Author Archives: michaelmatheson

A “Not a Year in Review” Post to Round Out 2021

Posted on December 14, 2021 by michaelmatheson

A blog post at the beginning of the year, and a blog post at the end of the year. Nice symmetry, isn’t it? As the year winds down and we head earnestly toward winter, I find myself thinking back on … Continue reading →

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Well, it’s Finally 2021 — Happy New Year and Some Publications Housekeeping

Posted on January 6, 2021 by michaelmatheson

– I think we can universally agree that, no matter how good any of our individual 2020s were (and I do hope you were all as safe and well as able throughout the endless shitstorm that was last year), it’s … Continue reading →

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MTG Arena, Cognition Issues in the Age of the Pandemic, and Infrequent Blogging

Posted on August 25, 2020 by michaelmatheson

Two posts in one day? Yes! The rarity returns. :) Though this one’s a little more personal than the other post talking about the new issue of Anathema being out. So I play MTG Arena. Which is the online version of … Continue reading →

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New Anathema Issue is out!

Posted on August 25, 2020 by michaelmatheson

Yes, I  know I have not blogged for months. There’s a pandemic on, you may have noticed? Been hunkered down, burning most of my focus on work this last long while. Blogging … can fall by the wayside under those … Continue reading →

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A Reprint, For Hart and Queen!

Posted on May 12, 2020 by michaelmatheson

So … an announcement to make about two publications within a couple of weeks of each other? Normally, no. Today, yes! Because Nisaba Press just released For Hart and Queen, an anthology of all the previously uncollected Blue Rose tie-in stories … Continue reading →

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Idol Pursuits is a Thing You Can Buy Now!

Posted on April 28, 2020 by michaelmatheson

Wow. It has been a lot of months since I blogged on here. Been kind of in my head for the most part. Have you seen what this fucking year has been trying to pull with us collectively? Like, wow, … Continue reading →

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Anathema 2019 Award Eligible Content

Posted on December 19, 2019 by michaelmatheson

We took the Anathema: Spec from the Margins blog off the site back in April, so this year I’m putting up the 2019 award eligible content for the mag here. The new issue just dropped Tuesday (you can read Issue … Continue reading →

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New Mutants & Masterminds Tie-In Story Out!

Posted on December 4, 2019 by michaelmatheson

Given everything going on the last few months (it’s been a busy fall), I might have been remiss in announcing that my story, “Kill Me Baby, One More Time,” came out in Nisaba Journal Issue 4 in late November. So … Continue reading →

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On ChiZine Publications and Putting People First

Posted on November 12, 2019 by michaelmatheson

For the past week, I’ve been talking publicly about my time and experiences with ChiZine Publications a great deal on Facebook and Twitter. If you’re just catching up on the long overdue divulgences of CZP’s nightmarish internal structure, culture of … Continue reading →

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New Tie-in Story Coming out in Sovereigns Anthology

Posted on September 30, 2019 by michaelmatheson

I hadn’t planned to have another blog post up on the site quite so soon? (At least not one unrelated to Anathema.) But then Nisaba Press announced the Sovereigns of the Blue Rose anthology on the Green Ronin site, with a view of its … Continue reading →

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