Welcome!
My name’s Matt, and I love to write and hike. I’m the author of 4000s by 40 and am currently working on book two. When I’m not working on that, I come here to share tales from the trail, reflections on the writing process, and whatever else I’m exploring at the moment.
If you’ve got a moment, check out the latest posts and drop a comment if you have an experience to share or if something rings true for you. Whether you’re a hiker, a writer, or just someone who loves a good story, I hope you find something here that resonates as you pursue your own discoveries.
What’s New
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That One Perfect Thing
I don’t want to die, so I’m not going to die. I’m not going to cave to the fear inside that tells me that pain— that flutter— is going to do me in tonight. I’m not going to waste another second worrying about what might have been or what could be. I’m not staying here—…
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A Mind Is Not Writ
I’ve seen the bright become dim, the dim become bright, and those who were wrong, one day get it right. So when you ask me, why try? Why bother at all? Why waste your breath— let the young men fall, it lights a once broken nerve idly spinning there, ready to ignite, bolstered by the…
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Concerns About the Growing Outdoor “Epic” Culture
Lately I’ve been reading about too many hikers and climbers needing rescues, getting lost, or worse. I’m also seeing a lot of new accounts on social media, whether they intend to or not, promoting more of an extreme relationship with nature that could easily lead others down a wrong path. To each their own—people can…
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Messages
You’re not the first one to really see it, you know. Nor the first to feel a meaning — a presence beyond yourself — when it slips through the bevy drifting before its face. You’re not the first to feel the transfer that comes between the wisps, and hits you up top before coursing the…