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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The Great Pendulum
Our feet slipped there a bit,knocked out by a tidal waveformed years agoby a wisp or two. If we could have foreseen it,recognizing the knaves,skipping the showin favor of what’s true, I’m not sure anything would have changed much—just a postponement ofthe inevitable come about. For an oblong swingstarts from the slightest touchand sometimes needs…
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The Weights We Carry
Much is made about getting rid of our possessions and traveling light so that by lessening our burdens, we free our minds. And why not? The chance to cast off your shackles and gain clarity of thought is alluring. At some point in our lives, most of us feel like casting off our problems in…
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Lessons from Mont Blanc: The White Mountain
I’m not a movie critic, nor do I aim to do movie reviews on this site, but I saw a movie the other day, on the plane of all places, that I thought was worth noting. Ironically, its title aligns with the name of the mountains that I’ve come to love so much. The White…
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Cigarettes and Dreams
She looked like cigarettes and dreams. The search for that one good, long drag that can pull some magic from the earth; turn rock into river and carry the rest of us someplace better. I’ve seen her kind before. A poet cloaked in a shell too beautiful for others to see the peace and the…