It’s been a long time—somewhere in the vicinity of 12 years—since I’ve been to school. I graduated high school in 1998, a couple years before…
2023.10.31 -
"Lucid Interval” published in Qualia Nous vol. 2 from Written Backwards. Available in hardcover, softcover, and ebook formats.
2023.10.31 -
"What's Left of the Sun” published in Put Out the Lights and Cry from Outcast Press. Available in softcover and ebook formats.
2022.01.01 -
“Observance” published in Coffin Bell‘s vol. 5 issue 1 to finish out 2021 with a bang. Available for free.
2021.10.01 -
“Adopt Now” published in Coffin Bell‘s vol. 4 issue 4, "Technophobia", alongside a boatload of other great work. Available for free.
2014.06.19 -
"Love, Posey" appears in Solarcidal Tendencies (paperback from CreateSpace/Amazon.com $10).
2014.05.27 -
"Cradlesong" appears in Despumation vol. 1 (paperback issue from CreateSpace/Amazon $6.99, $3.99 for Kindle).
2014.05.18 -
"Casa de Perros" appeared in Pantheon Magazine's anthology Gaia: Shadow & Breath (paperbacks from $10-$13 at CreateSpace/Amazon, ebooks for $2.99).
2013.12 -
"Dog Training" and "As Simple as Teacups" featured in the Fall 2013 issue of Sheepshead Review (print only - $5, shipping included, here).
2013.10.12 -
Come Death featured on deviantART.com.
2013.09.21 -
The Pursuit of Love and Labor published in Deimos eZine, vol. 2, issue 3.
2013.01.06 -
"Snow Angels" published in Downer Magazine (defunct).
2012.12.12 -
"Love, Posey" published at Solarcide.com. Eventually removed to be published in a future Solarcide anthology.
2012.04.26 -
because I still don't get e. e. cummings featured at myhero.com for National Poetry Month.
2011.11.15 -
blue sluice featured on deviantART.com.
2011.02.07 -
Featured in deviantART.com's The A,B,C's of Literature: Q by the-photographicpoet.
2011.01.10 -
a poem from a well bottom featured on deviantART.com.
2008.12 -
"poet show" was published in UNC Charlotte's Sanskrit, vol. 39, pg. 19.
2008 -
Poem "profanity" was published by Black Book Press.
My main characters are often their own antagonists, and I have a nihilistic streak, so ... yes. This happens a lot.
#horrorwriterschat
Matt Mason: Chaotic horror and fantasy author
18.9.2024 @ 18:56#HorrorWritersChat question 4 (last question but stick around in ten minutes for the outro):
Do you have an antagonist whose side you're secretly on and struggle to present them as bad?
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It doesn't, because I live in NorCal and it's hot through early November. That said, I do concentrate better in fall and winter because I sweat less. Yes, I am being serious.
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Matt Mason: Chaotic horror and fantasy author
18.9.2024 @ 18:40#HorrorWritersChat question 3:
A new season is just a few days away. How does the changing of the seasons change your writing habits?
P.S. Don’t forget the tag!
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Oh Snap, Everyone's Dead And God Might Be An Asshole
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Matt Mason: Chaotic horror and fantasy author
18.9.2024 @ 18:20#HorrorWritersChat question 2:
Introduce your current WIP in the form of a breaking news headline (10 words or fewer)
P.S. Don’t forget the tag
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I'm Michael J. Riser. I write dark stories of horror and religious trauma about humanity, loss, and the concept of God.
Three-word epitaph for my gravestone because I'll be lucky to get an obit:
at last, oblivion
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Matt Mason: Chaotic horror and fantasy author
18.9.2024 @ 18:00#HorrorWritersChat question 1:
Introduce yourself: Tell us who you are, what you write, and what three words or terms your obituary is likely to include discussing your writing.
P.S. Don’t forget the tag!
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Stop telling me it's time to go to bed at the time I told you to tell me, Fitbit, god
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Hey people!!!!! Good mood and good luck to everyone!!!!!
This was great to reead
Grateful for shariing this
Thanks, Chris! Gonna buckle down and get er done this year if it kills me.
Looking forward to reading the book when it's ready!