Matt Barrett | The Sun Magazine

Matt Barrett

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Matt Barrett knew it was time to pursue his love of writing when he was laid off from his job as a telephone support person. Now, instead of dreading his job, he looks forward to each day of teaching at Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania.

— From November 2022
Poetry

Farmhouse By The Highway

The hardest thing about death, my mother said, is when you stop remembering what drove you mad. Like the way my father typed one key at a time, or how he spit in his hands to smooth cowlicks in his hair.

November 2022
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