Unsettling Futures

October 2023

I learned everything I need to know about fantasy from a sci-fi novel

(Ignore this post and go read some Michael Swanwick, okay? Okay.)

Oct 28, 2023 • 

Matthew Claxton

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The Creator doesn't even care about what it's about

A movie about A.I. that doesn't give a shit about A.I.

Oct 8, 2023 • 

Matthew Claxton

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August 2023

Ninja Turtles, Sweet Valley High, and why AI isn't (yet) a threat to writers

ChatGPT could NEVER create Jessica Wakefield, guys

Aug 26, 2023 • 

Matthew Claxton

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A Very Safe Hugos List and the Alternatives

Looking at what was nominated, and what wasn't.

Aug 24, 2023 • 

Matthew Claxton

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July 2023

Embracing our Garbage Literary Influences

All the crap that made us the sci-fi fans, readers, and writers that we are

Jul 8, 2023 • 

Matthew Claxton

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March 2023

Genre writing, show don't tell, and what actually sells

Is SFF using fewer tools than contemporary lit? Yes. The answer is yes.

Mar 21, 2023 • 

Matthew Claxton

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February 2023

January 2023

The Spear Cuts Through Water is the best overlooked book of the last year

It's got fans. Not in its publisher's promotions department, however.

Jan 7, 2023 • 

Matthew Claxton

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Moonstruck is the greatest secret werewolf movie of all time

You're seeing this too, right?

Jan 3, 2023 • 

Matthew Claxton

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Unsettling Futures – FICTION – All the Turns of the Earth

This story first appeared in Analog Science Fiction & Fact back in 2020, and I honestly thought I’d posted it through the ol’ newsletter ages ago, but…

Jan 1, 2023 • 

Matthew Claxton

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December 2022

The emotional distance of magic systems

Or, why I will never be Brandon Sanderson

Dec 20, 2022 • 

Matthew Claxton

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