Matt Larson
@mattlwrites.bsky.social
Writer | Author of 4000s by 40 | Sharing stories from the mountains and the writing life.
More at https://wanderingmatt8.com/
More at https://wanderingmatt8.com/
After watching Death by Lightning on Netflix, I have to say that I really want to watch a spinoff now that follows the adventures of Chester A Arthur. @nickofferman.bsky.social is terrific.
#Garfield #deathbylightning
#Garfield #deathbylightning
November 10, 2025 at 1:17 AM
After watching Death by Lightning on Netflix, I have to say that I really want to watch a spinoff now that follows the adventures of Chester A Arthur. @nickofferman.bsky.social is terrific.
#Garfield #deathbylightning
#Garfield #deathbylightning
Got back out on a 4000-footer on Friday! Love me some Mount Jackson. And now... Mount Webster too!
#4000footers #mountains
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#4000footers #mountains
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The Webster-Jackson Loop - wandering matt
Got back out there on a 4000-footer this past week! This time I climbed Webster as well to complete the Webster-Jackson loop.
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September 14, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Got back out on a 4000-footer on Friday! Love me some Mount Jackson. And now... Mount Webster too!
#4000footers #mountains
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#4000footers #mountains
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Liked how this one turned out and wanted to share...
#poem #iamthewoods
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#poem #iamthewoods
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I Am the Woods - wandering matt
I Am the Woods is a poem about navigating the ups and downs of life, and the wish we have to seek new beginnings and hurried ends.
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August 26, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Liked how this one turned out and wanted to share...
#poem #iamthewoods
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#poem #iamthewoods
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Keep hearing from booksellers how they appreciate Bookshop.org, so I thought I'd set up an affiliate shop to support them. I love me a good bookstore.
#bookshop
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#bookshop
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Exploring Bookshop.org - wandering matt
One thing I discovered this first year of bookselling is Bookshop.org, and how many booksellers prefer it to all other online retailers.
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August 10, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Keep hearing from booksellers how they appreciate Bookshop.org, so I thought I'd set up an affiliate shop to support them. I love me a good bookstore.
#bookshop
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#bookshop
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Nothing quite makes you reevaluate your life like burping at the same time you happen to drive by a skunk you didn't see on the highway. Man, when you take that next breath, it’ll make you question everything you’ve been up to.
August 6, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Nothing quite makes you reevaluate your life like burping at the same time you happen to drive by a skunk you didn't see on the highway. Man, when you take that next breath, it’ll make you question everything you’ve been up to.
Very inspiring to see all of the riders participating in the Pan-Mass Challenge this weekend. What a beautiful thing to witness. Congrats to all the riders!
#pmc #panmasschallenge
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#pmc #panmasschallenge
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Inspiration Is All Around Us: Takeaways From the Pan-Mass Challenge - wandering matt
I know it can seem bad out there sometimes, but inspiration is all around us. If you have doubts, check out the Pan Mass Challenge.
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August 4, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Very inspiring to see all of the riders participating in the Pan-Mass Challenge this weekend. What a beautiful thing to witness. Congrats to all the riders!
#pmc #panmasschallenge
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#pmc #panmasschallenge
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Saw the Lumineers last week, and one guy proved that the ladder on the green monster actually does hold!
#fenway #lumineers #greenmonster
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#fenway #lumineers #greenmonster
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The Green Monster Ladder Holds! - wandering matt
If you needed visual proof that the ladder on the green monster can be climbed, Stelth Ulvang from the Lumineers let us know it can.
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July 27, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Saw the Lumineers last week, and one guy proved that the ladder on the green monster actually does hold!
#fenway #lumineers #greenmonster
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#fenway #lumineers #greenmonster
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Got to thinking about summits and accomplishments, and what matters more.
#poem #notthemountain #mountains
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#poem #notthemountain #mountains
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Not the Mountain - wandering matt
Not the Mountain is a poem about recognizing that the only accomplishments of note are the ones that help you be you, so you can be there for others.
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June 26, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Got to thinking about summits and accomplishments, and what matters more.
#poem #notthemountain #mountains
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#poem #notthemountain #mountains
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I'm beginning to think the main reason my kids need to go to college is so that they can learn how to use one towel for multiple days.
#humor #fatherhood
#humor #fatherhood
June 26, 2025 at 1:42 PM
I'm beginning to think the main reason my kids need to go to college is so that they can learn how to use one towel for multiple days.
#humor #fatherhood
#humor #fatherhood
I try to get out for a climb once a week, but have been skunked by weather and colds lately. Finally got out on Mount Willard yesterday for a beautiful hike.
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June 6, 2025 at 1:05 PM
I try to get out for a climb once a week, but have been skunked by weather and colds lately. Finally got out on Mount Willard yesterday for a beautiful hike.
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New poem! Little background: been on a long, complicated health journey, and real healing only began when I took this mindset. Hope it helps others.
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#poem
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#poem
June 2, 2025 at 2:14 PM
New poem! Little background: been on a long, complicated health journey, and real healing only began when I took this mindset. Hope it helps others.
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#poem
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#poem
"We must remember that the future is neither wholly ours nor wholly not ours, so that neither must we count upon it as quite certain to come nor despair of it as quite certain not to come."
-Epicurus, Letter to Menoeceus
Decided to read up on the guy who inspired my 1st poem 30 yrs ago.
#quote
-Epicurus, Letter to Menoeceus
Decided to read up on the guy who inspired my 1st poem 30 yrs ago.
#quote
May 29, 2025 at 2:00 AM
"We must remember that the future is neither wholly ours nor wholly not ours, so that neither must we count upon it as quite certain to come nor despair of it as quite certain not to come."
-Epicurus, Letter to Menoeceus
Decided to read up on the guy who inspired my 1st poem 30 yrs ago.
#quote
-Epicurus, Letter to Menoeceus
Decided to read up on the guy who inspired my 1st poem 30 yrs ago.
#quote
Don't normally do book reviews, but I read a great one by Teresa Strasser the other day called Making It Home that's worth mentioning. I'm averaging 2 or 3 good ones for every 20 right now. The other two top reads were James by Percival Everett, and The Wide Wide Sea by Hampton Sides. 👌
#books
#books
May 20, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Don't normally do book reviews, but I read a great one by Teresa Strasser the other day called Making It Home that's worth mentioning. I'm averaging 2 or 3 good ones for every 20 right now. The other two top reads were James by Percival Everett, and The Wide Wide Sea by Hampton Sides. 👌
#books
#books
Felt good to get back out on the trail yesterday. Always feel a jolt of inspiration for my writing projects after a good hike.
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#hiking #writing
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#hiking #writing
Middle Sugarloaf: Dusting off the Hiking Boots - wandering matt
Been doing a lot of writing and book "stuff" lately and have been in desperate need of a hike. Middle Sugarloaf was good medicine.
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May 20, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Felt good to get back out on the trail yesterday. Always feel a jolt of inspiration for my writing projects after a good hike.
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#hiking #writing
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#hiking #writing
Thanks @babson-college.bsky.social for the nod! Loved every second of my time there.
#grateful #gobeavers
#grateful #gobeavers
May 13, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Thanks @babson-college.bsky.social for the nod! Loved every second of my time there.
#grateful #gobeavers
#grateful #gobeavers
Looking forward to meeting readers at the Country Bookseller in Wolfeboro, NH, on May 24th!
#booksigning #books #4000by40
#booksigning #books #4000by40
May 12, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Looking forward to meeting readers at the Country Bookseller in Wolfeboro, NH, on May 24th!
#booksigning #books #4000by40
#booksigning #books #4000by40
As I tackle book 2, I'm trying to start each day with a little introspection to get my writing chops warmed up. I share a lot of things here, including the writing process and sometimes, like today, about why I write at all.
#blogging #motivation
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#blogging #motivation
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Have Words, Will Write for Nothing - wandering matt
I've made zippo so far writing. Zilch. But that's ok. I have words I want to share, and I would write for nothing. Oh wait, I already do!
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May 9, 2025 at 5:17 PM
As I tackle book 2, I'm trying to start each day with a little introspection to get my writing chops warmed up. I share a lot of things here, including the writing process and sometimes, like today, about why I write at all.
#blogging #motivation
wanderingmattlarson.com/have-words/
#blogging #motivation
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Becoming a writer has led to learning a lot of new things, including web development! Finally took the time to revamp my website www.wanderingmatt8.com
I like the idea of having a "home" place where I can tease out ideas.
#writing
I like the idea of having a "home" place where I can tease out ideas.
#writing
May 8, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Becoming a writer has led to learning a lot of new things, including web development! Finally took the time to revamp my website www.wanderingmatt8.com
I like the idea of having a "home" place where I can tease out ideas.
#writing
I like the idea of having a "home" place where I can tease out ideas.
#writing
I loved writing 4000s by 40 and thought I'd share why I thought it was important to write...
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Why 4000s by 40? - wandering matt
So why 4000s by 40? Why was this book necessary? Well, a few years back. Ok, a while back, before I turned 40...
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May 7, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I loved writing 4000s by 40 and thought I'd share why I thought it was important to write...
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My first book came out in September of 2024, and it's been a wild ride learning about the "what comes after" part of writing a book. I'm working on the next book now, but if you'd like to check out what 4000s by 40 is about, you can head over to wanderingmattlarson.com/4000s-by-40-...
#4000sby40
#4000sby40
4000s by 40 – A Memoir About Hiking, Life, and NH’s 4000-Footers
Discover 4000s by 40—a journey through New Hampshire’s 4000-footers filled with adventure, reflection, and humor.
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May 7, 2025 at 3:27 PM
My first book came out in September of 2024, and it's been a wild ride learning about the "what comes after" part of writing a book. I'm working on the next book now, but if you'd like to check out what 4000s by 40 is about, you can head over to wanderingmattlarson.com/4000s-by-40-...
#4000sby40
#4000sby40
Checking BlueSky out for the first time. Tired of the fake news and vitriol on X, and Threads makes my head hurt. Hoping this is a good place to share ideas, learn what other writers are up to, and get straight talk.
May 7, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Checking BlueSky out for the first time. Tired of the fake news and vitriol on X, and Threads makes my head hurt. Hoping this is a good place to share ideas, learn what other writers are up to, and get straight talk.