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Running, Writing, and Chasing the Dragon
http://markmatthewsauthor.blogspot.com/
'Running, Writing, and Chasing The Dragon'is about the running and writing life, with mass media reviews and thoughts related to addiction sprinkled about from time to time. The author has run 13 marathons, has been in recovery from addiction for 20 years, and is the author of three novels.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 389 )
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Announcing A New Novel Coming in 2025 - To Those Willing to Drown
Pleased to share the news that To Those Willing to Drown, a new novel from Mark Matthews, is coming in 2025. In this stunning new work, a grieving mother must... Read more
Posted on 20 November 2024 FITNESS, HEALTHY LIVING, SPORTS -
Stokercon 2024 in San Diego
Spent last weekend in San Diego at Stokercon. What a fantastic time. Multiple panels, many conversations. Laughs, tears, books, conversations. Read more
Posted on 06 June 2024 FITNESS, HEALTHY LIVING, SPORTS -
My Novella KALI'S WEB to Be Published by Torrid Waters/Crystal Lake Entertainmen...
Check it out! Happy to announce that TORRID WATERS, the new imprint from Crystal Lake Entertainment, will be publishing my novella KALI's WEB, in 2025. Yay! Read more
Posted on 18 April 2024 FITNESS, HEALTHY LIVING, SPORTS -
Met My Old Lover in the Grocery Store—A Dark Backstory to the Christmas Song,...
Met My Old Lover in the Grocery StoreA dark backstory to the Christmas song, Same Old Lang Syne, by Dan FogelbergAcid burns in my stomach. This desolate room... Read more
Posted on 23 December 2023 FITNESS, HEALTHY LIVING, SPORTS -
Christa Carmen's Story from Orphans of Bliss: Tales of Addiction Horror is on th...
Excited to announce that Christa Carmen's story from Orphans of Bliss: Tales of Addiction Horror, is on the Horror Writer's Association Bram Stoker Award... Read more
Posted on 11 February 2023 FITNESS, HEALTHY LIVING, SPORTS -
Orphans of Bliss 0.99 Cent Sale!
ORPHANS OF BLISS: TALES OF ADDICTION HORRORis on sale!(and a Bookbub deal of the day)Buy a digital copy for just 0.99 Cents on all outlets. Read more
Posted on 25 July 2022 FITNESS, HEALTHY LIVING, SPORTS -
MILK-BLOOD: Second Edition
MILK-BLOOD is 8 years old this week!The grandparent of my Addiction Horror run, the mythos of Lilly from Brentwood Street sparked a universe that I've returned... Read more
Posted on 21 June 2022 FITNESS, HEALTHY LIVING, SPORTS -
ORPHANS OF BLISS: TALES OF ADDICTION HORROR is Now Available
ORPHANS OF BLISS: TALES OF ADDICTION HORRORis now availableFive years and two weeks after Garden of Fiends was first published, Orphans of Bliss, the third... Read more
Posted on 04 May 2022 FITNESS, HEALTHY LIVING, SPORTS -
Announcing the Hardcover Edition of Orphans of Bliss
Pleased to Announce the Hardcover Edition of Orphans of Bliss: Tales of Addiction HorrorNow available on all major retailers.Jacket cover art, exclusive to the... Read more
Posted on 27 April 2022 FITNESS, HEALTHY LIVING, SPORTS -
Orphans of Bliss Receives a Starred Review by Both Booklist and The Library...
It's been a good week for ORPHANS OF BLISS: TALES OF ADDICTION HORRORFirst, a Starred Review by The Library Journal, calling the work a "triumphant conclusion"... Read more
Posted on 31 March 2022 FITNESS, HEALTHY LIVING, SPORTS -
25 Kindle Copies of ORPHANS OF BLISS: TALES OF ADDICTION HORROR
Check it out! FREE copies! Wicked Run Press is giving away 25 kindle copies of ORPHANS OF BLISS: TALES OF ADDICTION HORROR to the first 25 readers who email... Read more
Posted on 16 March 2022 FITNESS, HEALTHY LIVING, SPORTS -
Cover Reveal Presale Announcement — Orphans of Bliss: Tales of Addiction Horror
Check out the cover for: ORPHANS OF BLISS: TALES OF ADDICTION HORRORcover art created by Marcela BolivarFiction inside by: Kealan Patrick Burke. / S.A. Read more
Posted on 02 March 2022 FITNESS, HEALTHY LIVING, SPORTS -
Orphans of Bliss Presale and Cover Reveal: Coming 3/2/22
Less than 30 days away until the presale and cover reveal of ORPHANS OF BLISS: TALES OF ADDICTION HORROR Read more
Posted on 05 February 2022 FITNESS, HEALTHY LIVING, SPORTS -
Check out the Afterword in The Hobgoblin of Little Minds
"You have to read the afterword," is feedback I've received enough times, that it only felt right to post it here. Check it out, just a short discussion on the... Read more
Posted on 10 October 2021 FITNESS, HEALTHY LIVING, SPORTS -
Let Me Out I've Had Enough - My First Story Collection - Now Available
LET ME OUT I'VE HAD ENOUGHMy first collection of stories is now available in both Kindle and PaperbackLET ME OUT I'VE HAD ENOUGH—enough sadness, enough hurt,... Read more
Posted on 04 September 2021 FITNESS, HEALTHY LIVING, SPORTS -
Shirley Jackson Award Nomination for Lullabies for Suffering
Lullabies for Suffering: Tales of Addiction Horror has been nominated for a Shirley Jackson Award! Yay! I'm thrilled, honored, surprised, and maybe most of all... Read more
Posted on 01 July 2021 FITNESS, HEALTHY LIVING, SPORTS -
The Audiobook for The Hobgoblin of Little Minds is Now Available
. Narrated by the golden voice of Linda Jones, who does an amazing job. Check it out here"This impeccably well-wrought fable proves what many of us have known... Read more
Posted on 16 June 2021 FITNESS, HEALTHY LIVING, SPORTS -
The Super Blood Moon Rises
Maya Responds to the Super Blood Moon. An Excerpt from: The Hobgoblin of Little MindsThe mania that awoke her from this sleep seemed to run red, like... Read more
Posted on 26 May 2021 FITNESS, HEALTHY LIVING, SPORTS -
Announcing "Orphans of Bliss: Tales of Addiction Horror" Coming in Spring of 2022
First came Garden of Fiends, then came Lullabies for SufferingHappy as hell to announce a 3rd and final anthology of Addiction Horror is in the works. "Orphans... Read more
Posted on 10 May 2021 FITNESS, HEALTHY LIVING, SPORTS -
Lullabies for Suffering: Tales of Addiction Horror is a This Is Horror Award...
Lullabies for Suffering: Tales of Addiction Horror is a This Is Horror Award NomineeThanks to everyone who put in a vote!And thanks to this incredible list of... Read more
Posted on 24 April 2021 FITNESS, HEALTHY LIVING, SPORTS