We thought we knew what we were doing. We thought, hey, this will be a great bonding experience for the family, and the kids will someday thank us for taking them.
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!
The Strings
Have you heard the words of youth,
or merely waited them out
to tell the story
you’ve been trained to tell?
The story that made you think
you could someday be safe,
but never stopped nibbling
at the heart and at the mind?
Have you ever moved yourself
to the side of you,
and looking about,
seen your squinting face?
A Celebratory Return to the 4000-footers: The Osceolas
A couple of weeks ago, when I finished 4000s by 40 and it was finally published, I decided I needed to celebrate. But where does one go to celebrate after writing a book about climbing the 4000-footers in New Hampshire? Hmm, let me think… back to the mountains, of course!
Getting Back Out There – Mount Cube
It feels so good to be back out on the trails again. The book is out, my health is almost back to 100%, and I can finally return to the mountains—not with the need to conquer a set of peaks, but only a desire to meet them again. Yesterday I took my wingdog Bullet to…