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Matt Robinson


Location Seattle
Website https://twitter.com/mtthw_rbnsn

Books by Matt Robinson
  • by The Rusty Nail
    CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013.
  • About Me

    Inside my mind is a little boy with a slingshot, firing off stones blindly into the night.

    Why do you write?

    Ever-deepening plight, coupled with slivers of joy.

    Any favorite authors? Books?

    Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy
    Memory Wall and The Shell Collector by Anthony Doerr
    Play It As It Lays by Joan Didion
    Suicide and Autoportrait by Édouard Levé
    Jesus' Son by Denis Johnson
    At the Gates of the Animal Kingdom by Amy Hempel
    Among the Missing by Dan Chaon
    Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee

    Matt Robinson's Wall

    DJ Young – Mar 17, 2013

    Hello, Matt - thank you so much for reading and commenting on The Light at the End of You. Very glad you liked.

    Sara Fitzpatrick Comito – Feb 22, 2013

    Matt, thank you for reading "Listing," and for your kind comment!

    Paula Sophia Schonauer – Feb 13, 2013

    Thank you for your comments on my story!

    Gloria Garfunkel – Feb 01, 2013

    Thanks for the comment on Amends.

    Alex M. Pruteanu – Jan 20, 2013

    you, sir, are one kind gentleman writer

    Gloria Garfunkel – Jan 01, 2013

    Thanks for your enthusiastic comment on Conversation.

    Robert Vaughan – Dec 08, 2012

    Matthew, thanks for your recent comments on "What Some Boys Do." So generous of you!

    Gloria Garfunkel – Nov 20, 2012

    Thanks for your sweet comment on Soup for Six Million.

    Gloria Garfunkel – Nov 20, 2012

    Thank you for your enthusiasm for Sitting Shiva.

    Gloria Garfunkel – Nov 05, 2012

    Thanks from the Princess.

    Barry Basden – Oct 30, 2012

    Wow, Matt. Thanks for your encouraging praise of my Neil Young poem.

    Gary V. Powell – Oct 30, 2012

    Matt, thanks for the read and fave on "The Songs of Townes Van Zandt." Glad you enjoyed.

    Penny Goring – Oct 30, 2012

    Thank you for enjoying my Bearded Lady :)

    John Riley – Oct 28, 2012

    Hello Matt, thanks for reading and commenting on "Muddy Creek." I'm glad you enjoyed it.

    Sara Catterall – Oct 13, 2012

    Hi Matt - thank you for the story comment! To answer your question I dug back and it looks like it was a Tin House pick: "A, a highwayman, is robbing the mails." But I also force myself to pick random ones and write something. It's exercise.

    Barry Basden – Oct 13, 2012

    Thanks, Matt, for liking 'Lingering Over Drinks.'

    Gloria Garfunkel – Oct 05, 2012

    Thanks so much for your wonderful comment on Mother's Day. The story still makes me laugh, but the comment took forever to get to me for some reason. I'm looking into it.

    strannikov – Oct 01, 2012

    Matt: thank you for your generous assessment of "Sight Worth Keeping in View". Glad to hear that it permits an enjoyable read and that it stands re-reading. (I'll re-read your comments most of the day and week now, I'm sure, so thanks again!) And keep up all good work with your stories.

    Gloria Garfunkel – Sep 22, 2012

    Boringer thanks you as do I.

    Bill Yarrow – Sep 05, 2012

    Thanks for faving "Bees in the Eaves," Matt. Always appreciate your reading my work and am grateful for your positive comments.

    Harley May – Sep 03, 2012

    Hi Matt. I think this is the first I've "seen" of you so great to come across your work. Thank you so much for reading Huntingtons and liking it. "See" you around.

    strannikov – Sep 02, 2012

    Matt, thanx for reminding me about Borges. Calvino's essays I enjoyed, no idea why I never got to his fiction (think I was well into my "russian period" about then). --Don't know if this would mean much to an aspiring playwright, but if it helps with hearing speech and visualizing action, try writing a piece as a screenplay; a brief stint w/ screenwriting helped me into fiction proper.

    strannikov – Aug 31, 2012

    Mr. Robinson: Thank you for your nod to "Tomorrows Never Written...", but now I'll have to go find some of Calvino's fiction, all I've read are essays in "The Uses of Literature", so thanks for the prompting, too. (I'm only slightly better acquainted with works of Aldo Palazzeschi.) All good wishes, from s

    Bill Yarrow – Aug 26, 2012

    Hi, Matt. Thanks for commenting on and faving "For the Unshriven." Love your comment!

    Sera Marshall – Aug 23, 2012

    Hi, thank you for the warm welcome and comment! I hope a lovely weekend awaits you.

    Sara Catterall – Aug 09, 2012

    Hi Matt - re: sister's play, it'll be her first production if it goes through, only had readings so far. And thanks re: the novel. Spiffing it and doing agent research while deciding which one to start writing next.

    Sara Catterall – Aug 09, 2012

    Hello - thank you for your comment on "The Artist's Conk"! Just got back from 4 days in the Internet-free woods to find all the viewings. My sister is a playwright, by the way (I was a theater major myself, but bailed out of the profession).

    Gessy Alvarez – Aug 09, 2012

    Thanks, Matt for reading "Notebooks." This micro actually started out as a thirty page story but the maximalism just didn't work for me. Sometimes you just want an image to cut your reader. Cheers!

    Bobbi Lurie – Aug 08, 2012

    Thank you so much for reading and commenting on my story 'Milkshake and Fries"

    Gessy Alvarez – Aug 06, 2012

    Hi Matthew.
    Thanks for reading and faving "Weak Knees."

    John Riley – Jul 26, 2012

    Matthew, thanks for commenting and faving my Things I Didn't Do poem. I'm delighted you liked it.

    Gessy Alvarez – Jul 09, 2012

    Thanks, Matthew for faving "A Good Man Deserves A Good Woman"...

    Sarah E. Alderman – Jul 08, 2012

    Thank you for your comment. You are too kind.

    John Riley – Jun 25, 2012

    Matthew, thanks for reading and commenting on my poem as well.

    John Riley – Jun 25, 2012

    Matthew, thanks for the comment and the fav for "Keep Chopping."

    Meg Pokrass – Jun 23, 2012

    thank you very much, my goodness what you said, it is so nice to hear it. Thank you!

    Michael Gillan Maxwell – Jun 08, 2012

    Hi Mathew! Thanks for reading "The Tall Man's Secret" and for your warm, generous comment. Much appreciated! I'll be by this weekend to read some of your work! :-)

    Harley May – Jun 07, 2012

    Hi. Thank you so much for commenting on What I Should Have Said. Muchly appreciated.

    Isabell Serafin – Jun 06, 2012

    Thanks for reading, Matthew. I look forward to reading your work!

    Nicolette Wong – Jun 04, 2012

    Hi Matthew, thanks for reading and commenting on The Spanking Experiment. Looking forward to reading more of your work!

    Bill Yarrow – Jun 04, 2012

    Hi, Matthew. Thanks for the fave of "My Books." Appreciate it!

    J. Crystal Winters – Jun 04, 2012

    Thank you for the comment on the wolves short and for the help! i need all that i can get!

    Foster Trecost – Apr 11, 2012

    Hi Matthew, thanks for spending a few minutes with Cactus - I really appreciate your comments. fos.

    Roberto C. Garcia – Apr 09, 2012

    Hi Matthew, I'm glad you enjoyed "Hunter, Fate, Food". Thanks for reading, commenting and faving!

    Marcelle Heath – Apr 07, 2012

    Thank you, Matthew for your nice words on "Telling" :)

    Tawnysha Greene – Apr 03, 2012

    Thank you for your comments about "The Game." I appreciate them very much!

    Linda Simoni-Wastila – Mar 30, 2012

    Matthew, thank you for reading, commenting, and faving my wee story After he failed to wake up. Very much appreciated! Peace...

    Bill Yarrow – Mar 10, 2012

    Thanks for commenting on "Joan of Dark," Matthew. Appreciate it!

    Marko Fong – Mar 06, 2012

    Matthew,
    thanks for your kind comments about "Ocean in a Box".

    Dolemite – Feb 20, 2012

    Hey, Matthew-- thanks for read und comment on Enjoyment (glad you enjoyed it...)

    Jeffrey S. Callico – Feb 15, 2012

    Thanks for comment on my latest.

    Marcelle Heath – Feb 14, 2012

    Hi Matthew - Thanks so much for your nice comments on my story.

    Beate Sigriddaughter – Feb 14, 2012

    Thank you, Matthew, for your comment and fave on "The Anniversary." There will be more epistolary activity in this novel, as people posture for and/or tango with each other.

    Meg Pokrass – Feb 14, 2012

    thank you very much for the fistful of kind words!

    Michael Dwayne Smith – Feb 12, 2012

    Matthew, really appreciate your thoughtful reading & comments on "The Breakfast Tree." And FWIW, the title is what came to me first.

    Susan Tepper – Feb 12, 2012

    Matthew so glad you enjoyed Doug the snake and urge you to get a container of snake nog! Cheers! susan

    J. Mykell Collinz – Feb 11, 2012

    Hi, Matthew. Thanks for reading 'Rome Ants In The Sky.' I greatly appreciate your comment, suggestion, and *.

    Bill Yarrow – Feb 10, 2012

    Thanks for your comments on and faves of "Eleutheria" and "Babble," Matthew! I'm deeply appreciative.

    Meg Pokrass – Feb 01, 2012

    Matthew, thank you very much for the kind words on my story "On My Road".

    Marcus Speh – Jan 30, 2012

    Aww, Matthew, thanks. "<a href="http://www.fictionaut.com/stories/fantomas/happy-feet">Happy Feet</a>" is owed to my continued obsession with occupy issues. I must have been a tent in a former life. Hope you're well and the writing goes swimmingly, mate.

    Christopher Allen – Dec 20, 2011

    hi matthew. Thank you for taking the time to comment on "A Literary Separation"! very much appreciated.

    Christopher Allen – Dec 12, 2011

    Hi, Matthew! Thank you very much for your encouraging words on "The Pain Taster".

    Beate Sigriddaughter – Dec 11, 2011

    Thank you for reading "Escape Literature." I appreciate your comment and fave.

    Bobbi Lurie – Dec 09, 2011

    Thank you for reading and commenting on my piece, "Soliloquy on Ma"--I appreciate it.

    Jack Swenson – Nov 29, 2011

    It. It was my first time, Matthew. Thanks for the read, comment, and fave for "Minnesota Menage."

    David Ackley – Nov 25, 2011

    Thanks, Matthew, for the raucous response to "The Last Chance...Story Contest." Like to know that when I shoot for low humor I've hit the mark with someone.

    Joani Reese – Nov 24, 2011

    Hi Matthew: I am sorry my "For the Lost Boys" made you sad, but I appreciate the time you took to read it and comment. Thanks.

    Marcus Speh – Nov 22, 2011

    thank you for reading & commenting & fave-ing "<a href="http://www.fictionaut.com/stories/marcus-speh/the-serious-writer-occupies-wall-street">The Serious Writer Occupies Wall Street</a>", much appreciated, mate!

    J. Mykell Collinz – Nov 22, 2011

    Hi, Matthew. Thanks for reading, 'Lule of Raw-2.' I greatly appreciate your comment and *.

    Jack Swenson – Nov 22, 2011

    Kind words, Matthew. Thanks you. Glad you liked "Europe, 1960."

    Foster Trecost – Nov 21, 2011

    Hi Matt, thanks for reading chairs and mirrors, and thanks for the comment, too - I appreciate both! fos.

    Bill Yarrow – Nov 10, 2011

    Matthew, thank you for your enthusiastic response to "Before the Door." Much appreciated. Thanks, for the fave, also!

    Bill Yarrow – Nov 03, 2011

    Thanks for reading and commenting on "Ketone Deficiency," Matthew!

    Jack Swenson – Oct 31, 2011

    Matthew, I appreciate the read, comment, and fave for "Boo!"

    Kathy Fish – Oct 26, 2011

    Matthew, thanks for finding, reading and faving my story "Another Story About Me and Some Guy"...I really appreciate it.

    Marcus Speh – Oct 25, 2011

    thank you matt for the comment on "<a href="http://www.fictionaut.com/stories/marcus-speh/the-sodomized-dictator">the sodomized dictator</a>". follow on from the discussion on moral fiction which we've had here and elsewhere...glad you enjoyed.

    Joani Reese – Oct 23, 2011

    Glad you liked "2008..." Matthew. Thank you.

    Foster Trecost – Oct 12, 2011

    Hi Matthew, thanks for spending a few moments with We All Have Wings (the title is a tribute to Michael Hutchence) - I appreciate your time and your comments, too. fos.

    Joani Reese – Oct 11, 2011

    Happy you liked For Captain Paul, Matthew. Thank you for your kind words.

    Luke Tennis – Oct 07, 2011

    Thanks Matthew for commenting on my story, "Sideburns." Plus, all your authors are my authors. Cormac McCarthy, check. Philip Roth, check. Vonnegut, check....

    Jack Swenson – Oct 06, 2011

    Matthew, And you sir are a prince of a fellow. Thanks for commenting on "Hotdish"!

    Bill Yarrow – Oct 05, 2011

    Glad you liked the Dali poem. Thanks for the fave, Matthew.

    Robert Vaughan – Oct 05, 2011

    Thanks for your comments and fave of "Turkey Town," Matthew. Such a treat to experience!

    Bill Yarrow – Oct 05, 2011

    I'm honored by your fave of "The Sum Above." Thanks, Matthew!

    Joe Kapitan – Oct 01, 2011

    Matthew, thanks so much for reading and commenting on Feral. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

    Jane Hammons – Sep 07, 2011

    Thanks for the comment & fave on "Lettie" (and the !!!)

    Cary Briel – Sep 07, 2011

    Matthew, thank you for your kind comment on the short story, Henry, reach! Glad to meet you.

    Marcus Speh – Sep 06, 2011

    i'm going to get suttree, thanks for the hint, looks like something i might like though usually mccarthy is not my taste...i label him as too immoral (in the sense specified by john gardner - see this recent article & <a href="http://j.mp/oQbW7o">my comment</a>).

    Marcus Speh – Sep 06, 2011

    your comment on "before the bloodbath" made me smile...it may be time to bring mccarthy back from the dead—he'd make a hell of an antagonist...thanks for commenting!

    Susan Tepper – Sep 06, 2011

    Matthew thanks for all you said about "kid" and, yes, please hug something.

    Chris Stafford – Aug 27, 2011

    Thanks for the read, Matthew!

    Jack Swenson – Aug 25, 2011

    Matthew, thanks for the comment and star for "The Apostate." Okay, go play now.

    Jane Hammons – Aug 25, 2011

    Thanks for your comment on Borges in the SUB. I love the idea of changing the author's name. Salinger anyone?

    Penny Goring – Aug 22, 2011

    Thanks! X

    FMLe – Aug 18, 2011

    Hello and thanks for commenting on my poem with no title. :) Look forward to reading some of your work!

    - Felicia

    Joani Reese – Aug 18, 2011

    Matthew: Thanks for your response to "Play." I'm happy you liked it.

    Bill Yarrow – Aug 16, 2011

    Thanks for commenting on and faving "We Must Be carefully Taut." Appreciate the read and response, Matthew!

    Darryl Price – Aug 13, 2011

    Thanks for commenting on "What I Find." Much appreciated.

    Fred Osuna – Aug 10, 2011

    Thanks for checking out Hector's Record Collection, Matthew, and welcome to Fictionaut!

    Foster Trecost – Aug 10, 2011

    Hi Matthew, thanks for giving Eight States Away a bit of your time - I appreciate the read and your comments. fos.

    Isabell Serafin – Aug 07, 2011

    Hello, Matthew. Thanks so much for the fave on "Madeline". Glad you enjoyed this little portrait. I look forward to reading your work.

    Tina Barry – Aug 05, 2011

    Hi Matthew. Thanks for reading "Don't Grieve for Fish" and for the star! And welcome to Fictionaut.

    DJ Young – Aug 04, 2011

    Thank you so much for reading and commenting on 'Breakdown.'

    J. Mykell Collinz – Aug 04, 2011

    Hi, Matthew. Thanks for reading 'The Yin Yang of Corporate Execution.' I greatly appreciate your insightful comment.

    Ann Wahlman – Aug 04, 2011

    Thanks for your kind comments on "Insect Eater". I'm glad you enjoyed it! I'd never heard of Aimee Bender, but I looked up some of her work and it's good stuff. Thanks for the compliment, and for turning me onto a new (to me, at least) author!

    Kathy Fish – Aug 04, 2011

    Matthew, thanks for the kind words for "The Hollow". And welcome to Fictionaut!

    Susan Tepper – Aug 04, 2011

    Thanks so much for reading and commenting on my story Peach.

    David Ackley – Aug 04, 2011

    Matthew, thanks indeed for the kind words for "la Cucaracha." Looking forward very much to seeing some of your work here.

    Marcus Speh – Aug 03, 2011

    matthew, thank you for checking out "ginger". i appreciate your thoughtful comment. i take no responsibility for anyone else's cage, only for my own. i enjoyed reading your bio, too-welcome here! we have some favorite classics in common but not cormac mccarthy who is too tough for this soft european soul of mine...cheers from berlin!

    Bill Yarrow – Aug 03, 2011

    Welcome to Fictionaut, Matthew! Thanks for commenting on the Euclid poem

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