Archive - Matt Wilven

Something Beautiful That You Can Ignore

I put The Original and Best of Nina Simone on while I was doing some chores on Sunday.

Sep 9 • Matt Wilven

How to fail at success

And what happened when I started trying to succeed on purpose.

Sep 6 • Matt Wilven

July 2026

That’s Not Fair

On toddlers, Stoicism, self-pity and the first philosophy of the body

Jul 12 • Matt Wilven

March 2026

The Knock-Through

They bought the house in October.

Mar 15 • Matt Wilven

October 2025

On the Seven-Year Silence

A personal dispatch on chronic illness, fatherhood, and why I've returned to writing.

Oct 5, 2025 • Matt Wilven

September 2025

Only Pig-Headed Dogs Can Write Novels

‘Everybody has a book in them’ – so the saying goes.

Sep 14, 2025 • Matt Wilven

The Art of Showing

Moving beyond 'Show, Don't Tell' to the core principle that makes fiction feel real.

Sep 6, 2025 • Matt Wilven

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