Every month I get paid by a dead man. This has been going on since October of 2014, when one of my former tenants passed away in his early 40s from cancer. He had set up his rent payments for automatic delivery and never got the chance to stop the recurrence before he died. I’ve…
Author: Matt Larson
With my first book, 4000s by 40, released this fall, I am fulfilling a lifelong dream of writing, and am excited to continue the journey of storytelling with future projects—so much so that the day after I published 4000s by 40, I began my next work.
Much of my inspiration comes from nature. My early love for the ocean, found on the South Shore of Massachusetts, has transitioned into a deep passion for the mountains here in New Hampshire, and I wanted to share that with my first book.
If you’d like to connect or have any inquiries, you can reach out to me at [email protected]. I’m also on Instagram and Facebook at wanderingmatt8. Happy reading!
Is Anyone Just About the Writing Anymore?
Growing up, my dad used to warn me that if I wanted to be a writer, I better be prepared to be broke. That the life of a writer requires a lifetime of eating Ramen noodles and smoking cigarettes, and if I had any other life plans that required money, I would need to put…
The Hardest Mountain
I used to think I was pretty tough because I had climbed some big mountains and gone on some pretty wild adventures. I took on Grand Teton in a rainstorm that never let up. I conquered Kilimanjaro with altitude sickness that had me retching and unable to stomach food for 3 days. Harder than that…
Families That Bike Together… Sweat Together?
There was one holiday commercial this winter everyone was talking about. Cheesy and painful to watch, it portrayed a young woman expressing overwhelming gratitude for receiving a gift that induces sweat, exhaustion, and face contortions like you’re passing a kidney stone. The object of her appreciation was her wonderful husband, whom she gazed at with…