I’m delighted to say that my flash fiction piece ‘Listen’ has been published in ‘Down in the Dirt’ magazine.
Read it here.
Other recent short stories include ‘Bellahouston‘ and ‘Echoes‘.
Matthew Richardson is a writer of short stories. His work has featured in Gold Dust magazine, Literally Stories, Close to the Bone, McStorytellers, Penny Shorts, Soft Cartel, Whatever Keeps the Lights On, Flashback Fiction, Cafelit, Best MicroFiction 2021, Writer’s Egg, Idle Ink, The Wild Word, Down in the Dirt, and Shooter magazine. He has a Professional Doctorate in Education. Matthew blogs at www.matthewjrichardson.com.
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Ah ha, beautifully written, Matthew.
(when I eventually found it – so many authors!)
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Thanks Chris. I know it’s a bit of a scrolling job – apologies! It won’t let me link to the storybitself for some reason!
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Wow ! this is a powerful write, Matthew; took some time to get there — a cast of thousands — but if they are all as good as yours …..
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Thanks John. A good scroll necessary I’m afraid!😆
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Great piece, Matthew. Thank god for alphabetical listing!
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Thanks Chris and yes, I’d still be looking if it weren’t for that 😄
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Congratulations, Matthew! I didn’t succeed in accessing your story via my phone; found your name, but the story didn’t appear. Will try again later via my computer.
Perhaps when you send them a story again, you can adopt the name “Matthew At-Richardson.” 🌞
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And I’m delighted to have read it! A beautiful sad story, with the language in the final paragraph elevating your signature eye and ear to new heights, I believe. The words and images simply cascaded one after another. Superb!
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Thanks so much Annie! I enjoyed writing this one, strange as it may seem.
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Not strange at all, Matthew.
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