Matt McGuirk Writer
Matt McGuirk lives and writes in Vermont. Find his work online and Amazon!
My 2nd Book-"Oil Stains Like Rorschachs"
My 2nd Book-"Oil Stains Like Rorschachs"
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My 1st Book: Daydreams, Obsessions, Realities
Interview/Book Review of "Daydreams, Obsessions, Realities" with Nolcha
Interview/Book Review of "Daydreams, Obsessions, Realities" with Nolcha
Matt McGuirk teaches and lives with his family in New Hampshire. He’s a BOTN 2021 nominee. His debut collection with Alien Buddha Press, “Daydreams, Obsessions, Realities,” is available on Amazon. His second collection, “Oil Stains Like Rorschachs,” is out with Anxiety Press and available on Amazon. Website: http://linktr.ee/McGuirkMatthew “Daydreams, Obsessions, Realities” https://www.amazon.com/Daydreams-Obsessions-Realities-hybrid-collection/dp/B09M4YKHBV/“Oil Stains Like Rorschachs” https://
"Can't We Just Read Sparknotes"(poem)
"Can't We Just Read Sparknotes"(poem)
Matt McGuirk teaches and lives with his family in New Hampshire. BOTN 2021 nominee and regular contributor for Fevers of the Mind and more.
"Cold Waters"+"To the things that mean..."(poems)
"Cold Waters"+"To the things that mean..."(poems)
Cold Waters Once fawned after and reciprocated smiles, fingers braided like knots–strong and dependable.
"Crudely Crafted Characters"(Poem)
"Crudely Crafted Characters"(Poem)
Misshapen forms scrawled across the Trex decking in late afternoon:a green outlined jack-o-lantern wishing it was ripewith a mouth hoping for some replacement teeth,an oversized white owlthat would form a ghost in the night skyand a purple monkey that smiled with a snarling set of teethnot belonging to this world.As if from under the deck,but out of our crude drawings they rosesending two-dimensional visionto three-dimensional life.The jack-o-lantern sprouted stem first and squatted near the rai
"Roadkill Rick"(Flash Fiction)
"Roadkill Rick"(Flash Fiction)
The first time we saw Roadkill Rick was, fittingly enough, on the side of the road carefully inspecting a raccoon.
"Chasing Inside Straights"(audio)
"Chasing Inside Straights"(audio)
"86 Bacon Until We Get Another Brown Marker"(poem)
"86 Bacon Until We Get Another Brown Marker"(poem)
It might only be a 20 dollar hunk of cardboard from Target, but we threw it together in about half an hour with the proper A1 flap into the proper A1 slot and with a little coloring it’s a regular food truck slinging whatever we have on tap for
"Open Roads+Roadblocks"(poem)
"Open Roads+Roadblocks"(poem)
Open Roads and Roadblocks originally published in print with Spellbinder Magazine Sun streaking a face full of melody, hair dancing to the music of the wind and sunglasses reflecting mirrors on thi…
"The Streets were Cold and Dark"-75 word story-follow archive to January 2nd, 2023
"The Streets were Cold and Dark"-75 word story-follow archive to January 2nd, 2023
"Deterioration"(poem)
"Deterioration"(poem)
"The Wild West"+"Heart of White Pine"+"Backstory through a Photo"(poems)
"The Wild West"+"Heart of White Pine"+"Backstory through a Photo"(poems)
Matt McGuirk teaches and lives with his wife and two daughters in New Hampshire. He was a BOTN 2021 nominee, is now a regular contributor at Fevers of the Mind and has poems and stories published i…
"Skipping Stones"(Poem)
"Skipping Stones"(Poem)
It wasn’t quite like the ripples that surface on a glass pond as the rock skitters across, but it might have been something like that. Paid leave were the words, thera…
"A Fair Fight?"(poem)
"A Fair Fight?"(poem)
There was never a chance: steal against wood, chemicals against chlorophyll, concrete against dirt. Patience of time wearing thin to the continual propositioning of progress. Who will animate the t…
"Like Coals in a Wood Stove"+"The Cost of Living"(Poems)
"Like Coals in a Wood Stove"+"The Cost of Living"(Poems)
"Qualities of a Maple Tree"(short story)
"Qualities of a Maple Tree"(short story)
In "Qualities of a Maple Tree" by Matthew McGuirk, there's more at stake around the fire than just the sugaring process.
"Open and Closed Doors"+"To My Hand Scrawled Lines in the Hospital"(Poetry)
"Open and Closed Doors"+"To My Hand Scrawled Lines in the Hospital"(Poetry)
"Mowing The Lawn"+"Washed Blue Jeans"+"Missed Clips"(poems)
"Mowing The Lawn"+"Washed Blue Jeans"+"Missed Clips"(poems)
—Poetry by Matthew McGuirk, Langdon, NH —Public Domain Photos MISSED CLIPS I wonder about the sort of movie scenes that slip through, just...
"Shelf Life"(Poem)
"Shelf Life"(Poem)
Poem originally published in Tattie Zine Issue 2 Shelf Life The potatoes from the store didn’t make it to a soup, the oven, or the fryer in time. They sat too long on the counter, waiting for our a…
GAS Reading
GAS Reading
Untitled(Empty Nest)-11 word story
Untitled(Empty Nest)-11 word story
"Wearing Superman's Cape"(poem)
"Wearing Superman's Cape"(poem)
"Hell on Wheels, I mean Heck on Wheels, I Mean..."(poem)
"Hell on Wheels, I mean Heck on Wheels, I Mean..."(poem)
"Dropping Lures"(poem)
"Dropping Lures"(poem)
"A Grammarian's Love"(Poem)
"A Grammarian's Love"(Poem)
"Feeding the Food"(short story)
"Feeding the Food"(short story)
Podcast appearance on "Varieties of my Anxieties" with Cody Sexton and Sebastian Vice
Podcast appearance on "Varieties of my Anxieties" with Cody Sexton and Sebastian Vice
"Sparky"+"The Wire"(Flash Fiction)
"Sparky"+"The Wire"(Flash Fiction)
"The Farm Upstate"(short story on p. 90 of the issue)
"The Farm Upstate"(short story on p. 90 of the issue)
Brotherwell: re:covery album(full album)
Brotherwell: re:covery album(full album)
"Old Lester"(Short Story)
"Old Lester"(Short Story)
"A Rainy Day"(Poem)
"A Rainy Day"(Poem)
"Tides"(poem-1st month as Fevers of the Mind Contributor)
"Tides"(poem-1st month as Fevers of the Mind Contributor)
Rio Faineant Press Book Club on my book, Daydreams, Obsessions, Realities
Rio Faineant Press Book Club on my book, Daydreams, Obsessions, Realities
"Flipping A Coin"+"The Edge of the World is Neon Lights"(poems)
"Flipping A Coin"+"The Edge of the World is Neon Lights"(poems)
Interview for Roi Faineant Press
Interview for Roi Faineant Press
Roi Faineant Reading(around 20 minutes of reading from me+work from Beth Mulcahy+DW White))
Roi Faineant Reading(around 20 minutes of reading from me+work from Beth Mulcahy+DW White))
"Cheap Beer, Madden+Hold 'em"+"Active Shooter 101"+"Too Many Cocktails"(2 poems+a micro)
"Cheap Beer, Madden+Hold 'em"+"Active Shooter 101"+"Too Many Cocktails"(2 poems+a micro)
"Back In Our Heyday"(flash fiction)
"Back In Our Heyday"(flash fiction)
"Nature's Night Games"(poem)
"Nature's Night Games"(poem)
GAS Featured Poet(2 poems and link to a song)
GAS Featured Poet(2 poems and link to a song)
"He'll Always Be Sam from 'Lord of the Rings' to Me"+"What are We Watching?"(poems)
"He'll Always Be Sam from 'Lord of the Rings' to Me"+"What are We Watching?"(poems)
"Chasing Inside Straights"(short story)
"Chasing Inside Straights"(short story)
"Waves"(flash fiction)
"Waves"(flash fiction)
"Gator Speedbumps"(poem)
"Gator Speedbumps"(poem)
"Cracked Hands+Frost Heaves, The Wood Stack, Frozen But Still Thawing, Stored Memories, Lyrics Lost In time"(5 Poems pubbed with Press Roi)
"Cracked Hands+Frost Heaves, The Wood Stack, Frozen But Still Thawing, Stored Memories, Lyrics Lost In time"(5 Poems pubbed with Press Roi)
"Two Eulogies"(short story)
"Two Eulogies"(short story)
Yarn(Poem)
Yarn(Poem)
"The Salvage Yard"(song) A collaboration with Ryan Bozeman of Brotherwell
"The Salvage Yard"(song) A collaboration with Ryan Bozeman of Brotherwell
Quick 9 Interview with Fevers of the Mind
Quick 9 Interview with Fevers of the Mind
"The house was all colorful lights..."-December 23rd in archive system(micro)
"The house was all colorful lights..."-December 23rd in archive system(micro)
Fevers of the Mind Review of Daydreams, Obsessions, Realities
Fevers of the Mind Review of Daydreams, Obsessions, Realities
Spellbinder Analysis of "Open Roads and Roadblocks"
Spellbinder Analysis of "Open Roads and Roadblocks"
Eat The Storms Podcast
Eat The Storms Podcast
Interview on Smart Cherry's Thoughts
Interview on Smart Cherry's Thoughts
"Hiding Scars"(Flash Fiction)
"Hiding Scars"(Flash Fiction)
"Handyman Special"(poem)+"Cracking Eggs"(poem)
"Handyman Special"(poem)+"Cracking Eggs"(poem)
"The Maple Stand"(Flash Fiction)-1st Flash Feature for Rough Diamond
"The Maple Stand"(Flash Fiction)-1st Flash Feature for Rough Diamond
"A Strutting Rooster"(Short Story)Connected to "Boone's Farm"-First Published piece
"A Strutting Rooster"(Short Story)Connected to "Boone's Farm"-First Published piece
"Riddles of a Young Life" + "There's Always You" + "Oil Stains Like Rorschachs"(poems)
"Riddles of a Young Life" + "There's Always You" + "Oil Stains Like Rorschachs"(poems)
"Buying Beer for Underaged Kids"(micro fiction)
"Buying Beer for Underaged Kids"(micro fiction)
"Footsteps in the Snow"(Short Story)
"Footsteps in the Snow"(Short Story)
"Dafodils and Dandelions" + "Date at a Coffee Shop" + "Unwanted Wishlist Items"(poems)
"Dafodils and Dandelions" + "Date at a Coffee Shop" + "Unwanted Wishlist Items"(poems)
"Drawing On Windows"(micro fiction)
"Drawing On Windows"(micro fiction)
"Wildflowers"(short story)
"Wildflowers"(short story)
"Imitating Dopamine"(short story)
"Imitating Dopamine"(short story)
"The Chickadee's Song"(micro fiction)
"The Chickadee's Song"(micro fiction)
"She Ran"(flash fiction)
"She Ran"(flash fiction)
"Clip After Clip"(micro fiction)
"Clip After Clip"(micro fiction)
"The Lights on the Street"(poem)
"The Lights on the Street"(poem)
"Lesson Plan for the History of the World"(short story)
"Lesson Plan for the History of the World"(short story)
"Crop Rotation"+"Simple Math"(poems)-in this issue
"Crop Rotation"+"Simple Math"(poems)-in this issue
"How Sand Is Made"(poem)
"How Sand Is Made"(poem)
"Mac The Pirate"(flash fiction)
"Mac The Pirate"(flash fiction)
"The Salvage Yard"(poem)
"The Salvage Yard"(poem)
"If I were a Simpsons Character, which one would I be"(poem)
"If I were a Simpsons Character, which one would I be"(poem)
"Trash Collection"(flash fiction)
"Trash Collection"(flash fiction)
"Well Placed Mirrors"(short story)
"Well Placed Mirrors"(short story)
"Pizza Delivery Guy"(poem)
"Pizza Delivery Guy"(poem)
"No Small Chore"(flash fiction)
"No Small Chore"(flash fiction)
"Red Robin, Bottomless Fries and a Guinness Milkshake" + "Staple Crops"(poems)
"Red Robin, Bottomless Fries and a Guinness Milkshake" + "Staple Crops"(poems)
"The Bogdragger"(flash fiction)-Find my name on this one+a few question interview after
"The Bogdragger"(flash fiction)-Find my name on this one+a few question interview after
"Ray and the Frog"(Flash Fiction)-Check the table of contents for my story!
"Ray and the Frog"(Flash Fiction)-Check the table of contents for my story!
"He Tended The Apple Trees"(micro fiction)-you'll want to search 9/11/2021 for this one
"He Tended The Apple Trees"(micro fiction)-you'll want to search 9/11/2021 for this one
"Letterman Jacket"(Short story)-will need to download the issue
"Letterman Jacket"(Short story)-will need to download the issue
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