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.

The Bloggers Bash Blog Post Competition 2018: Mummy

Posted on March 22, 2018 by Sherri Matthews

Nothing like leaving things to the last minute, here’s my entry to The Bloggers Bash Blog Post Competition 2018 Closes at 23:59 tonight…sorry for the short warning! Mummy She was one year younger than me, that shy, pretty woman … Continue reading →

Fire And Ice And Somerset Gin

Posted on March 19, 2018 by Sherri Matthews

Things have been busy at the Summerhouse lately, which is a good thing when it comes to writing and blogging, but not when two bungalows directly behind your newly purchased house go up in flames late one night, perilously close … Continue reading →

Posted in Cats, Family Life, Times Past Challenge | Tagged Airmail Letters, Baby Boomer Generation, Beast From The East, Black Cat in Snow Photos, Family Life, Family Memoirs, Friendship, Handwriting, House Fire, Newton House Gin, Somerset Snow Photos, Times Past Challenge | 113 Comments

Real Memoir Imaginary Flash And Not Your Typical Anthology

Posted on March 12, 2018 by Sherri Matthews

When I moved house last October, I said goodbye to my Summerhouse. That is, to the wood and nails of it. To the little wooden house painted blue , strung with pretty bunting and lights which no longer belongs to … Continue reading →

Posted in Round The World Book Tour | Tagged 99 Word Flash Fiction, Blogging Community, Book Tour, Carrot Ranch, Congress of Rough Writers, Congress of Rough Writers: Flash Fiction Anthology Vol 1, Memoir, Memoir Writing, Reader's Favorite 5-Star Book Review, Round The World Book Tour, Summerhouse, thank you, writing | 99 Comments

Raw Literature: Asperger’s, Voice and the Search for Identity

Posted on March 6, 2018 by Sherri Matthews

My guest post features at Carrot Ranch today. I’m honoured for the opportunity to write about a subject close to my heart and share my passion for increasing awareness of the impact of Asperger’s on Aspies and their families, in … Continue reading →

Posted in Asperger's Syndrome, Guest Blogs, Uncategorized | Tagged Ancestry, Asperger's Syndrome, Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Blogging, DNA, Family Life, Heritage, Identity, writing | 34 Comments

Sixty Seconds’ Worth Of Distance Run

Posted on January 31, 2018 by Sherri Matthews

The sun disappeared taking last year with it, and I quietly prayed that this year would be better. Eyes straight, time to press on and write. This is THE year, right? The Summerhouse is five years old this month. Five … Continue reading →

Posted in Times Past Challenge, Writing | Tagged Blogging, California, Education, England, Family Life, Friendship, High School Graduation, Memoir, Poetry, Rudyard Kipling's If, Times Past Challenge, travel, writing | 75 Comments

Winner of Flash Fiction Contest #7

Posted on December 19, 2017 by Sherri Matthews

At last! I’m thrilled to announce the winner of my Murderous Musings Flash Fiction Rodeo Contest #7. Fantastic flashes, all thirty-two of them a deviously delicious read. And the winner is…Marjorie Mallon! Huge congratulations Marje! I’m also hugely excited to … Continue reading →

Posted in Flash Fiction | Tagged Congress of Rough Writers: Flash Fiction Anthology Vol 1, Flash Fiction Competition, Flash Fiction Contest, Flash Fiction Rodeo, Happy Christmas, thank you, writing | 26 Comments

Brown Paper Sealing Wax And Vintage All The Way

Posted on December 13, 2017 by Sherri Matthews

Every Christmas, my present from Granny arrived by post in plenty of time for the big day, its yearly arrival creating one of my fondest childhood memories. But it wasn’t so much what was inside the parcel that made me … Continue reading →

Posted in Books & Reading, Childhood Memories | Tagged Bird Twitcher, Button Tin, Childhood memories, Children's Books, D G Kaye, Flash Fiction Anthology, Game of Thrones, Love of Reading, May/December Memoir, Nostalgia, Observer's Book of Birds, Peter Pan, Vintage Games | 60 Comments

Flash Fiction Rodeo Contest #8

Posted on November 2, 2017 by Sherri Matthews

This is it, the last ride of the Rodeo! TUFF: The Ultimate Flash Fiction by Charli Mills, Lead Buckroo, is live at Carrot Ranch! A brief intro: ‘TUFF delivers your elixir. Yes, it’s called TUFF, a play on the acronym … Continue reading →

Posted in Flash Fiction, Reblogs | Tagged Flash Fiction Contest, Flash Fiction Rodeo, Reblog, The Ultimate Flash Fiction | 12 Comments

Halloween Music And A Homecoming

Posted on October 31, 2017 by Sherri Matthews

In February, we put our house up for sale. Nine months later and four weeks at the Goose Farm, we moved into our new home last week. For five of those weeks, my cat Eddie had to stay in a … Continue reading →

Posted in Flash Fiction, Halloween, Music | Tagged Black Cats, Flash Fiction Contest, Flash Fiction Rodeo, Halloween, Halloween Theme Song, Happy Halloween, Homecoming, House Move | 61 Comments

Flash Fiction Rodeo Contest #7

Posted on October 27, 2017 by Sherri Matthews

Wouldn’t you know it. The same week I host Flash Fiction Rodeo Contest #7 over at Carrot Ranch, I move house. It was supposed to happen in July, but how else to keep up with my broken record/cliché fashion Summerhouse … Continue reading →