“Matlock has a gift for telling what she calls ‘the secret lives of ordinary people.’”
~Detroit Free Press
Latest Posts
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Trimming the Boxwoods
Yesterday I did not even open my computer. I practiced some self-love by sleeping a lot, recuperating from a bout of stomach flu. I learned that the world will not collapse if I do not stay on a planned schedule, and that sometimes the way forward is to retreat. Now here’s my latest garden project…
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New Book ~ Little Town, Great Big Life
Ta-Da! One of the most often asked questions I receive is: “Do you choose the covers of your books?” The question seems a little odd to me–I mean, on the scale of importance. I think maybe it has to do with people wanting to know something about me. The question is usually asked with a…
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Weeding
Weeding is one of the most sensual and pleasurable pursuits. Knees on the moist earth, warm sun on my back, I make order in my garden, and in my mind. There is nothing like weeding for stimulating thought. Many gardeners will agree that hand-weeding is not the terrible drudgery that it is often made out…
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Honey’s Rose ~ the journey continues
My grandmother’s name was Anna. We called her Honey because as a small child I heard my grandfather calling her that, so I took it up. Sixty years ago, Honey was visiting her mother at the family home place in High Point, North Carolina. She took a cutting from a rose bush, brought it back…
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Learning How to Learn the Writer’s Craft
The following post was originally published February 4, 2010 as ‘Second Chances’ on the RWA Women’s Fiction Chapter blog. I repost it here for my dear friends, with a bit of editing because of a couple of errors, and because I am always learning and changing, so my writing does as well. * * *…
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The Guys at the Tea Party
Hi, friends! I just posted a piece over at the Taste of English Tea blog about my attempt to introduce our Sweetie-Pie to a bit of gracious living with teatime. We baked muffins for the occasion. You can read the tale by clicking here. But I wanted to add this post-script~ Three days after my…
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~ Contra Costa Times
Curtiss Ann Matlock 