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About mbey

Matthew is a writer and editor living in Austin, TX.

The Bug Roundup

More visitors to the porch light.

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My other blog

I feel a little like a cheating spouse, contributing to another blog, but I was recently invited to write for No Fear of the Future. For those of you who aren’t familiar, No Fear of the Future is a group … Continue reading

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Food Frakker: North of the Border

Let us be honest with ourselves. There are plenty of weird foods made by and for the pale of skin. This food frakker will address those particularly American or Caucasian things I put in my mouth over the past month. … Continue reading

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Space Squid Looking for More Horror

We’re going to be optimistic and assume that the next Space Squid issue will come out in March. This is the general time frame for our favorite local zine expo Staple!, as well as the Austin incarnation of World Horror. … Continue reading

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Food Frakker: South of the Border

Still catching up on the food-frakking of the past month. This entry, we talk about the food of Mexico and parts south. There are so many ways that I love the Torta Bus. At the Torta Bus I got this … Continue reading

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Space Squid Fallout

It’s been a big month here at Space Squid central command. Our clay tablet edition earned not one, but two writeups on Wired.com. Which in turn inspired some meming all over the interwebs, including this blog post that seemed to … Continue reading

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Food Frakker: East of the Border

It’s been a while since I’ve posted a food frakker article. Well, don’t fear. It’s not because I’ve stopped putting weird stuff in my mouth. I’ve just been busy with Space Squid and preparations for Armadillocon for the past month. … Continue reading

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New Helmut Finch Story Discovered in WI Farmhouse

As you may know, I’ve done a fair amount of research on the Wisconsin horror writer Helmut Finch, and I wrote a retrospective of his work that appeared on Pseudopod last year. So you can imagine that I took a … Continue reading

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Second Day of Dillocon

Okay, everything has more or less come together. I think the internet meme of the clay tablets has died down a little. The eBay listings have gone up, but there’s still a deal on clay tablet #14. The clay tablets … Continue reading

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The Night Before Dillocon

Within moments I will have completed my huge list of things to do before Armadillocon. I get up early in the morning to help out with the writing workshop, so this is my last chance to prepare before everything goes … Continue reading

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