Matthew Kressel

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 …

May 17, 2022

“Now We Paint Worlds” to Appear in the Czech Magazine XB-1

I’m happy to announce that my novelette “Now We Paint Worlds” originally published at Tor.com will appear in the Czech magazine XB-1. This will be my fourth appearance in the magazine.

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April 25, 2022

The Short and the Long

I have dreams. Not the sleeping kind, but the kind of aspirational dreams where I’m like, Sure, I can sneak in a new short story for that contest before the end of the month, even though I’m 80,000 words …

April 13, 2022

The Phoenix Blog

I plan on blogging a lot more here for several reasons. For one, social media has become increasingly toxic for me. Some may be able to better navigate the Twitter and Facebook verse. But to me, it feels much like …

April 11, 2022

On Word Counts and Writing Quality

My word count was low this week as I worked my way through a pivotal and difficult section of the novel. I’m not as interested in word counts as some are, as I usually find the actual number of words

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April 8, 2022

Queen of Static is Available Now

And here it is, almost seven years since the release of King of Shards, the sequel, Queen of Static: Book Two of the Worldmender Trilogy.

Get a copy:
Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Google Play | Indie

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March 28, 2022

The Thing Movie Review

On the latest Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy, I join Andrea Kail, Thomas Gerencer and host David Barr Kirtley to talk all things THE THING. We discuss the ’82 Carpenter film, the 2011 “prequel”, the Campbell novella, Peter …

March 28, 2022

New Art: Late Night Terminal

I completed a new 3d art today: “Late Night Terminal.” Coming or going? Arriving or departing? I wanted to capture the feel of an empty spaceport, late at night, far from anywhere.…

March 26, 2022

New Art: Anomaly

Repair tech Leurie Mu floats outside the science station as it orbits a newly discovered gas giant in Outer Deep Region 59/1009.d that is being surveyed for gas mining, when a very strange depression in the planet’s surface swings into …

February 25, 2022

New Art: “Secret Passage”

New 3d art! This one is called “Secret Passage” and is loosely based off of a D&D character I’m presently playing, a sorceress thrown 120 years into the future and seeking a way home. Here she is seen escaping through …

February 1, 2022

Awesome 70s and 80s Sci-Fi Movies

In the latest Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy podcast, I join Andrea Kail, Thomas Gerencer, and host David Barr Kirtley to discuss Close Encounters, Starman, Tron, Explorers, & Dark Star, the classic 70s and 80s science fiction films. …

January 31, 2022

New Art: Sunday Morning in the City

I finally had time to finish this render weekend. I call this one “Sunday Morning in the City,” and it’s my vision of what New York City might look like in a future where solar power and a green philosophy …

January 17, 2022

Art in Optopia Magazine

You may remember my artwork “The Old Space Elevator” from a previous post. Well, the editors of Optopia, a solarpunk zine, liked it so much they asked to use it in their issue. This was really cool, …

December 23, 2021

“Now We Paint Worlds” in Tor.com’s Some of the Best

I’m super happy to announce that my story “Now We Paint Worlds,” which appeared this year on Tor.com has been selected for Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2021 Edition. Check out this amazing table of contents, a …

December 8, 2021

Awesome 80s Sci-Fi Movies II

On the latest Geeks Guide to the Galaxy podcast, I join Andrea Kail, Thomas Gerencer, and host David Barr Kirtley to discuss the 80s science fiction films Weird Science, Innerspace, Escape from New York, Night of the Comet, and…

November 29, 2021