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About mbey

Matthew is a writer and editor living in Austin, TX. He's also the founder of digital marketing agency Froglet.

Technorati doesn’t think I’m as important as I do

So I think I figured out how to register this blog on technorati. There was a holdup because to claim your own blog you have to cut and paste a coded link into a blog entry. Because these blogs don’t … Continue reading

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The delirious fiction of Neil Carstairs

An old Space Squid contributor Neil Carstairs posted his publishing history on his personal website. In the past few years he’s published a respectable list of short stories, and I just finished perusing them. Back in Issue #3, Space Squid … Continue reading

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Amitabh Bachchan has a blog!

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan has his own blog. It’s in English of course. Not that I’m recommending you read it or anything, not unless you’re interested in the difficulties of shooting on location in the heart of India with a … Continue reading

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Nebula Weekend and Squid Release

It took a late night of photocopying in the back room with Sanjay2, but we managed to get Space Squid published by our self-imposed deadline yet again. I’ve managed to get almost caught up on sleep, so I’ll tell you … Continue reading

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cat cam

so i ordered this wireless spycam off ebay. you can get them for around 30 bucks. you know, for spying on your nanny or for videotaping people defecating. when the GF came home the day the spycam arrived i greeted … Continue reading

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The Space Squid Fiction Contest

You may have heard that Space Squid is having a release party this Saturday, 1pm, @ B.D.Riley’s Pub on Sixth street. You may also have heard that there will be free appetizer plates (while they last) and drink specials. What … Continue reading

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Space Squid talks about Austin

For those of you who attended the World Fantasy Conference in Austin a couple years ago, you might have seen the Slackers Map of Austin that Space Squid put out as a freebie. With the Nebulas bearing down on Austin … Continue reading

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Gummi worms and fiction

Here’s a picture of my co-workers eating gummi worms and listening to my story about parasitic worms on Drabblecast. Hmmm. Worms.

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Austin Hotdog Roundup: Balldog

It’s spring in Texas, and a young man’s thoughts invariably turn to baseball, a sport so totally co-opted by sexual innuendo that you can’t describe even the smallest part of the action without sounding obscene. On my bike ride home … Continue reading

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illustrating the squid

It’s only a week from the publication date of Space Squid # 5 and I’ve only now started to wrap up my illustration responsibilities. Below is an inkscape illo for a delightfully primal story from Mr. Jeremy Malish called "Talon … Continue reading

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