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Selected stories and articles by Matt Garvin:

My Memoir

is an open-ended collection of random stories from my childhood and coming of age.

Chapter 1. Benzene
published Oct 22, 2021 @10:06am
Chapter 2. The Art of the Deal: Part 1
published Nov 20, 2021 @11:41pm

Interviews

are various interviews with all-manner of different interesting people.

Interview 1: Dr.Gregor Vingar
published Nov 24, 2021 @1:15pm

Home Invasion

is a two part account of a home invasion in downtown Toronto, first published in August, 2021.

Part 1. Out of the Blue
published Aug 26, 2021 @2:46pm
Part 2. Not Completed

Lauding the Stars

is a two part essay about stars you can see with the naked eye, which seeks to bridge the gap between poets and astonomers, first published in September, 2021.

Part 1. The Starry Night
published September 16, 2021 @2:06pm
Part 2. Superstars
published October 7, 2021 @7:01pm

3 Days and 2 Nights

is a long form article about my hospital stay, first published in April, 2021.

Chapter 1. The Big Show
published Apr 19, 2021 @2:30pm
Chapter 2. Ghost in the Machine
published Apr 21, 2021 @1:20pm
Chapter 3. How It Began
published Apr 21, 2021 @1:20pm
Chapter 4. The Golden Ticket
published Apr 22, 2021 @8:20pm
Chapter 5. Belly of the Beast
published Apr 26, 2021 @5:45pm
Chapter 6. Say Hello to My Little Friend
published May 02, 2021 @2:13pm
Chapter 7. The Surgery Team
published May 09, 2021 @1:43pm
Chapter 8. Appendix Revisited
published May 15, 2021 @7:28pm
Chapter 9. Good Nurse, Bad Nurse
published May 23, 2021 @10:18am
Chapter 10. The Cancer Guy
Not published yet

My Blog

contains small write-ups of anything that comes to mind. These are not polished, and largely random.

Entry 1: My First Ever Blog whipped up May 16, 2021 @8:55am
Entry 2: How to Make a Rice Sock thrown together May 17, 2021 @2:19pm
Entry 3: Black Plastic spat out July 14, 2021 @3:10pm
Entry 4: Going Nuclear presented July 14, 2021 @11:11pm
Entry 5: Cheap Crap excreted July 15, 2021 @3:00pm
Entry 6: The Aliens Are Here revealed July 15, 2021 @7:08pm
Entry 7: The Ghost in the Saucer teleported August 6, 2021 @8:46pm
Entry 8: Race to the Bottom regurgitated August 13, 2021 @1:02am
Entry 9: About "Lauding the Stars" published September 15, 2021 @5:31pm
Entry 10: How Did I Become a Big Time Writer? shared October 01, 2021 @12:05am
Entry 11: Sidewalks put forth October 07, 2021 @11:25pm
Entry 12: The Two Nutters published October 12, 2021 @2:53pm
Entry 13: Story Ideas promised at October 14, 2021 @12:42pm
Entry 14: Three Cats On-the-go coughed up at October 17, 2021 @11:25am
Entry 15: About "Benzene" shared at October 22, 2021 @10:06am
Entry 16: The Garbageman Took Our Lid published October 22, 2021 @10:06am
Entry 17: A Letter To Elon Musk (From Mars) launched November 08, 2021 @6:00pm
Entry 18: About My Dr. Gregor Vingar Interview published Nov 24, 2021 @1:15pm
Entry 19: A Time for Violence published Mar 28, 2021 @1:00pm

Chalazion Troubles

is a two part article about my ongoing stuggles with Dry Eye and chalazia, first published in September, 2021.

Part 1. My Story
published May 15, 2021 @2:19pm
Part 2. My Regimen
published May 17, 2021 @10:00am

The Making of Mattgarvin.com

is one chapter from a short article on how this website was made, first published in May, 2021.

Chapter 1. First Steps
published May 23, 2021 @9:19am