This beauty is available to view / purchase this weekend until the end of June, 2023. As a member-artist, I am pleased to have been invited to be part of this groupRead More…

Back in December 2022, I did a book talk about my short story collection Took You So Long for Bruce County Public Library at the Chesley branch library. The video is backRead More…

A lot has happened since the release of my debut short story collection Took You So Long. I attended a number of author events last fall including but not limited to: HereRead More…

If I were to ask a younger version of myself how she feels about what is happening in my life as I approach my 65th birthday, that youngster would say she doesn’tRead More…

I’m thrilled to be reading from my debut short story collection, ”Took You So Long,” and participating in a Q&A at Walkerton Public Library from 3-4 on October 20. Hope to seeRead More…

What an exciting time it has been. I recently received a parcel from the publisher of Took You So Long. Inside was an advance, the contract, some marketing tips, a publisher’s gift,Read More…

Launch Party Announcement! Where: Mill Pond Gallery and Bookstore, Cargill Ontario When: Friday July 1 Time: 2 p.m.

Debut Contemporary Literary Short Story Collection by C. I. Matthews In 7 weeks my short story collection will be released. Since early April Stephanie Small, the editor at The Porcupine’s Quill, hasRead More…

Kevin and Sue, the folks who recently opened The Mill Pond Gallery in Cargill, have been so good and welcoming to local artists. In the summer of 2021, a successful group showRead More…