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Matthew Pridham

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Matthew Pridham was born in New Jersey and spent his childhood chasing trolls in Bergen, Norway. He has since mostly lived in Albuquerque, New Mexico. After working 13 years as a bookseller, he succumbed to the glittering allure of academia and earned degrees in philosophy, literature, and creative writing.

His haunted house novella, “Renovations,” was printed in Weird Tales magazine issue 348, his story, "Everything's Fine" was featured on Tor.com, his film criticism has been published in WeirdFictionReview.com, and he’s written fiction and nonfiction for The Thought Erotic. He also reviews horror and horror-adjacent film and literature at thescreamarchive.com. ...more

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	Everything's Fine 3.98 avg rating — 366 ratings — published 2020	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2020 edition by Charlie Jane Anders (Goodreads Author), G.V. Anderson (Goodreads Author), Gregory Norman Bossert 3.69 avg rating — 229 ratings — published 2021	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tor.com Short Fiction July–August 2020 by Tor.com (Editor), Garth Nix (Goodreads Author), Matthew Pridham (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2020	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Hello Matthew,

How are you? Thank you for accepting my friend-request. I wish you all the best.

Please visit these groups when you have a chance: Happy & Brainy Group, To the Glory of Man, Reason Reigns, and Goodreads Tea Party. Have a marvelous week. Warmest regards.

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