The Smithy of Dreams
Matthew P. Schmidt.In which Matthew P. Schmidt writes reviews, writings, and absurdities
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May 2026 Status Update!
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A lot happened in April. A lot.
Most of it was crippling chronic pain as the weather rapidly shifted back and forth. Fibryomyalgia is also a fatigue disorder, so two days were so awful I essentially sl...
April 2026 Status Update!
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These next few weeks are the time in the Church’s year when we celebrate God coming back from the dead. It’s pretty sweet.
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A World Without Copyright
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I have heard a lot of ire directed at copyright law. I used to share it, once upon a time: how can it be that so much of the world’s art is kept locked up by evil corporations?
But when I became a creat...
March Status Update!
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I’ve decided to start making these status updates monthly, along with, hopefully, an additional non-status update post every month, too.
I’ve been digging through more old stories. I want to make sure a...
The Prepper's Paradox
The bulk of this article was written before the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Therefore, this was never intended as commentary on that event.
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I am more of a prepper than I’d admit. I have plenty of can...
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