Second World

by Matt Cahill

Portraits of people marooned within themselves, trapped by their past experiences, by uncertainty and anxiety — individuals for whom each new situation is a grueling journey towards the present, a place where action and choice are possible. In Second World, Matt Cahill illustrates, with honesty and empathy, how the most important breakthroughs are not the life-altering revelations, but rather the minor miracles that get us through each day.

17 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 15, 2015

About the author

MATT CAHILL’s debut novel, the literary thriller  The Society of Experience  was picked as one of the top must-reads by Harper’s Bazaar magazine. He has contributed essays to Ryeberg, the Humber Literary Review, and Torontoist. His piece, On Madness Within Imagination, was included in The Best Canadian Essays 2017. His short stories have appeared with Found Press and The Rusty Toque. Raised in Southern Ontario and Northern Alberta, he lives and works in downtown Toronto, where he has a private practice as a Registered Psychotherapist. His next novel, Radioland, will be out in the fall of 2022.