Matthew Pritt
@matthewtpritt.bsky.social
Baker, Author of literary and speculative fiction and poetry, Collector of cats and tiered rejections, Appalachian, Perpetually tired. He/him
Freeze is to frozen as squeeze is to…squozen?
February 18, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Freeze is to frozen as squeeze is to…squozen?
“Just think of all the cool things AI will be able to do!”
Okay dude, let me know if anyone in charge of developing it ever starts doing a single cool thing with any of it.
Okay dude, let me know if anyone in charge of developing it ever starts doing a single cool thing with any of it.
February 18, 2026 at 3:03 PM
“Just think of all the cool things AI will be able to do!”
Okay dude, let me know if anyone in charge of developing it ever starts doing a single cool thing with any of it.
Okay dude, let me know if anyone in charge of developing it ever starts doing a single cool thing with any of it.
I had a coworker tell me I “had the vibe of someone who knows how to can food,” and I guess I’ll take that as a compliment. Also, she’s not wrong.
February 16, 2026 at 9:18 PM
I had a coworker tell me I “had the vibe of someone who knows how to can food,” and I guess I’ll take that as a compliment. Also, she’s not wrong.
I love this anthology! I have a story about football and CTE in here that’s the most heartbreaking thing I’ve written, and the rest of the collection is full of fantastic stories
If the Olympics and Super Bowl have you thinking about the inherently horrifying nature of sports, boy, have I got the book for you!
SHREDDED: A SPORTS AND FITNESS BODY HORROR ANTHOLOGY
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SHREDDED: A SPORTS AND FITNESS BODY HORROR ANTHOLOGY
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Shredded: A Sports and Fitness Body Horror Anthology paperback | Cursed Morsels Press
Reader beware! This sports and fitness body horror anthology is dangerous. Side effects include monstrous steroid transformation, concussion-induced madness, possession by jock ghost, death by yoga cu...
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February 11, 2026 at 4:45 PM
I love this anthology! I have a story about football and CTE in here that’s the most heartbreaking thing I’ve written, and the rest of the collection is full of fantastic stories
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I’ve got an interview up at Weird Lit today! Check it out and while you’re there, you should take a minute to read my story, “A Watercolor Painting of a Data Center.”
Love y’all!
Love y’all!
" Is that any less weird than imagining a
world in which someone gets a job peeing on servers at
a data center?"
Head over to the WLM blog to read our interview with
author Matthew Pritt—we're pretty sure you'll enjoy. Read more at
www.weirdlitmag.com/post/matthew...
@matthewtpritt.bsky.social
world in which someone gets a job peeing on servers at
a data center?"
Head over to the WLM blog to read our interview with
author Matthew Pritt—we're pretty sure you'll enjoy. Read more at
www.weirdlitmag.com/post/matthew...
@matthewtpritt.bsky.social
Interview with Author Matthew Pritt
What really matters to me is that my work is unmistakably me.
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February 9, 2026 at 6:26 PM
I’ve got an interview up at Weird Lit today! Check it out and while you’re there, you should take a minute to read my story, “A Watercolor Painting of a Data Center.”
Love y’all!
Love y’all!
Post a banger that isn’t in English
Dodree is really good. This is their debut song and I’m already looking forward to their next release
youtu.be/PqWApYzlfrU?...
Dodree is really good. This is their debut song and I’m already looking forward to their next release
youtu.be/PqWApYzlfrU?...
February 9, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Post a banger that isn’t in English
Dodree is really good. This is their debut song and I’m already looking forward to their next release
youtu.be/PqWApYzlfrU?...
Dodree is really good. This is their debut song and I’m already looking forward to their next release
youtu.be/PqWApYzlfrU?...
I’ve got an interview up at Weird Lit today! Check it out and while you’re there, you should take a minute to read my story, “A Watercolor Painting of a Data Center.”
Love y’all!
Love y’all!
" Is that any less weird than imagining a
world in which someone gets a job peeing on servers at
a data center?"
Head over to the WLM blog to read our interview with
author Matthew Pritt—we're pretty sure you'll enjoy. Read more at
www.weirdlitmag.com/post/matthew...
@matthewtpritt.bsky.social
world in which someone gets a job peeing on servers at
a data center?"
Head over to the WLM blog to read our interview with
author Matthew Pritt—we're pretty sure you'll enjoy. Read more at
www.weirdlitmag.com/post/matthew...
@matthewtpritt.bsky.social
Interview with Author Matthew Pritt
What really matters to me is that my work is unmistakably me.
www.weirdlitmag.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:26 PM
I’ve got an interview up at Weird Lit today! Check it out and while you’re there, you should take a minute to read my story, “A Watercolor Painting of a Data Center.”
Love y’all!
Love y’all!
Reposted by Matthew Pritt
Thanks Gabino! SPLIT SCREAM VOL. 8 from @tenebrouspress.bsky.social is up for preorder, out 4/21, featuring new novelettes from myself and @matthewtpritt.bsky.social. #FridayReads store.tenebrouspress.com/products/spl...
SPLIT SCREAM Vol. 8: CURSED PLACES - Two Novelettes (print + eBook) *p
This a preorder. This book is expected to ship on or before April 21st, 2026. “Evocative and evil, a powerful one-two punch of horror” Tamika Thompson, THE CURSE OF HESTER GARDENS This is not a place ...
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February 6, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Thanks Gabino! SPLIT SCREAM VOL. 8 from @tenebrouspress.bsky.social is up for preorder, out 4/21, featuring new novelettes from myself and @matthewtpritt.bsky.social. #FridayReads store.tenebrouspress.com/products/spl...
Rooting for Sam Darnold today because I too had a really nasty case of mono it took me years to recover from
February 8, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Rooting for Sam Darnold today because I too had a really nasty case of mono it took me years to recover from
I'm composing sheet music for the first time in many years. It's what my college degree is in, and I've let myself get very rusty, but it's also fun to relearn it. I probably won't do it again for a while after this project, but it's still cool to brush up on that skill.
February 5, 2026 at 5:26 PM
I'm composing sheet music for the first time in many years. It's what my college degree is in, and I've let myself get very rusty, but it's also fun to relearn it. I probably won't do it again for a while after this project, but it's still cool to brush up on that skill.
Reposted by Matthew Pritt
PREORDERS OPEN NOW🖤☠️
The next volume of our acclaimed twin-novelette series, SPLIT SCREAM, arrives this April...and these stories are without honor.
Authors @sonorataylor.bsky.social & @matthewtpritt.bsky.social take you to some seriously CURSED PLACES:
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The next volume of our acclaimed twin-novelette series, SPLIT SCREAM, arrives this April...and these stories are without honor.
Authors @sonorataylor.bsky.social & @matthewtpritt.bsky.social take you to some seriously CURSED PLACES:
store.tenebrouspress.com
February 2, 2026 at 8:41 PM
PREORDERS OPEN NOW🖤☠️
The next volume of our acclaimed twin-novelette series, SPLIT SCREAM, arrives this April...and these stories are without honor.
Authors @sonorataylor.bsky.social & @matthewtpritt.bsky.social take you to some seriously CURSED PLACES:
store.tenebrouspress.com
The next volume of our acclaimed twin-novelette series, SPLIT SCREAM, arrives this April...and these stories are without honor.
Authors @sonorataylor.bsky.social & @matthewtpritt.bsky.social take you to some seriously CURSED PLACES:
store.tenebrouspress.com
Ngl, this kinda hurts!
February 3, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Ngl, this kinda hurts!
Reposted by Matthew Pritt
Hey, you can preorder Split Scream Volume 8 right now, with my story, "Lash Egg," as well as Sonora Taylor's "Passing Glance." If you've ever read a Split Scream, you know how cool this series is, and I'm so excited to be included in this volume!
💀PREORDERS OPEN!💀
THIS IS NOT A PLACE OF HONOR. THIS PLACE IS CURSED.
These two New Weird Horror novelettes from @sonorataylor.bsky.social & @matthewtpritt.bsky.social are a danger to the Body & to the Mind, & they can Kill.
Preorder SPLIT SCREAM: CURSED PLACES now:
store.tenebrouspress.com
THIS IS NOT A PLACE OF HONOR. THIS PLACE IS CURSED.
These two New Weird Horror novelettes from @sonorataylor.bsky.social & @matthewtpritt.bsky.social are a danger to the Body & to the Mind, & they can Kill.
Preorder SPLIT SCREAM: CURSED PLACES now:
store.tenebrouspress.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Hey, you can preorder Split Scream Volume 8 right now, with my story, "Lash Egg," as well as Sonora Taylor's "Passing Glance." If you've ever read a Split Scream, you know how cool this series is, and I'm so excited to be included in this volume!
Hey, you can preorder Split Scream Volume 8 right now, with my story, "Lash Egg," as well as Sonora Taylor's "Passing Glance." If you've ever read a Split Scream, you know how cool this series is, and I'm so excited to be included in this volume!
💀PREORDERS OPEN!💀
THIS IS NOT A PLACE OF HONOR. THIS PLACE IS CURSED.
These two New Weird Horror novelettes from @sonorataylor.bsky.social & @matthewtpritt.bsky.social are a danger to the Body & to the Mind, & they can Kill.
Preorder SPLIT SCREAM: CURSED PLACES now:
store.tenebrouspress.com
THIS IS NOT A PLACE OF HONOR. THIS PLACE IS CURSED.
These two New Weird Horror novelettes from @sonorataylor.bsky.social & @matthewtpritt.bsky.social are a danger to the Body & to the Mind, & they can Kill.
Preorder SPLIT SCREAM: CURSED PLACES now:
store.tenebrouspress.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Hey, you can preorder Split Scream Volume 8 right now, with my story, "Lash Egg," as well as Sonora Taylor's "Passing Glance." If you've ever read a Split Scream, you know how cool this series is, and I'm so excited to be included in this volume!
Changing my pen name to "And More" and claiming I've been published in every single anthology ever right beside the Big Names.
January 27, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Changing my pen name to "And More" and claiming I've been published in every single anthology ever right beside the Big Names.
If you’ve never read Alex’s work before, you should remedy that right away.
The Night Ship is out today, marking the end of my fifth year in publishing since my very first little publication.
So in honor of that milestone, here's the five most important things I've learned as an artist in that time:
So in honor of that milestone, here's the five most important things I've learned as an artist in that time:
January 25, 2026 at 9:34 PM
If you’ve never read Alex’s work before, you should remedy that right away.
Reposted by Matthew Pritt
I have a wee drabble today in @horrortree.com's Trembling with Fear.
Inspired by a woman a few streets away who would shout for her kid to come home, in increasing volume...
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Inspired by a woman a few streets away who would shout for her kid to come home, in increasing volume...
horrortree.com/trembling-wi...
Trembling With Fear 1-25-26 - The Horror Tree
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January 25, 2026 at 8:59 PM
I have a wee drabble today in @horrortree.com's Trembling with Fear.
Inspired by a woman a few streets away who would shout for her kid to come home, in increasing volume...
horrortree.com/trembling-wi...
Inspired by a woman a few streets away who would shout for her kid to come home, in increasing volume...
horrortree.com/trembling-wi...
Alright, getting stitches on my finger out today, guess I’ve got to find a new excuse as to why I’m not writing.
January 19, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Alright, getting stitches on my finger out today, guess I’ve got to find a new excuse as to why I’m not writing.
When you send rejections this is who you’re rejecting
January 15, 2026 at 9:10 PM
When you send rejections this is who you’re rejecting
I’d listen to what this bird has to say over any manosphere podcast
January 14, 2026 at 8:47 PM
I’d listen to what this bird has to say over any manosphere podcast
I am finishing reading a book today for the first time in like two months. Maybe this is a sign my brain will be functional again soon.
January 13, 2026 at 6:28 PM
I am finishing reading a book today for the first time in like two months. Maybe this is a sign my brain will be functional again soon.
You don’t realize how uncoordinated your off-hand is until you injure your dominant one. I’m a musician, I should have way more manual dexterity than this!
January 12, 2026 at 4:34 PM
You don’t realize how uncoordinated your off-hand is until you injure your dominant one. I’m a musician, I should have way more manual dexterity than this!
Ten stitches, and I passed out at the urgent care while they were cleaning the cut.
But it looks like I didn’t do any permanent damage, so all is well.
But it looks like I didn’t do any permanent damage, so all is well.
I cut my finger at work today bad enough to need stitches! How exciting!
January 8, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Ten stitches, and I passed out at the urgent care while they were cleaning the cut.
But it looks like I didn’t do any permanent damage, so all is well.
But it looks like I didn’t do any permanent damage, so all is well.
I cut my finger at work today bad enough to need stitches! How exciting!
January 7, 2026 at 4:35 PM
I cut my finger at work today bad enough to need stitches! How exciting!
I don't think enough people read my story in Weird Lit Mag about a guy who gets a job peeing on servers in a data center to keep them from overheating. I think it's some of the sharpest satire I've written, and I'd love for you to check it out! www.weirdlitmag.com/fiction/a-wa...
"A Watercolor Painting of a Data Center" by Matthew Pritt | Weird Lit
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January 4, 2026 at 11:09 PM
I don't think enough people read my story in Weird Lit Mag about a guy who gets a job peeing on servers in a data center to keep them from overheating. I think it's some of the sharpest satire I've written, and I'd love for you to check it out! www.weirdlitmag.com/fiction/a-wa...