Hi, I’m
Matthew.I love writing,
figure skating
& nerding out.
Current Projects
One Headlight
In 2002, a twelve-year-old lands in Anchorage, and his mother picks him up in a church-donated Mustang with no passenger window and one working headlight. One Headlight follows a queer, working-class boyhood on Lazy Mountain, an escape to New York, and the long road back to care for the woman at its center.
“An affecting and surprising remembrance about the responsibilities of parents and children.”
Kirkus Reviews
“Like no other book I have read. It will entertain you as it crushes you.”
Martha Amore, co-editor of Building Fires in the Snow
AI & Society
Tools I’ve built for newsrooms and classrooms, plus workshops and talks on using AI with intention.
See the projects →
Volupté Press
A literary micropress I founded in 2026 to champion memoirs and overlooked classics, including E.F. Benson’s Queen Lucia with an introduction by Dr Sasha Garwood.
Personal Editor
I’m a personal editor for authors, executives, and leadership teams, through 48-hour intensives, ongoing retainers, and select ghostwriting.
Visit Personal Editor →
Creative WritingFiction, Poems
& Screenplays
A novel, plays, and screenplays in the works, from Anchorage to Florida to Mount Olympus, starring figure skaters, unpaid interns, out-of-work Greek gods, and defiant queer retirees.
Explore the writing →
Raised in Southcentral Alaska and now at home in Queens, I write about family, identity, and the stories we inherit. My work moves between fiction, poetry, performance, criticism, and collaboration.
Bios, headshots, interviews →