtual panel on “Hopepunk and Optimistic Futures” ! The panel will stream live on Jan 29, 12pm EST at http://youtube.com/@FanFiAddict.

Hopepunk & Optimistic Futures

New Art: “Desert Wreck (after Wayne Haag)”

Desert Wreck (after Wayne Haag)

I have been super inspired by Wayne Haag’s “Ankaris” series, so I decided to try my hand at making a 3d version of his painting, “Desert Wreck.” I think it turned out well!…

New Art: “Orbital Shrine”

Been playing around with my new M1 Mac, which is so much faster than my old computer, and makes rendering 3D scenes so much more fun. This one’s called “Orbital Shrine.” Not sure if this is Earth or some distant …

New Art: “Morning by the Stream”

New 3d art! “Morning by the Stream.” Inspired by a recent stay at an AirBnb in Woodstock, NY.

A Note About Twitter

(Reposted from Facebook)

The chaos over on Twitter these past two days, especially those who are clutching their pearls over the “death of the public sphere” has me both amused and concerned. Twitter (and this hellsite as well) is a

A Canticle for Leibowitz

On the latest Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy podcast, I join Lisa Yaszek, Joseph Reisert, and host David Barr Kirtley to discuss Walter M. Miller Jr.’s A Canticle for Leibowitz, a novel about human hubris, stupidity, and preservation …

New Substack Newsletter

So I’ve started a newsletter on Substack, where I plan to post articles on writing, editing, submitting, and publishing science fiction and fantasy.

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New Art: Desert Road

Desert Road

New Art: “Desert Road.” Playing around with some basic scenes and some new plugins. Obviously inspired by some of Simon Stålenhag’s work.…

Interview on the Gryftkin Podcast

In this interview on the Gryftkin podcast, I talk about my novel Queen of Static, my Tor.com novelette “Now We Paint Worlds,” and the fine line between research and making shit up (plus Moksha and a bunch of other …

Dune Miniseries Review

On the latest Geeks Guide to the Galaxy, I join Andrea Kail, Rajan Khanna, and host David Barr Kirtley to discuss the 2000 Sci-Fi Channel miniseries Frank Herbert’s Dune, directed by John Harrison. We talk about the (sometimes …

New Art: Silhouette City

Just playing around with light and shadow.…

If This Goes On Don’t Panic Podcast

A couple weeks ago I was interviewed on the If This Goes On Don’t Panic podcast along with Catherine Lundoff. Hosts Diane Morrison and Alan Bailey were loads of fund to speak with. Topics include: Queen of Static, Space Trucker …

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