Matthew J. Fromm

Joined May 2022

321 stories

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Full-time nerd, history enthusiast, and proprietor of arcane knowledge.

Here there be dragons, knights, castles, and quests (plus the occasional dose of absurdity).

I can be reached at [email protected]

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Sycophants
There once was a King with no nethers Who'd hang his friends in the weather He'd walk through dung Yet willing tongues Still lined up to lick the leather
By Matthew J. Fromm11 months ago in Poets
The Heroes of America vs. The Destroyer of Worlds
“It’s only right we discuss him over a fine brandy.” “You describe him as though he is still a man.” ”As Arnie said, if it bleeds, we can kill it.”
By Matthew J. Fromm11 months ago in Fiction
One Day In November
Dallas in the 60’s was an odd place: big hats, bigger guns, bigger egos. It was the type of place no one looked twice if you looked out of time, and Special Operator Andrew Vogel looked distinctly out of time–which of course, he was with his anti-matter rifle and sleek black jumpsuit. Luckily, the fifth floor of the Texas School Book Depository was as vacant as it was every time the Russians tried to meddle with this event.
By Matthew J. Fromm11 months ago in Fiction
Korny
There once was a kid named Blaze Who stayed in his room all his days His mom assumed porn Instead he played Korn To prove that it's not just a phase
By Matthew J. Fromm11 months ago in Poets
Hunters. Runner-Up in Legends Rewritten Challenge. Top Story - February 2025.
I stand up next to a mountain George slammed his longsword into the contoured scabbard clinging to the back of his jumpsuit. The music blasted throughout the C-130. He checked the seals of the gray jumpsuit before doing a final weapons check, feeling his excitement rising. George loved what he did, a fact that bought his shrink a new yacht.
By Matthew J. Fromm12 months ago in Fiction
Sanitized
Beauty, once obvious innately Deemed lacking in utility What good’s a vase used only for visibility? Then shattered prejudicially
By Matthew J. Fromm12 months ago in Poets
She Comes In Colours
Flowered vases Do thee no justice Beauty dwarfed by immutability Naught but segmented vibrancy But what of fear, uncertainty?
By Matthew J. Fromm12 months ago in Poets
Upon The White Cliffs Of Dover
When I woke up this morning, I wasn’t planning on writing this. Work is all consuming, and when it’s not my novel is. I need to put some finishing touches on a family trip to France that is suddenly, amazingly right around the corner. And my dog needs a surprise visit to the vet. Plus, it was inauguration day Monday which is all I will say on that topic.
By Matthew J. Fromm12 months ago in Photography
I Feel Obliged
Today I feel obliged To put pen to paper To poetically publish To ornately orate To lavishly lament
By Matthew J. Fromm12 months ago in Poets
The Archer. Top Story - January 2025.
His stomach growled. A gentle rain broke on the forest green canopy and dripped down his matching green hood. He found the gentle pitter patter of rain soothing. Jahn had complained it was a terrible day for an ambush, but what did that little man know?
By Matthew J. Fromm12 months ago in Fiction
The Itsy Bitsy Spider 2.0
The itsy bitsy spider hangs above my bed Nine little legs dancing on a silky strand Collection of atoms more rare than gold and gems
By Matthew J. Frommabout a year ago in Poets
2024 In Books - Part Two
Part One Here Alright, now onto the part where I dodge projectiles! Here are my bottom three of the year, and I expect they’ll ruffle some feathers. Here there be award winners, favorites of my friends, and highly respected authors.
By Matthew J. Frommabout a year ago in BookClub