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Matt is a short fiction writer, a playwright, a poet, and novelist. All of his works deal with people trying to figure things out. He was runner-up in NYC Midnight’s 2016 Short Story Contest. His flash fiction piece “Submerged” was featured in Blue Fifth Review’s 2015 Fall Quarterly. His play “Snow White and the Seven Dudes” has been performed in six countries over the last eight years. When he’s not hunched over his computer writing, Matt is a high school literature and rhetoric teacher. He lives in Austin, Texas, with his wife and two sons.

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message 3: by Matt

Jan 08, 2014 10:23AM

Terri wrote: "Hey, Do you have the Sherman Alexie book? Is the McCann book good? It sounds fascinating..."

Hey. I got the Alexie book at my local public library over the summer.
So far, the McCann book is excellent. I'm only about 100 pages into it. A coworker lent it to me. I'll let you know how it is overall.

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Jan 08, 2014 10:22AM

Hey. I got the Alexie book at my local public library over the summer.
So far, the McCann book is excellent. I'm only about 100 pages into it. A coworker lent it to me. I'll let you know how it is overall.

Love you!

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