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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Book Review: Steven Pressfield’s “The War of Art”
“Our job in this life is not to shape ourselves into some ideal we imagine we ought to be, but to find out who we already are and become it.” Well, I’m doing it again. I found another book I thought worth mentioning. I know this keeps happening, but my brother-in-law keeps recommending these books…
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The Reluctant
Of all the people, in all the world, how did you come to pick me? Why do I deserve these special maladies? Where did I go wrong? How can I take it back? Is there something I could do to make up for what I lack? Because it’s too much— these illnesses, these defeats. Why,…
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Getting Back to Our Roots
There’s been a surge in climbing and hiking in the past decade or so. It’s noticeable. Places where you never saw cars parked, now have a few. Places where there were five or ten, now have twenty or more. Some places like the AMC Highland Center on Route 302 in Crawford Notch are lined with…
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A National Service Solution to the College Tuition Crisis
I’ve got two kids going off to college next year, and it’s sparked a lot of conversation lately with other parents about the ridiculous cost of sending kids off to a place where most of what they learn is how to party with their peers. It was getting exorbitant in the 1990s, when tuition breached…