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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!
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Finishing What You Started — Dusting off the Book

Posted on November 17, 2021July 26, 2025

Ok it’s time. Time to finish what I started. Awhile back I finished the rough draft of my first book, which chronicled my efforts to tackle all of the 4000 footers in New Hampshire before turning 40. It’s taken forever for me to get back to it and do the final edit. Life interrupting me…

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I Am a Terrible Mother

Posted on November 15, 2021September 6, 2025

Ever since my wife went back to work full-time, I’ve had to step in and take on some of the more “traditional” mothering duties, and let me tell you, women might be able to do anything a man can do, but I certainly can’t do everything a woman can. Not well at least. I am…

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Healing or Complaining, Write or Wrong?

Posted on November 13, 2021July 23, 2025

When I started this blog, I was hoping it was going to be about mountains and writing. Perhaps be a platform for some more creative writing pursuits that I’ve got planned. But instead the bulk of my entries so far have been about this damn nerve pain. It wasn’t supposed to be this way! I…

Breaking Through the Pain

Breaking Through The Pain

Posted on November 12, 2021August 12, 2025

It’s finally starting to happen, I think. Yesterday was the first day that the soft muscle tissue around my spine started to hold, and rather than getting electrocuted with nerve pain all over, I just feel really sore on my insides, if that makes any sense. This is also the first day I’m not nervous…

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Love the mountains? 4000s by 40 is a story of missteps, hard-earned lessons, and the mountains that shape us.
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