Matti Ben-Lev (He/Him)

Fascinating interview in @CraftLiterary by @MattiBL6 with Jeannie Vanasco about her book SILENT TREATMENT. Appreciated the discussion of various structures the author tried out in the course of composing the memoir.

@elsewheremag @havehadhavehad 🤣 thank you!

@havehadhavehad @MattiBL6 this bio is so good

one of my fave things about theme calls is when they inspire and turn into work that I'd maybe never expected but that totally knocks me out. today's story from @MattiBL6 is such a perfect example of that. "When I got my second DUI..." havehashad.com/hadposts/five-…

@havehadhavehad Y'all rock 🤘

New #interview: "Here’s some advice I tell students, which is advice I regularly need to tell myself: Whenever you want to say, 'I can’t write,' reframe it as 'I can’t notice.'" —Jeannie Vanasco in conversation with @MattiBL6 craftliterary.com/2025/09/05/int…

read this wonderful 500 word story by Matti Ben-Lev @MattiBL6 ! it’s about Big Steve, a patient in a drug rehab clinic. i love all the little details in this story, what a great piece !! xraylitmag.com/big-steve-hid-…

@xraylitmag Thank y'all so much!

@truhtnac @xraylitmag Thank you!! ❤️❤️

"Our rehab used the ‘confrontational model,’ which is just as bad as it sounds" A gruffly tender, short tale to make you tear up a little on your next break. BIG STEVE HID WATER BOTTLES OF PISS BENEATH HIS BED by Matti Ben-Lev @MattiBL6 @xraylitmag xraylitmag.com/big-steve-hid-…

Woke up to some frickin' awesome news from @xraylitmag 😀

@faith__palermo :))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

New Matti!! “While our so-called leaders are stuck writing sternly worded social media posts, Megatron is out there blasting obstacles into morally ambiguous dust.”

New piece out in @mcsweeneys 😃 mcsweeneys.net/articles/memo-…

—Kim Addonizio

@markgadala We’re so fucked, as a species

Google’s Veo 3 just dropped, & it’s rewriting what we think is real. In >48 hours people are already breaking the boundaries of reality with AI videos that look & sound like real life. Here are 20 insane examples you have to see: 1) Pharmaceutical ad:

Our Spring issue, 54.2, is live! Please give it a read; we're really proud of this one. All of our contributors did an amazing job. The link to check it out is in our bio!!!

@brecht_dp @Missouri_Review Major congrats!!

Acceptance from the @Missouri_Review 😳

@librelitmag Looks fabulous 🥰

@publishedbyJAKE @enemyofcruelty 🤣 the amount of friends who have commented “that’s not a bedbug” upon reading this piece lmao. Love it

@enemyofcruelty @MattiBL6 Unsplash did not want to show us a bedbug 😅

Having issues with bedbugs and/or grief? @MattiBL6’s been there and is here for you: jakethemag.com/how-to-get-rid…

@AngelusNovus3 @hering_david My exact thought 🤣

@hering_david Why didn't Mein Kampf make the list? IMO would have been a solid place to start.

So what? The literary world is always in the first detonation blast zone. Run towards the searing light. You don't want to live in the world without the arts. Become a writer.

@publishedbyJAKE Y’all are so awesome 👏