Matt spends the baseball season isolated on his back deck with his radio, listening to Pirates broadcasts. This tradition began when his wife accused him of "causing a scene" at a local pizza joint when, on the dining-area TV, a tailor-made double play ball was booted. "I'M not causing a scene," he said. "RONNY CEDENO is causing a scene." Alone, on his back deck, Matt can cause a scene. Matt has been published in various literary magazines and blogs. His bestselling novel Save Me, Rip Orion was a quarter-finalist in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award 2013. He also maintains his personal blog, Crooked Lullabies.