Author Archives: Sherri Matthews

About Sherri Matthews

Once upon a time, Sherri emigrated from her native England to America and stayed for twenty years, raising her three children in California. Today, she lives in England's West Country with her family, shepherded by two little black cats. Always home, forever homesick.

A Spider Bite And A Flash Fiction

Posted on October 7, 2014 by Sherri Matthews

The fear of public speaking is stronger than the fear of death itself, ‘they’ say, but in my research for this post I discovered something very interesting: according to an online article which cited the results of a recent survey … Continue reading →

Posted in Flash Fiction, My California, Nature & Wildlife | Tagged Black Widow, California, Death, Fears, Flash fiction, Insects, Nature & Wildlife, Photo of Spider, Rattlesnakes, Spider Bites, wasps, writing | 124 Comments

Summer Spotlight: Sherri Matthews

Posted on October 3, 2014 by Sherri Matthews

My lovely friend Jill is kind enough to allow me to hijack her blog today as part of her Summer Spotlight series. Thanks so much for having me Jill 🙂

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DON’T DELAY – BACKUP TODAY!

Posted on October 2, 2014 by Sherri Matthews

Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
Because you never know what the day may bring So Stay Safe – Not Sorry AUTHORS PROTECT YOUR WIP’s BLOGGERS PROTECT YOUR BLOGS (For WordPress Users) ADMIN TOOLS EXPORT EXPORT…

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Girl In A Pale Blue Dress

Posted on September 30, 2014 by Sherri Matthews

Something extraordinary happened at the weekend: my uncle and auntie celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary. Fifty years of happy married life. I say extraordinary because I don’t know anyone else in my family who has achieved anything like this kind … Continue reading →

Posted in Childhood Memories, Family Life, Flash Fiction | Tagged Bridesmaids, Childhood memories, Family Celebrations, Family Life, Flash fiction, Golden Wedding Anniversary, Memoir, Memoir Writing, Memories, Weddings, writing | 76 Comments

Such Is Life

Posted on September 22, 2014 by Sherri Matthews

After my recent post in which I shared some of my writing fears and insecurities, I felt a huge weight lift and for the first time in some while, a sense of renewed purpose and yes, joy buoyed me up. … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Friendship, Weekly Photo Challenge, Writing | Tagged Blogging, Endurance, Friendship, Hospital, Illness, postaday, Stourhead Gardens, Weekly Photo Challenge, writing | 101 Comments

A Birthday, A Star Sign And Flash Fiction

Posted on September 16, 2014 by Sherri Matthews

It was my birthday last Wednesday but the celebrations started off the weekend before sitting on Brighton Beach watching the sun set whilst sipping a glass or two of Prosecco with my lovely people. On the day, I was treated … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Life, Flash Fiction | Tagged Birthday, cats, Family Life, Family Memoirs, Flash fiction, Photos of Cats, Pregnancy, Star Signs, Tea, Tea Rooms, Virgo, Zodiac | 82 Comments

The Sad Demise of Charles P. Snake

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Sherri Matthews

We thought we had a poltergeist in our home a few years ago. My aspie daughter (lover of all creatures bright and beautiful and the more unusual the better) had wanted to own a pet snake ever since she was … Continue reading →

Posted in Asperger's Syndrome, Family Life, Pets | Tagged African Land Snail, Asperger's Syndrome, Corn Snake, Exotic Pets, Family Life, Ghost Corn Snake, Loss of a Pet, Pet Ownership, Pet Rats, Pets, Supernatural | 73 Comments

In The Fear Of Writing

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Sherri Matthews

My dream is slipping away from me. I thought I owned my dream, that I could do what it takes to fulfill my dream. But now it is fading away. Why? because I am full of fear. My fear has … Continue reading →

Posted in Memoir, Writing | Tagged Creative writing, fear, Memoir, Memoir Writing, Photos of beach, Rejection, thank you, writing, Writing Angst, Writing fears | 145 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Dialogue

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Sherri Matthews

What I love about the Weekly Photo Challenge is the ideas it gives me, often completely out of the blue. For instance, I thought I knew just which photos I was going to post for this week’s ‘Dialogue‘ theme until … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds of a Feather, Family Life, Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged Bay of Biscay, birds, Budleigh Salterton, Cruise Ships, Daily Prompt, Family Life, Glass, postaday, Seasickness, Seaside, Weekly Photo Challenge | 64 Comments

September Rose

Posted on September 1, 2014 by Sherri Matthews

September it is then. Time for picking ripe blackberries from the burgeoning hedgerows to be stewed, sweetened and then baked into golden-crusted pies. Topped off of course with lashings of steaming hot custard. But before that, and autumn arrives in … Continue reading →