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 doing that, I come here to share tales from the trail, reflections on the writing process, and explore hidden truths.
Whether you’re a hiker, a writer, or just someone trying to figure out their own next step, I hope this site encourages you to keep getting outside, keep exploring, and keep making new discoveries. I suppose this place serves as a very public reminder to myself that I need to keep doing the same.
Enjoy it out there!
What’s New
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Gerald Ford Had Lunch Here
Last year on September 11th, around 8 o’clock in the morning, I was dealing with a work crisis. I think it was the one where a water heater pipe exploded and soaked the floors of two commercial retail units with a few inches of water. At the same time, my kids were asking for help…
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Escape?
You’ve tried so hard to escape the duty. And the pain. To hide where you can manage refrain. You’ve run it out. You’ve screamed at it, punched, even turned and fled. All swallowed up inside your head. And after so many hours, so many years, what did you solve beyond your own resolve?
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The Race That Never Was
Back in 2020 I signed up to do the Pan Mass Challenge. I wasn’t much of a biker, and I was in rough shape, health-wise, but I figured by setting a big goal for myself, I might be able to will myself to do it. To get my body to do things it wasn’t ready…
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In the Woods
In the woods I see things that others cannot see, beyond the ferns and sycamores, and places dreamt to be. It can take a minute for it all to come clear, but gradually the visions remind you why you’re here. And what, you may ask, is it that I can discern? If only I could…