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Mat Trø

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Afonydd by Arachne Press out now! BBC Radio Wales sketch writer for Welcome Strangers. Aniline City S1:E3. Words in The Ghastling, Neon Literary, ASP, Hallowzine & more. Co-host @measurefanpod.bsky.social. story writer, playwright, poet, host. Hwntw 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

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Mat Trø @mattroy.bsky.social · 5h

And we're back!

Cardiff Hubs & Libraries @cdflibraries.bsky.social · 8h

We’re at Cathays Library this Halloween for Dark Winter Tales – spooky stories for the dark half of the year, featuring Mat Troy and a host of great storytellers.

Book a free ticket today!
➡️ tinyurl.com/3tj86nt2

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You are invited to join us for... Dark Winter Tales - Spooky stories for the dark half of the year. Featuring Mat Troy, Rachael Llewellyn, George Sandifer-Smith and Gavin Murray-Miller. Cathays Library, Friday 31 October, 6pm.

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Mat Trø @mattroy.bsky.social · 8d

My new play!
Vibes wise- The Mercury Theatre War Of The Worlds meets Late Night With The Devil. Or Me and Orson Welles meets Ghostwatch.

When a troupe of radio actors in 1930s New York begin performing their Halloween output they get more than they bargain for in the chilling tales.

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Mat Trø @mattroy.bsky.social · Aug 8

Red Sprites are the coolest atmospheric phenomenon by far.

Mat Trø @mattroy.bsky.social · Jul 30

100% the sexy parties too!

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A Dream Given Form @adreamgivenform.bsky.social · Jul 30

New episode!

There's a mad bomber on #Babylon5, and Londo & G'Kar are stuck in a lift!

Hosts @lukewinch.bsky.social & @bazgreenland.bsky.social are joined by @mattroy.bsky.social to talk season 3's Convictions.

Only on @filmstoriespodnet.bsky.social

open.spotify.com/episode/1gyW...

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Mat Trø @mattroy.bsky.social · Jul 23

I think about Jack Parsons too much. Maybe it's him being the missing link between Aleister Crowley and L. Ron Hubbard? Maybe it's the pencil moustache? maybe it's the rockets? Maybe it's that he can lay claim to such a title as jet propelled antichrist? whatever it is, I love it.

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Mat Trø @mattroy.bsky.social · Jul 23

Great fun this weekend just gone, taking the Big Words team to perform in the Big Top at Big Love festival.

Mat Trø @mattroy.bsky.social · Jun 4

Absolute belter of a gig at Riot Act Bristol last night, got to host the legends Attila the Stockbroker and Jeff Innocent as well as whole bunch of other amazing comedians and poets. Still buzzing from it! Loco Klub, is also a fantastic venue. Fantastic!

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Arachne Press @arachnepress.bsky.social · Jun 1

We love the quirky Afonydd poems. @mattroy.bsky.social poem takes on a modern tradition.
booktour next: www.outsavvy.com/event/26717/... 5/6 18:30 @tigerbaynatasha.bsky.social
#jomazelis #GrahameDavies
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Mat Trø @mattroy.bsky.social · May 19

Upcoming launch events for Afonydd!

Mat Trø @mattroy.bsky.social · May 14

Super chuffed that the first print run of this book has already sold out and a reprint has had to be ordered for general release!

Mat Trø @mattroy.bsky.social · May 7

They've arrived!

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Arachne Press @arachnepress.bsky.social · May 7

more Afonydd coverage: Article on bbcnews website w/ @nessowen.bsky.social & natashagauthier (making excellent comparison between Canadian French & Welsh) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Segment on BBCRadioWales breakfastshow w/ Ness Owen & Rae Howells 55 minutes in. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Afonydd: Bilingual poetry book gives Welsh 'equal weight'

A bilingual collection of poems celebrating Wales' rivers gives Welsh and English

www.bbc.co.uk

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Mat Trø @mattroy.bsky.social · May 5

Haha, not at all!

Mat Trø @mattroy.bsky.social · May 5

I am absolutely delighted to see that Afonydd (published by the incredible @arachnepress.bsky.social ) has been featured in the Guardian (link below). So proud to be a part of it, can't wait to get my hands on a copy!

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

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The Measure of a Fan @measurefanpod.bsky.social · May 2

In our most recent episode, @mattroy.bsky.social mentioned that he wrote and drew a comic about Darren Aronofsky. Well, here it is.

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Mat Trø @mattroy.bsky.social · Apr 3

@marielashlinn.bsky.social has a couple of stories in this anthology and it looks very cool!

Afterlight Comics - A Horror Comics Publisher @afterlightcomics.bsky.social · Apr 1

The Dark Chronicles of Cymru #2!
🩸 Ancient Welsh Myths Come Alive – 📚 Limited Horror Comic Anthology Now on Kickstarter!

Step in the Haunting world of Welsh Folklore, where Ancient legends come to LIFE!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/gho...

The Dark Chronicles of Cymru #1-#2 A Horror Comic Anthology

Step in the Haunting world of Welsh Folklore, where Ancient legends come to LIFE! Copies available in the Welsh language

www.kickstarter.com

Mat Trø @mattroy.bsky.social · Mar 21

Doing some comedy in Cardiff on the 27th!

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Mat Trø @mattroy.bsky.social · Mar 20

A Redditor on r/askuk has made a critical error and is being #Grinked back into the Stone Age.

Mat Trø @mattroy.bsky.social · Mar 10

Hosted Moonchild at Porter's Bar Cardiff tonight (people are going to start rumours that I live there!).

Had an absolute blast, 4 people had their 1st go tonight, the most ever in one show! I enjoyed this one even more than the one I headlined, so great to be able to give people the platform!

Mat Trø @mattroy.bsky.social · Mar 10

Hosting this tonight! Come along, sign up, bring your sweetie, but don't let them sign up if they don't know how long 5 minutes is!

Mat Trø @mattroy.bsky.social · Mar 5

#kefferstan seems like a confusing hashtag for my CIA handler to decode. Also, B5 book idea: keffer's crippled fury is discovered by an alien freighter and taken to a water planet where he is nursed back to health and solves mysteries while ferrying people around in a seaplane.

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PJ Montgomery @pjmontgomery.bsky.social · Mar 5

This was a lot of fun to record. Myself and my @measurefanpod.bsky.social co-presenter @mattroy.bsky.social talk B5 with a bunch of cool folks. Please do give it a listen.

A Dream Given Form @adreamgivenform.bsky.social · Mar 5

Our #Babylon5 season 2 roundtable is live!

@lukewinch.bsky.social & @bazgreenland.bsky.social are joined by Matt Troy, @pjmontgomery.bsky.social, Clara Cook, Zack Moore & @medusacascade.bsky.social to discuss the best of B5 season 2

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open.spotify.com/episode/00QW...

Babylon 5 Season Two Roundtable

A Dream Given Form: A Babylon-5 Podcast · Episode

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A Dream Given Form @adreamgivenform.bsky.social · Mar 5

For the evening / US crowd!

Hosts @lukewinch.bsky.social & @bazgreenland.bsky.social are joined by @mattroy.bsky.social, @pjmontgomery.bsky.social, Clara Cook, Zack Moore & @medusacascade.bsky.social for a #Babylon5 season 2 roundtable discussion!

open.spotify.com/episode/00QW...

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Mat Trø @mattroy.bsky.social · Feb 18

Some incredible photos by my good chum Dom Pomes, who is not on Bsky, of me co-hosting Riot Act Bristol last night with its founder Samuel Cohen. The headliners were the West Countries finest, Wil Hodgeson (not pictured), and the inimitable Arthur Smith. Grumpy old man laureate!