C. Matthew Smith
@cmattwrite.bsky.social
Old with wandering. Probably sore from it, too. Author of TWENTYMILE (“taut, page-turning”—Atlanta Journal-Constitution). THE ONES IN THE CORNER forthcoming from Winding Road Stories. www.cmattsmithwrites.com.
“His face looked as though it’d been dropped and then reassembled by someone who’d never done it before.”
November 13, 2025 at 7:17 PM
“His face looked as though it’d been dropped and then reassembled by someone who’d never done it before.”
“It was only when you left it alone that a tree might treat you as a friend. After the blade bit in, you had yourself a war.”
November 13, 2025 at 3:08 AM
“It was only when you left it alone that a tree might treat you as a friend. After the blade bit in, you had yourself a war.”
A-ha, hush that fuss.
November 9, 2025 at 3:01 AM
A-ha, hush that fuss.
“There's a hope in every new seed
And every flower that grows upon the earth.
And though I love you, and you know that,
Well I no longer know what that's worth.”
And every flower that grows upon the earth.
And though I love you, and you know that,
Well I no longer know what that's worth.”
November 8, 2025 at 4:44 PM
“There's a hope in every new seed
And every flower that grows upon the earth.
And though I love you, and you know that,
Well I no longer know what that's worth.”
And every flower that grows upon the earth.
And though I love you, and you know that,
Well I no longer know what that's worth.”
I feel like they’re about to…not do that.
November 7, 2025 at 2:16 PM
I feel like they’re about to…not do that.
My Gen-X, Cold-War childhood just got dredged back up. I am shook anew.
November 6, 2025 at 3:24 AM
My Gen-X, Cold-War childhood just got dredged back up. I am shook anew.
“I could smell the onions and mustard”
November 4, 2025 at 8:03 PM
“I could smell the onions and mustard”
November 1, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Re-watched this one last night. Holds up really well. For me, pervasive dread wins out over a gorefest every time.
October 31, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Re-watched this one last night. Holds up really well. For me, pervasive dread wins out over a gorefest every time.
Though maybe a lesser installment in the series, Slow Horses season 5 finished with a strong finale, and that season 6 teaser looks righteous.
October 30, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Though maybe a lesser installment in the series, Slow Horses season 5 finished with a strong finale, and that season 6 teaser looks righteous.
If you haven’t read it, this biography of John Brown is phenomenal and spends some time on how his faith made him an abolitionist.
October 25, 2025 at 3:10 PM
If you haven’t read it, this biography of John Brown is phenomenal and spends some time on how his faith made him an abolitionist.
After watching “The Wicker Man” last night, I went down an Anthony Shaffer rabbit hole. He capped off an amazing run with this bomb-ass tombstone:
October 24, 2025 at 1:09 PM
After watching “The Wicker Man” last night, I went down an Anthony Shaffer rabbit hole. He capped off an amazing run with this bomb-ass tombstone:
Dude on Jeopardy tonight, whose middle name is Perseus, says he’s a poet and podcaster, and I have never been less shocked in my whole damn life.
October 23, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Dude on Jeopardy tonight, whose middle name is Perseus, says he’s a poet and podcaster, and I have never been less shocked in my whole damn life.
What, I ask with all sincerity, did I just watch?
October 23, 2025 at 2:56 AM
What, I ask with all sincerity, did I just watch?
“I don’t believe in evil in most ways,” Miss Lottie said. “I believe in the Devil alright. But man don’t need no help from Satan to do what folks call evil. Man do evil every day and call it doing their job.”
October 21, 2025 at 10:59 PM
“I don’t believe in evil in most ways,” Miss Lottie said. “I believe in the Devil alright. But man don’t need no help from Satan to do what folks call evil. Man do evil every day and call it doing their job.”
define perfect ending?
October 19, 2025 at 1:31 AM
define perfect ending?
We did the thing.
October 18, 2025 at 4:21 PM
We did the thing.
“Horse says we’re safe with his guns, but trust me, I’ve been dove hunting with that man. He can barely hit the sky.”
October 16, 2025 at 2:24 AM
“Horse says we’re safe with his guns, but trust me, I’ve been dove hunting with that man. He can barely hit the sky.”
“So many new people are moving here. It used to be you’d only see bumper stickers for the Gamecocks or Clemson, or the Citadel. Now you’ve got people driving around with Alabama and UVA stickers. Any one of them could be a serial killer for all we know.”
October 15, 2025 at 2:39 AM
“So many new people are moving here. It used to be you’d only see bumper stickers for the Gamecocks or Clemson, or the Citadel. Now you’ve got people driving around with Alabama and UVA stickers. Any one of them could be a serial killer for all we know.”
Lowe’s must pay.
October 11, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Lowe’s must pay.
Man, it has been a minute since I hated a movie this much. Like, I want to figure out who told me this was good and declare them my mortal enemy hate.
Kind of invigorating, actually.
Kind of invigorating, actually.
October 10, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Man, it has been a minute since I hated a movie this much. Like, I want to figure out who told me this was good and declare them my mortal enemy hate.
Kind of invigorating, actually.
Kind of invigorating, actually.
“Send me back to where I was before
I knew how this felt.
Take me what I am, no more.
The devil's hiding in the Bible Belt.”
I knew how this felt.
Take me what I am, no more.
The devil's hiding in the Bible Belt.”
October 9, 2025 at 5:08 PM
“Send me back to where I was before
I knew how this felt.
Take me what I am, no more.
The devil's hiding in the Bible Belt.”
I knew how this felt.
Take me what I am, no more.
The devil's hiding in the Bible Belt.”