“Matlock has a gift for telling what she calls ‘the secret lives of ordinary people.’”
~Detroit Free Press
Latest Posts
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Solo Woman Camper
“You aren’t going alone, are you?” This question was posed with surprise and a tinge of horror when I told a group of friends that I would be away on a camping trip for a week. A woman choosing to haul a travel trailer by herself and go off camping by herself is considered by…
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Book Recommendations
I have not been doing much reading, what with the moving and repeated furniture rearranging and shelf-building, and also taking it easy on the porch, but I have read several non-fiction books that have contributed to my well-being. I just picked up one–Jennifer’s Way–and opened it at random, and wouldn’t you know there was something…
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On My Own Now
I have spent the better part of the past four months moving into a smaller home, thus the silence on this blog. You can imagine it–all the sifting and sorting of what will fit, what won’t fit, either the house or me as the me I have become. My very patient son moved a heavy…
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Morning Bike Ride
I got myself organized first thing out of bed for a morning bike ride. Such is my life and my inclinations, the endeavor to ride required setting my mind the night before. It’s a wonder I got through the kitchen, or past the dog who gave me the accusing eye when I told her she…
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Random Offerings
I apologize that my newsletter last week ended up with a blank image. I learned a lesson. Once sent, don’t change, not matter that the platform says you can. I think the thought I shared a stellar one, so I’m repeating it: Thinking of my own work as a writer, I focus on the extraordinary…
“Matlock writes about generous people striving to live and love well. She does it beautifully.
~ Contra Costa Times
Curtiss Ann Matlock 