Matt Gomez
@mxgomez78.bsky.social
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Writer, pulp fiction ninja, cat dad
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Seems like a good idea to make a pinned post, huh? I have a few books outs there: BULLETS AND BLACK MAGIC - an urban fantasy novella
www.amazon.com/dp/B0B9LMSJMK
"GOD IN BLACK IRON and OTHER STORIES" - a collection of fantasy/sci-fi/horror shorts.
www.amazon.com/God-Black-Ir...
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Amazon.com: Bullets and Black Magic eBook : Gomez, Matthew X., Scott, Ran: Kindle Store
Amazon.com: Bullets and Black Magic eBook : Gomez, Matthew X., Scott, Ran: Kindle Store
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B9LMSJMK
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Zara 🏳️🌈
3 days ago
Still seeking BIPOC folks for paid modeling in Seattle on Sunday November 9th! If you’re a Dragon Age fan, even if you aren’t a cosplayer, we want to work with you 💙 Please reply here or send a DM (just note I’m working remotely today so will get to responses a little later today 🙏)
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Rune Hrafnagaldur
5 days ago
Illustration for "Old Moon Quarterly" I've been getting so many cool projects to work on lately, thank you all very much!
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vikingsvssamurai
4 days ago
Samurai swords, cowboy guns, and prophecy-fueled chaos. Cloud of Sparrows throws 19th-century Japan into a blender with the Wild West. It’s bloody, brainy, and a little messy. But damn, it’s got style. Matsuoka’s debut swings for the fences. 🔗
vikingsvssamurai.com/cloud-of-spa...
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Cloud of Sparrows: A Novel
After centuries of isolation, Japan opens to the West. Foreign ships threaten Edo, as American missionaries arrive, unaware of their predestined fate. With Lord Genji's prophecy, a remarkable adventur...
https://vikingsvssamurai.com/cloud-of-sparrows-a-novel/
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Jenn / CaptainHanyuu 💖✨
4 days ago
Also a good time to check ALL of your Bluesky moderation settings A couple of them were put into "Hide" without my action
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Kevin M. Kruse
4 days ago
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N.J. Gallegos
12 months ago
Follow me if you like: Cattos Horror Star Wars Lesbians and my rainbow mafia posse Writers/artists Memes Terrible dad jokes Bravo TV Being a good human Chaos goblins
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Coy Hall
4 days ago
My books so far! Links below. Devilry in Godling Wood coming 2026.
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Check Out My Latest Short Fiction Releases I've had two new stories published recently. One is at Swords and Sorcery Magazine entitled An Ancient and Terrible Appetite where two veteran monster hunters take on a contract to find a missing noble. If you've read my collection "God in Black Iron,"…
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Check Out My Latest Short Fiction Releases
I've had two new stories published recently. One is at Swords and Sorcery Magazine entitled An Ancient and Terrible Appetite where two veteran monster hunters take on a contract to find a missing noble. If you've read my collection "God in Black Iron," then you'll already be familiar with Viona and Heinrik. The other is my sword and manners story "The Sword of Bellerose" published in Pink Hydra's…
https://mxgomez.wordpress.com/2025/11/05/check-out-my-latest-short-fiction-releases/
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Mark Copelovitch
5 days ago
I’m just a small-town political scientist, & it’s still relatively early, but it appears that The Actual Democrats did not Need To Do any of the Things or Learn any of the Obvious Lessons that Ezra Douthglesias said they Must Do & Learn.
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Really nice to wake up and realize that the world isn't a completely shitty place
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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf
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In case you missed it, Pink Hydra's zine has a new story by me in their minizine
ko-fi.com/s/e5c9440194
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Something Old, Something New - Issue 1.3, November 2025 - The Pink Hydra's Ko-fi Shop
Cover art: “Clytemnestra After the Murder” by John Collier Poetry: “Epitaph on an Army of Mercenaries” by A. E. Housman Reviewed: The best horror an...
https://ko-fi.com/s/e5c9440194
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mogsymakes
8 days ago
A few more shots from my current 10mm fantasy project, using Copplestone 10mm Trolls & 15mm Giant alongside Wargames Atlantic’s Orcs & Dwarves. Backgrounds by Jon Hodgson Backdrops.
#miniatures
#nerdlings
#wargaming
#spreadthelard
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EmmyKtz 🐙 The Pink Hydra
9 days ago
Minizine #3 is officially released! ⚔️ Our featured short story is "The Sword of Bellerose" by
@mxgomez78.bsky.social
. It's a dark S&S-type fantasy with a twisted relationship between the Lady Bellerose and her "sword." Ko-fi:
ko-fi.com/s/e5c9440194
itch:
thepinkhydra.itch.io/something-ol...
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Oh, look, a new story by me!
swordsandsorcerymagazine.com/an-ancient-a...
Two monster hunters take on a commission to find a missing noble's daughter.
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An Ancient and Terrible Appetite – Swords & Sorcery Magazine
https://swordsandsorcerymagazine.com/an-ancient-and-terrible-appetite/
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New Edge Sword & Sorcery Magazine
11 days ago
🐲@thepinkhydra.com is "an indie book publisher in Africa...with a special interest in bringing you the best in queer SFF and Romantasy!"📚 Their latest issue has a new story by
@mxgomez78.bsky.social
- readers of NESS may enjoy that, and poking around their shop in general:
thepinkhydra.itch.io
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thepinkhydra
https://thepinkhydra.itch.io
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EmmyKtz 🐙 The Pink Hydra
11 days ago
Our November minizine, with a new S&S short story by
@mxgomez78.bsky.social
, can now be pre-ordered on itch for a 19% discount:
thepinkhydra.itch.io/something-ol...
All proceeds go towards making a start on The Pink Hydra's 2026 fundraiser. ♥️🐙
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Something Old, Something New 1.3 - November 2025 by thepinkhydra
Featuring new original fiction by Matthew X. Gomez, classical art & poetry and reviews of short horror fiction.
https://thepinkhydra.itch.io/something-old-something-new-november-2025
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Oh hey, a new story by me will be available Saturday... but you can preorder it now.
thepinkhydra.itch.io/something-ol...
Features a D/s relationship, alchemical monsters, repartee and rapiers!
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Something Old, Something New 1.3 - November 2025 by thepinkhydra
Featuring new original fiction by Matthew X. Gomez, classical art & poetry and reviews of short horror fiction.
https://thepinkhydra.itch.io/something-old-something-new-november-2025
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Coffee Porter Jr.
17 days ago
“oh so you think the east wing being demolished is worse than-“ it’s a synecdoche, man. a visual metaphor. there’s a reason the aliens in Independence Day don’t aim a huge laser at SNAP benefits
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Submitted my novella to Neon Hemlock. Contains desert (and deserted) ruins, blood magic, failed priests, archers, competence kink, and more than a dash of existentialism.
17 days ago
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Dr Tiffani Angus
18 days ago
Look at this absolute garbage. I’ve cowritten three books with
@vallescurarule.bsky.social
that between them contain info, advice, and prompts to write 30 different horror subgenres and tropes. It’s NOT IMPOSSIBLE!! If you want to use AI, you’re NOT A WRITER! Go find another hobby!!
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Viva La Vivian
25 days ago
#HorrorWriterschat
My collection of various horror comes out on Halloween. I'd love if people took a gander(pre-order). Not all horror is as it seems. Monsters, both human and nonhuman run amok in it's pages. Aliens, werewolves, goblins, bunghole humans? I got you.
mybook.to/AllsWell
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EmmyKtz 🐙 The Pink Hydra
29 days ago
Two of my poems are out today at Twenty-two Twenty-eight!
www.twentytwotwentyeight.com/single-post/...
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Selected Poetry by Emmylou Kotzé
Photo Source: UnsplashSilver as the Moon She stands now,Fit prize for any hero,Who would seek to win her?She stands tall amid the ruins,Does not stoop to tend the victims,Does not even seem to see th...
https://www.twentytwotwentyeight.com/single-post/selected-poetry-by-emmylou-kotz%C3%A9
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Lili Saintcrow
26 days ago
"The Dash was particularly successful and considered uniquely lucky. But perhaps that in itself tempted fate."
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The haunted history of the ghost ship Dash
Discover the haunted history and folklore of Maine’s ghost ship Dash, a vanished schooner said to still sail Casco Bay in fog and legend.
https://bigthink.com/books/ghost-ship-dash/
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Tempted to call the next inevitable collection either "Various Failures" or "Pulp is a Four Letter Word"
27 days ago
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Syraa 🌌💜
about 2 months ago
Beautiful comm of dragon Altira done by @/wicksandwheat.bsky.social that I love so much
#Altiracomm
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Nick Kolakowski
about 1 month ago
I deeply appreciated the chance to write a gnarly little mystery set on Capri, complete with a dead fashion mogul, a shipwreck, and an annoying little dog!
#amwriting
#mystery
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Neon Hemlock
about 2 months ago
whoa october is around the corner! reminder that we'll be open again for novellas soon. more info here:
www.neonhemlock.com/submissions
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Richard Kadrey
about 1 month ago
Related to something I posted earlier, for horror October, I advise everyone to have a double feature night with the two best American vampires movies yet: NEAR DARK and SINNERS. They're two very different films, but both put the vampire myth into a purely American context.
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Picked up two more rejections on short stories this week. Both were form rejections, which means I can't even tell if there is something flawed in the story that I'm not picking up on or if the pieces just didn't jive with the slush reader(s)/editor(s). Sent both pieces back out.
about 1 month ago
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Hillary Monahan
about 1 month ago
At night when the bars close down Brandy walks through a slient town And drags a man, across the ground. To ditch him in the bay. She hears him say Brandy you're a fine girl Please don't murder me My life, my lover, my lady, not the sea....
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Kay Vaindal
about 2 months ago
Nothing pleases me more like a kudzu-covered telephone pole on a foggy day
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Pavel
about 2 months ago
what is a literate ogre's favorite weapon? a book club
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Robert Wilson IV - Twin Cities Comic Con
about 2 months ago
My take on something like a 60's American car ad or 80's Italian sportscar poster, but for Kimitoshi Yamane's PERFECT Swordfish II design from Cowboy Bebop.
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David J. Stuart, Antifa Enjoyer
about 2 months ago
I feel like sending a cover artist your horrible sketch of your book cover idea is a rite of passage for authors. Bless the artists who tolerate our shitty stick figures and turn them into beautiful creations.
#WritingCommunity
#IndiePub
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Debbie Ridpath Ohi
about 2 months ago
Comic inspired by (too many) encounters with those who think writing/illustrating children's picture books are a stepping stone to writing/illustrating REAL books. Thanks to Catherine Bailey for the caption!
#KidLitChat
#LibrarySky
#DebbieOhiComics
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𝔸𝕟𝕖𝕤𝕧𝕒𝕝𝕥
about 2 months ago
Post a mage A rather old commissioned art I still love
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My brain spat out a setting idea at lunch, so I wrote it down only to realize that parts are simply rehashing the background material to Thieves' World. I hate my brain some days.
about 2 months ago
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Glenn A. Bruce
about 2 months ago
Just more disrespect for real vets.
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Evan Urquhart
about 2 months ago
Here it is. Please share it widely. I didn't do this because I wanted to be safe, but because I am determined not to lose my freedoms without a fight. I'm doing this for you, America. Long live the bill of rights and fuck Charlie Kirk.
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Translunar Travelers Lounge
about 2 months ago
Our story submission portal for writers of color is open. Please read the guidelines, as that makes things easier for everyone! Looking forward to seeing your stories.
translunartravelerslounge.com/submissions/
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Submissions
Broadly defined, the type of fiction we are looking for is “fun”. [Go to Submissions]
https://translunartravelerslounge.com/submissions/
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Bill Kristol
about 2 months ago
It should be needless to say, but it is perhaps at this moment worth saying, that transgender individuals have the same right as anyone else to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
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Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, or Alice in Chains. Done.
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Emmie Christie
2 months ago
When going viral fails And you have no demon luck, When nothing else avails How do writers make a buck? When videos of dances Infest your social feed, And your best advances Are thin enough for clouds to read
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Still happy to have this weird little novella out.
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A Gentleman of Blades
A Gentleman of Blades [Gomez, Matthew X., Gomez, Matthew X., Casey, C.J., Scott, Ran] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. A Gentleman of Blades
https://www.amazon.com/Gentleman-Blades-Matthew-X-Gomez/dp/B0FN7FDX4N/
2 months ago
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Sygnin
2 months ago
Ahh early happy bday!!! 🥳 Hi I'm Sygnin, I draw stuff with inky style (I guess). I also have a DTIYS going on, if anyone's interested!
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May Barros 🇧🇷🏳️⚧️ 📚💙 @ Commissions open!
2 months ago
Here it is! First week of
#swordtember
! And remember that patrons and supporters on ko-fi got to see these earlier and get the high res file + commercial license for these! I will also turn these into a pack for sale after I'm done
patreon.com/naiveheart
ko-fi.com/maybarros
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Roberto Baldwin
2 months ago
Important to remember that everyone involved in renaming the DoD to the Department of War is afraid to take the subway.
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New review just dropped for "A Gentleman of Blades" my fantasy/noir hybrid novella.
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
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Zakariah Johnson's review of A Gentleman of Blades
5/5: A great barstool book to enjoy over a couple of pints, hopefully while Iron Maiden's "Flash of the Blade" cranks on the juke box. A fun read with surprising twists filled with duels, double-cross...
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7892458257
2 months ago
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Space Opera Plots
2 months ago
While refitting your ship, several spare parts have gone missing. Worryingly they could be used to supercharge civilian engines, which might be used by criminals to escape or damage civilian ships beyond their design limit. You have 48 hours to track the parts down before inventory is due.
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