Walk With Me
or bike or horse ride – with me along this delightful island of Jersey(c) Sherri Matthews 2015
This Is Lockdown
The Congress of Rough Writers Flash Fiction Anthology Vol I
Congress of Rough Writers Awards
Lady By The River: Stories of Perseverance
Heart Whispers: A Poetry Anthology
Slices of Life: An Anthology of True Stories
The Lighthouse Award
Wonderful You!
Category Archives: Flash Fiction
Travel to the Rodeo
Originally posted on Carrot Ranch Literary Community:
Sherri Matthews has kept her feet in the stirrups at Carrot Ranch while riding hard to revise her memoir. She’s one of our premier memoir writers who also pens a hapless village werewolf…
Winner of Flash Fiction Contest #7
Originally posted on Carrot Ranch Literary Community:
Murderous Musings By Sherri Matthews When I set my Murderous Musing’s prompt for Charli’s Flash Fiction Rodeo, I expected a few good folk to turn bad, but not thirty-two of them. And what…
Flash Fiction Rodeo Contest #8
Originally posted on Carrot Ranch Literary Community:
TUFF: The Ultimate Flash Fiction by Charli Mills What if I told you that writing flash fiction will get you to where you want to be? Would you scoff, or consider the possibility?…
Posted in Flash Fiction, Reblogs
Tagged Flash Fiction Contest, Flash Fiction Rodeo, Reblog, The Ultimate Flash Fiction
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Halloween Music And A Homecoming
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
Flash Fiction Rodeo Contest #7
Originally posted on Carrot Ranch Literary Community:
Murderous Musings: When Good Folk Turn Bad At The Rodeo By Sherri Matthews Saddle up, tighten your reins and pull on your riding boots. And while you’re about it, watch your back, because…
Posted in Flash Fiction, Reblogs
Tagged Carrot Ranch, Flash Fiction Contest, Flash Fiction Rodeo, Memoir, Memoir Writing, Murderous Musings
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Meanwhile Back On The Farm
Hello World. Remember those first two words WordPress put on our About Page? When, all shiny and brand new we ventured nervously, hands shaking as we hit the publish button, into blogland for the very first time? Clueless as to … Continue reading
Write Dance Believe
Before I dared to call myself a writer, before I could ever imagine seeing even a single word of mine in print, before I knew what a blog was, I read this: ‘When your life’s seasons, assignments or relationships change, … Continue reading
The Power Of Surprise
In early summer of 2001, Eldest Son gave me a fabric CD holder inscribed with the name of his high school and date of his graduation. Ideal for holding CDs for my car, when I opened it, I noticed there … Continue reading
Posted in Family Life, Flash Fiction, My California, Weekly Photo Challenge
Tagged 99 Word Flash Fiction, California, Family Life, Family Memoirs, Health, love, music, Power, Time, Walking, Weekly Photo Challenge
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Pirate Treasure
When I was sixteen, I had a boyfriend with green eyes, a mischievous smile and a Triumph motorbike that leaked oil. On Friday nights he rode his bike through fog and rain and bitter cold along the stretch between Ipswich … Continue reading
Posted in Family Memoirs, Flash Fiction
Tagged 99 Word Flash Fiction, AGA, Family Memoir, Johnny Depp, Memoir, Pirate Radio, Pirates, Radio Caroline, Rock Music, Suffolk, Teenagers
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Salisbury Cathedral And A Holiday For Fred: 99 Word Flash Fiction
This week, comfort and refuge is the theme for Charli’s flash fiction prompt: ‘November 11, 2015 prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write about a place of comfort that is a refuge. Have fun with it, like a … Continue reading
Posted in Flash Fiction
Tagged 99 Word Flash Fiction, Edinburgh Castle, Ethel & Fred, Salisbury Cathedral
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A View From My Summerhouse 