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Catherine Matthews

Women's Fiction Author

Category: Art

The Gamble

Women rowing

I am not a gambler.  In fact, the betting window would be closed and the race long over before I even identified all of the variables or made my first graph.  The horses would have died of old age before I analyzed all of the data. It’s not that I can’t make a decision quickly.… Read More The Gamble

June 13, 2018May 24, 2020 Catherine Matthews4 Comments

Just Beneath the Surface

Intaglio

I have been reminiscing a lot lately.  I am not sure if it is the passing of my father, my daughter’s impending senior year or just the end of the school year. Whatever it is, I find myself smiling – a lot.  I have such great memories.  Rebuilding our fire pit reminds me of all… Read More Just Beneath the Surface

May 22, 2018January 4, 2019 Catherine Matthews3 Comments

A Gift

Child's painting

On the walls in my office hang three signed limited edition Judi Rideout prints, one signed limited edition Jon Van Zyle print and an original watercolor by an artist who shares my last name.  Guess which one I love the most. If you guessed the water color on construction paper, double matted in peach and… Read More A Gift

December 1, 2017January 4, 2019 Catherine Matthews3 Comments

The Eye of the Beholder

field covered in frost

When I was a kid, my dad gave me Masterpiece for my birthday.  It was a board game in the mid 1970’s much like Monopoly except that players bought and sold artwork in an auction.  I don’t remember playing the game even one time.  But I remember the game.  I remember the cards.  Each had… Read More The Eye of the Beholder

November 8, 2017January 4, 2019 Catherine Matthews3 Comments

Confessions of a Closet Artist

Rusting Crane on the Snohomish River

Confession time. I was a science major. There, I said it. It’s out.  What a relief!  Does that mean I am not also an artist?  Well frankly, I sure thought so.  In fact, I could make you a chart quantifying my non-artistic characteristics. (My friends are shaking their collective heads right now both in exasperation… Read More Confessions of a Closet Artist

October 28, 2017January 4, 2019 Catherine Matthews8 Comments

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Catherine Matthews is an educator and author living north of Seattle with her husband and two boxers, Delta the Destroyer and Buttercup the Bored. She is currently querying her debut novel, Becoming Benny. Her essay, Deeper Than Social Connections, is featured in the eBook and audiobook editions of the anthology Alone Together: Love, Grief, and Comfort in the Time of COVID-19 (Jennifer Haupt, Ed.), winner of the 2021 Washington State Book Award for general nonfiction.

After a lifetime of academic writing, Catherine discovered her passion for creative writing when she dove into writing her blog, Life Through My Lens. In contrast to her doctoral dissertation, which should not be read while operating heavy machinery, her stories will make you laugh and cry as she recollects the follies of her youth, and her adventures in parenting, teaching, and leading schools.

A learner at heart, she is an active member of the Women’s Fiction Writers Association and regularly hones her craft through writing courses at Hugo House. She is up before dawn to start her day with her two favorite things: riding her bike and working on her latest novel.

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There are some iconic things about every location. I am a PNW woman through and through. I'm thrilled when the mountain is out. I love hopping the Sound on a ferry. While I love the feel of sand in my toes, there is something about a pebbled beach—a kaleidoscope of colors and textures. Flat ones and fat ones, all worn smooth by a trillion passing tides. It reminds me that, while it is wonderful to travel the world, there is still beauty to explore at home. There's always a little PNW in my work.
I love this reminder that, too often, we worry about what others think about us and how limiting that feels. This is a reminder that our own self-beliefs are limiting as well. So, what’s holding you back from your dreams? What would you do if you let go of all the ‘I am too…’ and ‘I’m not enough’ and embraced ‘I can’ and ‘I am’.

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