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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At the River
At the river, I found the movement I couldn’t see in life. The sounds and rhythm of a flow that moves forward without losing its depth, and sings against the rock and dirt, regarding them, not as obstructions but as parts needed to make the music. Drawing in a long breath, I imagined the drive…
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The Covered Bridge
I found myself on a road last night, one I never planned to be, and I cursed the drive, as is my right, for the time it took from me. I wanted to speed, to transcend space blast past these twists of the earth, and give this fevered want to erase a moment to prove…
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Steps: A Collection of Haikus
This small collection of haikus, inspired by nature, captures some beautiful moments I experienced “out there.” Haiku, for me, is a quick meditation on the time and place you’re in, and is about feeling present—remarkably so—in that one tiny sliver of the space-time continuum.
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On Georgiana Falls
This morning I went, I thought somewhere new, hunting a waterfall, gifting a view, but when I arrived and opened the door I knew I’d already been there before. How could I have forgotten such a place? What spot in my mind needed it erased? Or was it because in the years before, my mind…