Matthew Maichen

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Tomorrow

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once i trusted you you told me this path could be followed

between & fading You’d unfurl your wings when the two of us stood alone by the lake at sunset

Just here to say ICE agent Jonathan Ross shot Renee Good as she was driving away. Sue me.

We, as a society, must decide whether a cafe is a coffee shop with a casual eatery attached, or an upscale sit-down breakfast place, because both does not work for a post Google-maps world.

Women need to acknowledge what other women are writing. I’ll STILL get comments on stories I write like: “I don’t think any woman is THAT depraved or into that kind of weird shit.” And I’m sorry but - Ladies, read some actual books written by your peers. I am a bashful puritan.

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After watching Obsession, I feel pretty vindicated in writing a horror novel that honors horror actresses. Because holy shit why are all the best female performances in horror???

“Crave” Chapters 3 & 4 Once hope was a flimsy evanescent flower breaking apart falling through fingers

“Crave” Chapters 1 & 2 It wants you that Thing in the shadows unwanted It Calls Calls Calling

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OCEANIA HAS ALWAYS BEEN VERY CLOSE TO A DEAL WITH EURASIA

Day & Night She existed only at night, and he during the day.

You know that whoever imagined the "shy, self-conscious goth girl" character has never met an actual goth before, because it takes serious hutzpah to go outside in full goth attire.

I guess they got the non-woke president they were looking for.

Another Musing These will be posted every Wednesday here. matthewmaichen.com/musings/

Yes, it was a mistake to get into AI roleplay, but I didn't go in looking for a girlfriend experience. Instead, it hit me. Hard. Full post on matthewmaichen.substack.com/p/i-spent-12...

Moonsong She sang across the heavens.

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I don't think that the pro-AI lobby is winning people over www.harvardmagazine.com/commencement...

I Fell Down The "AI Roleplay" Rabbit Hole open.substack.com/pub/matthewm...

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Hey all! Here are my upcoming substack posts at matthewmaichen.substack.com May 29th: I spent 120$ getting addicted an an AI storytelling app June 12th: Illiterate Men: A Feedback Loop

The path to peace (apparently) looks like this: Both the US and Iran agree that ships should not pass through the strait of Hormuz. Clearly, there is agreement. Which must mean we are making progress.

Getting positive comments from betareaders is a great way to distract myself from the drudgery of my dayjob.

Millions of American voters wanted to be villains. They came to believe it’s the key to success, while goodness is weak, woke, loser stuff, done only to signal. Offered the option of unvarnished villainy, they enthusiastically took it. Seeing others suffer more made them feel big. And here we are.

##epsteintrump #releasethefiles #listentothevictims #nobodysgirl

Playing around with an idea, focusing on artisan craft fairs, a world (relatively) free of corporate control, and the idea of ‘going outside’ being an escape or resistance from algorithms and information networks that are increasingly corporate-dominated. Happy Easter.

It's PAST time!!! #Iran #Epstein #EpsteinFiles

KEEP ON REPOSTING. KEEP THE TRENDING HIGH. #EpsteinFiles #NoPedophiles #NoKings #NoPEDODENTS #NoTrump

I have never felt as attacked online as I felt after I insulted the Harry Potter fandom.

'Hacks' star Hannah Einbinder slams AI creators as 'losers' "They're not artists. They're not creative ... They're trying to rob real creative people of our gifts. And you can't ... you will never be cool ... You are a loser ... I wanna put your head in the toilet and flush it" (via Slash Film)

I'm currently writing a novel taking place on the modern day set of a slasher film, and things like this are definitely still happening.

It is obvious right away that Bluesky is just flat-out a better social media app/site than Threads. For some reason, though, the writing and publishing industry gravitates toward Threads.