Matthew Kressel

On Thursday evening, Jan 9th. at 8pm EST, I’ll be participating in HWA’s Galactic Terrors podcast! The podcast is held live on YouTube and is available at this link both live and after the show. Guests also include …

The Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine Author & Editor Blog From the Earth to the Stars recently interviewed me about my story “Five Hundred KPH Toward Heaven”, which appears in the Jan/Feb 2025 issue of Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine. You can …

My story “Five Hundred KPH Toward Heaven” is just out in the January/February 2025 issue of Asimov’s Science Fiction! It’s my first story in the magazine and I couldn’t be happier!

The story is about a space elevator operator …

I watched Dune: Prophecy last night and have some thoughts. Here are my (almost) spoiler-free and (very) scattered thoughts:

Overall, I enjoyed it, but I think it borrows too much from Game of Thrones, both in style and tone. …

I should have mentioned this sooner: I sold a story to Reactor (formerly Tor.com) via Ellen Datlow!

“Model Collapse” is an sf/horror story about a government agent and his mentee, who are sent into a remote town on a mysterious …

Seven years ago on this night I saw Blade Runner: 2049 for the first time. So this seems an apt time to mention that I have been quoted on the Blade Runner 2049 Wikipedia page from a BBC interview I …

My short story “Movie Night” is out today at StarShipSofa, narrated by Will Stagl. In “Movie Night,” Ricardo is a door-to-door salesman who sells AI replicas of dead people to their still-living loved ones.

Here’s the opening …

I’m happy to announce that my story “Movie Night,” about a door-to-door salesman who sells AI replicas of dead people to their still-living loved ones will appear in a future episode of the audio science fiction magazine StarShipSofa.…

In the latest Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy podcast I join Sara Lynn Michener, Anthony Ha and host David Barr Kirtley to discuss Arthur C. Clarke’s classic first contact novel, RENDEZVOUS WITH RAMA, and how it will be soon adapted …

I’m excited to announce that magnificent Mercurio D. Rivera and I have started a new podcast, Nerd Count! 

The Nerd Count Podcast

The Nerd Count Podcast discusses all things nice and nerdy: science fiction, fantasy, horror, the weird, the …

Over at The Showbear Family Circus, Lancelot Schaubert has posted a long-form interview he did with me over the last few weeks, where I talk about dreams, alien life, reading aloud, pantsing vs. plotting, AGI, nihilism, and Eddie from …

I’m over the Moon (and Mars) to announce that I’ve sold a novella to Tor.com! Tentatively titled, How Far We’ve Come, How Far We Must Go (the title will change), the novella will be edited by Ann VanderMeer and published …

I’m excited to announce some good news: my short story “Five Hundred KPH Toward Heaven” will be appearing in a future issue of Asimov’s magazine.

It’s about a space-elevator operator forced into retirement, the decline of third spaces, and how …