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Catherine Matthews

Women's Fiction Author

Tag: Women

Stronger Than I Thought

Colonial Cemetery Savannah GA

It was a spring, Saturday morning in Georgia.  My father must have been away on business because, had he been home, I would never have realized my own true power.  It was just my stepmom and me.  Our blended family was new and more like a salad than soup. Still getting to know each other… Read More Stronger Than I Thought

August 5, 2018January 20, 2019 Catherine Matthews21 Comments

The Magic of Motherhood – Part One

Being a mom is a humbling experience.  I have learned more from my daughter in the last 18 years than I learned in any classroom. And I have spent 28 years of my life in a classroom learning, just saying.  But I don’t think I ever felt more ignorant, incompetent or unprepared as I did… Read More The Magic of Motherhood – Part One

June 20, 2018January 20, 2019 Catherine Matthews14 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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I love to read novels where stories intersect in clever ways. People are so complex and no one walks a straight, well-lit path through life. You never know what decisions will come back to you years later or who will cross your path again in unexpected ways. In the end, a well-written novel must tie up all those loose ends and make the reader say, "Perfect!"

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